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Early estimate puts 2021 Social Security COLA at 1.3 percent
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2020
Early estimate puts 2021 Social Security COLA at 1.3 percent

That adjustment for next year would be small, but higher than previously expected

INmail: Claiming early nixes switching to spousal benefits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2020
INmail: Claiming early nixes switching to spousal benefits

Unfortunately, clients can’t switch to a spousal benefit and allow their own retirement benefit to continue to grow until 70 for a few reasons.

Biden tax plans mean bigger bills for millionaires
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 14, 2020
Biden tax plans mean bigger bills for millionaires

The Democratic presidential candidate's proposals would have little effect on the taxes paid by those earning less than $400,000 a year

From new normal to new paradigm
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2020
From new normal to new paradigm

How half a year of quarantine has affected the financial services industry

Pandemic's financial, emotional toll prompts early retirements
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2020
Pandemic's financial, emotional toll prompts early retirements

Stress, employment concerns and market jitters have clients asking whether they are in good shape to stop working

Home office deduction limited to self-employed
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 11, 2020
Home office deduction limited to self-employed

Working from home during COVID-19 might not qualify for a tax break

FPA launches philanthropic solutions certificate program
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 10, 2020
FPA launches philanthropic solutions certificate program

The six-part online series is co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and qualifies for six continuing education credits

Impact of raising the Social Security taxable wage base
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2020
Impact of raising the Social Security taxable wage base

Taxing more earnings would improve the finances of the Social Security trust fund; it might also boost benefits

RMD return relief is over
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2020
RMD return relief is over

Here are the rules on IRA rollovers that apply now that the Aug. 31 deadline for using the IRS relief has passed

Reframing Social Security claiming decisions
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2020
Reframing Social Security claiming decisions

Focusing on benefit size rather than claiming age can improve outcomes

INmail: Navigating Social Security benefits and public employee offsets
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2020
INmail: Navigating Social Security benefits and public employee offsets

Public employees in about a dozen states, as well as federal employees under the old Civil Service Retirement System, do not participate in Social Security and are not subject to payroll taxes.

Why 2020 is a good year to give
RETIREMENT OPINION AUG 28, 2020
Why 2020 is a good year to give

Existing tax laws, the CARES Act, and election year uncertainty make it wise to be generous now in support of extraordinary needs

Clients are tapping HSAs amid COVID-19
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 25, 2020
Clients are tapping HSAs amid COVID-19

The accounts are frequently being used to cover pandemic-related expenses, and employers are increasingly playing up their benefits to workers

Advisers can shine a light on the darkness of 2020
RETIREMENT OPINION AUG 23, 2020
Advisers can shine a light on the darkness of 2020

Financial advisers are ideally situated to help clients talk through the unforeseen challenges a global pandemic brings

Why the payroll tax holiday is a bad idea
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2020
Why the payroll tax holiday is a bad idea

Squeezing Social Security’s funding source could accelerate the depletion of the trust fund

Watch that RMD deadline, and other advice from the Retirement Income Summit
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2020
Watch that RMD deadline, and other advice from the Retirement Income Summit

Despite the relief provided by the CARES Act, people are more worried about retirement than ever, and their concept of it is changing, panelists said

Virus spurs retirement resets, but what about Social Security?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2020
Virus spurs retirement resets, but what about Social Security?

Pandemic complicates Social Security claiming strategies in 2020, Mary Beth Franklin says

Gifting in uncertain markets
RETIREMENT OPINION AUG 17, 2020
Gifting in uncertain markets

In a volatile market, clients can give assets that are undervalued as a result of market instability, but are expected to appreciate in value

No plan to end payroll tax permanently, White House says
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2020
No plan to end payroll tax permanently, White House says

Trump has suggested getting rid of the taxes several times recently, a move that threatens the solvency of Social Security and Medicare

Clients need 'life guides' for retirement — not just investment advice
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2020
Clients need 'life guides' for retirement — not just investment advice

A long, successful retirement includes purpose, family, health, and of course, money, according to panelists at the InvestmentNews Retirement Income Summit