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Social Security claiming strategies for married couples
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2020
Social Security claiming strategies for married couples

The ages and individual earning histories of the spouses will determine the best approach

Investors seek tax savings on fees they can no longer deduct
RETIREMENT TAX FEB 21, 2020
Investors seek tax savings on fees they can no longer deduct

A possible workaround based on old IRS regulations and case law would let investors include fees for third-party advice in the asset's purchase cost

Using trusts to fill the void of stretch IRAs and 401(k)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2020
Using trusts to fill the void of stretch IRAs and 401(k)s

The SECURE Act's 10-year window will cause many beneficiaries to spend rather than save, panelists said in an InvestmentNews webcast

Fidelity’s donor-advised fund saw $7.3 billion in gift-giving in 2019
RETIREMENT TAX FEB 11, 2020
Fidelity’s donor-advised fund saw $7.3 billion in gift-giving in 2019

Fund giant says 74% of grants went to a charity the donor had previously supported

Trump administration budget would extend expiring income, estate tax cuts
RETIREMENT RIAS FEB 10, 2020
Trump administration budget would extend expiring income, estate tax cuts

Capitol Hill Democrats are set to resist the spending proposal; the SEC requests a budget bump

GPB fails to deliver tax documents to private placement investors
RETIREMENT ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2020
GPB fails to deliver tax documents to private placement investors

Schedule K-1 forms won't arrive in time for tax season for investors in GPB Automotive Portfolio, one of the company's two largest funds

Brokerage groups spend more on lobbying than adviser organizations
RETIREMENT RIAS FEB 07, 2020
Brokerage groups spend more on lobbying than adviser organizations

The top issues that groups targeted for Capitol Hill influence were the SECURE Act and a financial transactions tax

Munis from high-tax states in great demand
RETIREMENT FIXED INCOME FEB 07, 2020
Munis from high-tax states in great demand

Investors in states like California and New York seem to be ignoring the ratings on municipal bonds as they deal with the limits on deducting state and local taxes

Final days of file-and-suspend claiming strategy
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2020
Final days of file-and-suspend claiming strategy

Lump sum payout still an option for those who filed by April 2016 deadline

Roth 401(k)s could get a boost from the SECURE Act
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 04, 2020
Roth 401(k)s could get a boost from the SECURE Act

The seldom used accounts, available in most employer-sponsored plans, could see increased interest given the elimination of the stretch IRA

Specialized financing leverages art to buy more art
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2020
Specialized financing leverages art to buy more art

Bankers help wealthy clients use planes and other assets as collateral

Advisers want age to continue to climb for mandatory retirement savings withdrawals
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2020
Advisers want age to continue to climb for mandatory retirement savings withdrawals

The SECURE Act raised the age to 72 from 70 1/2; another bill would boost it to 75

Americans to inherit $764 billion this year, mostly tax-free
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2020
Americans to inherit $764 billion this year, mostly tax-free

But that could change under a new proposal that would scrap the current system, which taxes estates, and instead require heirs to pay income tax on the money they receive

Ultra-wealthy worried about taxes as election nears
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2020
Ultra-wealthy worried about taxes as election nears

Survey also finds 80% of clients concerned about safeguarding their estates

No fun: A vacation-home sale can raise Medicare premiums
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2020
No fun: A vacation-home sale can raise Medicare premiums

A one-time income hike triggers a temporary high-income surcharge

Social Security phone scams on the rise
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2020
Social Security phone scams on the rise

Tax season is a lucrative time for ID thieves

Why now is the time to sell family businesses
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2020
Why now is the time to sell family businesses

Unload firms before the economy or politics take a turn

Wealthy investors steer billions toward new Trump tax break
RETIREMENT ALTERNATIVES JAN 09, 2020
Wealthy investors steer billions toward new Trump tax break

Over the last month, there was a jump in the assets flowing into funds that employ the opportunity zone tax incentive

Advice-sector coalition seeks legislation to expand pass-through deduction to advisers
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 08, 2020
Advice-sector coalition seeks legislation to expand pass-through deduction to advisers

Brokerage firms and broker and adviser associations ask lawmakers for ‘clarifying legislation’

A smarter take on philanthropy
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2019
A smarter take on philanthropy

These philanthropists are changing their approach to charity to ensure a bigger impact