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INmail: Birthdate foils ex-spouse’s Social Security claiming strategy
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2020
INmail: Birthdate foils ex-spouse’s Social Security claiming strategy

Only people born on or before Jan. 1, 1954, have the right to file a restricted claim for spousal benefits.

Planning for uncertainty around Social Security
RETIREMENT OPINION OCT 19, 2020
Planning for uncertainty around Social Security

The shutdown caused by the pandemic threw millions of people out of work, which cut into the FICA payroll taxes that fund Social Security payments

How secure is Social Security?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2020
How secure is Social Security?

Advisers will need to act to help clients navigate what is potentially a looming financial crisis

New Jersey financial transaction tax set for Assembly hearing
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 15, 2020
New Jersey financial transaction tax set for Assembly hearing

Amendments to reduce the size of the levy and set an expiration date likely to be considered

A better alternative to withdrawal rights in trusts for children
RETIREMENT OPINION OCT 13, 2020
A better alternative to withdrawal rights in trusts for children

Such rights can undermine protection from creditors, which is an important benefit of leaving assets in trust

Social Security announces 1.3% COLA for 2021
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 13, 2020
Social Security announces 1.3% COLA for 2021

Benefits and taxable wages will increase by one of the smallest amounts ever next year

INmail: Divorce and Social Security offset rules
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2020
INmail: Divorce and Social Security offset rules

if you receive a pension from a government job, including public school teachers in about a dozen states, your Social Security benefits may be reduced.

FATCA: A force to be reckoned with
RETIREMENT OPINION OCT 09, 2020
FATCA: A force to be reckoned with

Advisers that serve clients currently living or planning a move overseas must investigate this often overlooked issue

What's the deal with Trump's taxes?
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 30, 2020
What's the deal with Trump's taxes?

Everyone wants to pay less in taxes, and financial advisers can help clients do that, legally

New Jersey millionaires’ tax could drive rich clients to relocate
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 29, 2020
New Jersey millionaires’ tax could drive rich clients to relocate

The hike Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law moved rates from 8.97% to 10.75% for $1 million-plus earners

Trump's tax returns show why he's a billionaire
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 29, 2020
Trump's tax returns show why he's a billionaire

The data in the New York Times story don’t necessarily show the president's business empire is heading into crisis, even if it’s carrying sizable debts

Financial services exodus from high-tax locales gains steam
RETIREMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2020
Financial services exodus from high-tax locales gains steam

The lockdown has shown firms that they're not tied to one location

Average charitable gift increased by 56% in 2019, study finds
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 28, 2020
Average charitable gift increased by 56% in 2019, study finds

Despite changes in tax treatment, philanthropists increased support for nonprofits

INmail: Increase in grandson’s dependent benefit should be automatic
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2020
INmail: Increase in grandson’s dependent benefit should be automatic

The grandson is entitled to dependent benefits until he turns 18 or 19 if he is still in high school.

Gundlach asks realtors in low-tax states to get in touch
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 28, 2020
Gundlach asks realtors in low-tax states to get in touch

Doubleline Capital CEO tweets about possibly leaving his Los Angeles base amid 'incompetent governance'

Here's why advisers think Joe Biden's 401(k) tax plan will spur Roth contributions
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2020
Here's why advisers think Joe Biden's 401(k) tax plan will spur Roth contributions

The Democratic presidential nominee would convert retirement savings tax deferrals to tax credits

Employers, workers want much more than 401(k)s from RPAs
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2020
Employers, workers want much more than 401(k)s from RPAs

Companies are five times as likely to say they feel responsible for workers' financial wellbeing than seven years ago, a survey found

INmail: Step-up to larger spousal benefit is automatic
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2020
INmail: Step-up to larger spousal benefit is automatic

Although retirement benefits earn delayed credits for every year a worker postpones claiming them up until age 70, spousal benefits do not.

‘All trick and no treat.’ Mary Beth Franklin on the Social Security trust fund crisis
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2020
‘All trick and no treat.’ Mary Beth Franklin on the Social Security trust fund crisis

Mary Beth Franklin talks about the uncertainty around the Social Security trust fund and how advisers can help clients plan for that

N.J. governor, lawmakers agree to raise tax on millionaires
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 17, 2020
N.J. governor, lawmakers agree to raise tax on millionaires

Tax rate for those with incomes above $1 million will rise to 10.75% from 8.97%