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Hedge fund investors lose key tax break
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2018
Hedge fund investors lose key tax break

Inability to deduct management fees will make the funds, which are struggling this year, even less attractive to investors.

For some women, widowhood produces a windfall — and plenty of headaches
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2018
For some women, widowhood produces a windfall — and plenty of headaches

Women who are beneficiaries of their late husbands' estates could be shocked at how much more they owe in taxes.

Seizing Opportunities: Last-Chance Retirement Moves in 2018
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 12, 2018
Seizing Opportunities: Last-Chance Retirement Moves in 2018

Complete rollovers, take care of qualified charitable distributions and be sure that all funds related to a lump-sum distribution have been withdrawn.

Getting divorced? Do it right now or pay much bigger tax bill
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2018
Getting divorced? Do it right now or pay much bigger tax bill

For divorces finalized starting next year, spouses paying alimony will no longer be able to deduct those payments.

Year-End Tax Planning Strategies: 5 Essential Tips
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 02, 2018
Year-End Tax Planning Strategies: 5 Essential Tips

While the new tax laws will complicate year-end planning, there are some steps people can take.

IRS raises 2019 401(k) contribution limit to $19,000
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 01, 2018
IRS raises 2019 401(k) contribution limit to $19,000

A cost-of-living adjustment also raises IRA contribution limit to $6,000.

Future retirees focus on taxes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 01, 2018
Future retirees focus on taxes

Clients expect advice on tax-efficient withdrawal strategies.

New court ruling could put retirement assets from a divorce at risk in bankruptcy
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2018
New court ruling could put retirement assets from a divorce at risk in bankruptcy

Bankruptcy appeals panel said IRA and 401(k) assets obtained through divorce can't be shielded from creditors.

When markets fall, will your clients remain calm or panic?
RETIREMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2018
When markets fall, will your clients remain calm or panic?

Advisers are dealing with a generation of investors who have never lived through a prolonged downturn.

Tax Planning Mastery: 5 Strategies for Year-End Success
RETIREMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2018
Tax Planning Mastery: 5 Strategies for Year-End Success

While the new tax laws will complicate year-end planning, there are some moves you can make for your clients

NFL teams in high-tax states risk talent drain
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2018
NFL teams in high-tax states risk talent drain

Limits on federal deduction for state and local taxes could put them at a disadvantage in negotiations with free agents

Don't confuse old tax rules with new ones when selling a home
RETIREMENT TAX OCT 25, 2018
Don't confuse old tax rules with new ones when selling a home

While last year's overhaul didn't change tax rules on the sale of a residence, some clients still try to apply rules that have been out of date since the late '90s.

Taking advantage of opportunity zone investments for tax breaks requires high risk tolerance
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2018
Taking advantage of opportunity zone investments for tax breaks requires high risk tolerance

Advisers say people most likely to participate also meet the income and net-worth thresholds to qualify as accredited investors.

NFL teams in high-tax states risk talent drain
RETIREMENT TAX OCT 19, 2018
NFL teams in high-tax states risk talent drain

Limits on federal deduction for state and local taxes could put them at a disadvantage in negotiations with free agents.

IRS unveils rules for capital gains tax breaks in so-called opportunity zones
RETIREMENT TAX OCT 19, 2018
IRS unveils rules for capital gains tax breaks in so-called opportunity zones

Mnuchin says benefit could be a $100 billion investment opportunity for real estate and businesses in distressed areas.

Social Security and the fear of missing out
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2018
Social Security and the fear of missing out

How to lower expectations when clients think they're owed a bigger Social Security benefit.

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 13, 2018
The midterm elections: What's at stake for financial advisers

A shift in control of the House could change the course of important issues, including the SEC advice rule, tax reform and retirement policies.

Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2018
Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent

It's the largest annual cost-of-living increase in benefits since 2012.

Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2018
Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent

It's the largest annual cost-of-living increase in benefits since 2012.

Homebuyers in New York's most posh county take shelter in multifamily houses
RETIREMENT TAX OCT 11, 2018
Homebuyers in New York's most posh county take shelter in multifamily houses

Property investors discover a way to work around sky-high property taxes and new federal limitations on deductions.