Retirement

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RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2014
Taxes to take bigger bite out of high earners' paychecks in 2014

About 10 million Americans will fork over a bigger slice of their paycheck to Social Security and Medicare taxes this year

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2014
Confessions of a financial planner: My estate is not in order

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
The case for relocating your irrevocable trust

Moving a trust to another state can extend its life or reduce your income taxes.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Secrets for successfully decanting trusts

Moving a trust to another state can extend its life or reduce a client's income taxes

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Strategies to mitigate new surtax could kick Medicare prices higher

Advisers need to watch that clients do not inadvertently inflate their income and Medicare costs

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Stop the presses: IRA balances surge

Average totals up more than 50% since 2008, Fidelity says.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 03, 2014
How married couples can squeeze the most out of Social Security

You have to be creative and be careful of a couple key rules.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2014
Financial regulator signals caution on IRA rollovers

Investors shouldn't move funds based solely on the word 'free'

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2014
Helping advisers connect the dots about retirement planning

The demise of a noted research organization makes the job a bit harder.

TAX JAN 02, 2014
Hefty tax bills could lurk in failed life insurance policies

Investors who surrender or let policies lapse risk big tax bills for so-called phantom income.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2014
Charitable IRA provision: Time is now

RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 31, 2013
How to get a jumpstart on 2014 tax planning

Ease the bite of new tax rules with these strategies

Americans vow to shed debt in 2014 but few commit to financial planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 30, 2013
Americans vow to shed debt in 2014 but few commit to financial planning

High-net-worth investors increase appetite for risk, poll shows.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 28, 2013
Buffett's derivatives bets pay off

Berkshire's second-quarter profit climbs 45 percent.

RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 26, 2013
How the wealthy escape taxes with trusts

Individuals are taking a cue from corporations in moving assets to other states, but will regulators clamp down?

I passed the CFP exam (but you can't call me a certified financial planner)
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 26, 2013
I passed the CFP exam (but you can't call me a certified financial planner)

Mary Beth Franklin passed the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.'s certification exam. But unfortunately, you can't call her a certified financial planner — and probably never will.

EQUITIES DEC 23, 2013
The sleigh is loaded up for a Santa rally

Plus: Hedge funds short gold, bonds embrace Fed taper, Obamacare hits the family budget hard, a case for reverse mortgages, and holiday tipping tips

RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2013
Variable annuity sellers clamp down on payments to existing contracts

Two of the largest variable annuity sellers sharply pulled back on additional premiums into existing contracts during a busy third quarter for the sellers.

EQUITIES DEC 20, 2013
Fed set to knock another $10B off its quantitative easing program

Breakfast with Benjamin: At Bernanke's final meeting, Fed poised to cut another $10B from its bond-buying program. Plus: CEOs struggle to manage expectations, income tax pain hits home, a tale of two homebuilder ETFs, and young folks aren't biting on the Obamacare sales pitch.

RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2013
Small can be big in 401(k) plans