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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 10, 2017
Social Security update for same-sex couples

Claiming rules have evolved since 2015 Supreme Court decision.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 03, 2017
How to spot fake answers from Social Security Administration reps

Use these cheat sheets about rule changes to help clients claim benefits.

Hiring freeze and budget cuts impact Social Security claims
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2017
Hiring freeze and budget cuts impact Social Security claims

Despite longer waits and declining service, checks are safe - for now.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2017
Tax cut optimism may be overblown

Wall Street Journal columnist notes health care resolution must come first, making any tax reform more distant.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2017
Taxpayers only hurting themselves by not mentioning their nondeductible IRA contributions

There's only one way to ensure they get the full tax benefit of those contributions.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2017
Tax reform could be 'way worse' for retirement industry than Department of Labor's fiduciary rule: Graff

Limits could be placed on 401(k) contributions as a way to help pay for broad corporate and individual tax cuts, according to Brian Graff, head of the National Association of Plan Advisors.

Gray divorce presents Social Security challenges
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2017
Gray divorce presents Social Security challenges

Length of marriage, years since divorce and age of ex-spouses affect claiming options.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 07, 2017
Advisers embrace elimination of Obamacare taxes, question GOP replacement plan

The House Republican approach kills investment-income levies, but the breadth of coverage could shrink.

RETIREMENT TAX MAR 03, 2017
Advisers' expectations for Trump's tax reform high

Hope and expectations for both corporate and individual tax reform are running high among financial advisers, many of whom believe real progress can get done as early as this year.

RETIREMENT TAX FEB 28, 2017
Wealthy clients might be vulnerable to IRS audit

A shrinking agency is targeting those it deems most likely to dodge their taxes.

RETIREMENT ALTERNATIVES FEB 28, 2017
Putting alternatives into tax-exempt vehicles

Increase net income without adding risk by placing these typically tax-inefficient assets in retirement accounts.

RETIREMENT TAX FEB 23, 2017
Adviser loses IRS fight, putting tax status for solo practitioners in question

RETIREMENT MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 13, 2017
Lower taxes could hit municipal bond yields

Individual and corporate tax reform add uncertainty to staid market.

Social Security Administration continues to give bad advice on claiming rules
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2017
Social Security Administration continues to give bad advice on claiming rules

Staff denies some eligible applications for spousal benefits.

RIAs at odds over fees for clients' cash balances
RETIREMENT RIAS FEB 10, 2017
RIAs at odds over fees for clients' cash balances

For many advisers, whether to charge on cash depends on how much time they are spending managing those assets. .

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2017
Medicare enrollment ends HSA eligibility

Working longer can allow continued contributions.

RETIREMENT TAX FEB 06, 2017
IRS wants $700 million from Michael Jackson estate

Says his name and likeness were undervalued at death; "What about Marilyn?" his attorneys ask

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 06, 2017
What will the estate tax look like under Trump?

The new president wants to get rid of the tax, but details are sketchy, leaving estate-tax planning in limbo. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20170205/FREE/170209957&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Estate-tax flux could boost grantor trusts</a>)</b></i>

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2017
Two ways to boost Social Security benefits

Working longer and postponing benefits can increase future payments.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2017
Estate-tax flux could boost grantor trusts