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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

RETIREMENT RIAS FEB 02, 2017
Another salvo in the fee wars: Schwab cuts expense ratios on index funds

Offers guarantee on services.

RETIREMENT TAX FEB 02, 2017
Financial advisers welcome demise of investment tax to fund health care law

As Republicans move to take the Affordable Care Act off the books, they don't intend to let taxes such as the investment-income levy survive.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2017
When claiming Social Security early makes sense

This strategy is not going away with the rule changes authorized by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2017
Some 401(k) advisers seize on Trump tax reform to push Roth

Advisers said the prospect of lower income tax rates poses an opportunity to recommend employers add a 401(k) Roth feature, and discuss the benefits of Roth deferrals and conversions with employees.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2017
2016 tax returns determine 2018 Medicare premiums

High-income surcharge based on new brackets next year.

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 20, 2017
IRS raises red flag over tax shelter land deals

The deals promised tax deductions worth four to four-and-a-half times a person's investment.

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 20, 2017
Potential tax impact of health care act repeal

It's likely that a replacement health care plan would have some tax impact, leading to new planning opportunities for financial advisers and their clients.

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 19, 2017
Now is the time to review and correct 1099-R tax forms

Identify clients who had these types of retirement distributions and then check for these common errors.

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2017
Opponents want new secretary to scrap Treasury Department estate-tax proposal

It's not clear how President-elect Donald J. Trump's nominee for Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, would approach the Treasury estate-tax rule.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2017
Some compensation is exempt from Social Security earnings test

Severance pay does not count, nor do trailing insurance commissions.

RETIREMENT MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 12, 2017
Will Trump's tweets continue to move markets - and is that a good thing?

Past administrations have had an impact on stock prices, but no one has shown a proclivity for targeting certain industries like the president-elect

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2017
Social Security to stop mailing paper statements — again

Budget restraints will limit paper benefit statements to those 60 and older.

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 08, 2017
Outlook for 2017: Strategists from Vanguard, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Ameriprise, BlackRock and others weigh in

Unusual number of variables in the New Year.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2017
Social Security changes coming to beneficiaries and taxpayers in 2017

Whether your clients are receiving monthly checks or still paying in, be aware of these adjustments.