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Gov. Christie signs bill to create retirement plan marketplace for small businesses
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2016
Gov. Christie signs bill to create retirement plan marketplace for small businesses

Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill to create a retirement plan marketplace for New Jersey businesses with fewer than 100 employees.

Test your knowledge about upcoming Social Security changes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2016
Test your knowledge about upcoming Social Security changes

A new online quiz is tougher than it looks.

RETIREMENT ALTERNATIVES JAN 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton ups the ante with new plans to tax the rich

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The presidential hopeful's new &#8220;Fair Share Surcharge&#8221; to tax the wealthiest Americans would raise $150 billion over 10 years.

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 21, 2016
World leaders hid wealth via shell companies: report

Leaked files from a Panama law firm that creates shell companies show that politicians, criminals and celebrities worldwide have used banks and shadow companies to hide their finances, according to a new report.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2016
Social Security claiming questions persist

The Social Security Administration still has not provided official guidance on coming changes.

What the latest tax extenders renewal means for your clients
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2016
What the latest tax extenders renewal means for your clients

Here's a break down of Congress' latest moves to adjust the tax code.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 17, 2016
Social Security changes reveal a knowledge gap advisers can fill

Leverage the changes to educate clients about what Social Security will provide and how much of their needs it covers.

Medicare surcharge letters dampen holiday spirits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2016
Medicare surcharge letters dampen holiday spirits

Income-related premium hikes for 2016 confuse advisers, clients.

Gray divorce boosts poverty level for women
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 08, 2016
Gray divorce boosts poverty level for women

New Social Security rules will limit claiming options for ex-spouses.

New Social Security service connects advisers, clients with filing experts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2016
New Social Security service connects advisers, clients with filing experts

Your clients have only a brief window to take advantage of certain Social Security claiming options under existing rules.

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 04, 2016
Tax planning and the law of unintended consequences

Now is the time to examine the repercussions of your standardized versus customized advice.

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 04, 2016
Art and death taxes: Not so certain

Unique pieces and changing market values complicate Tax Court determinations.

Newly improved retirement tax rules
RETIREMENT TAX JAN 04, 2016
Newly improved retirement tax rules

Permanent QCDs, expansions and enhancements let advisers plan ahead with certainty.

RETIREMENT EQUITIES DEC 30, 2015
The junk-bond correction is not the next financial crisis

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Why those claiming the junk bond market looks just like the start of the 2008 financial crisis are wrong.

RETIREMENT EQUITIES DEC 29, 2015
Passive strategies put another mark in the win column in 2015

Plus: You ain't seen lame until you've seen Congress next year, money manager M&amp;A peaks, avoiding financial fraud, and how the rich get and stay rich

Congress set to make popular tax breaks permanent
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 28, 2015
Congress set to make popular tax breaks permanent

Advisers were pleasantly surprised by the tax package that will provide them more certainty when planing long-term for clients.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2015
Roth vs. traditional 401(k)s: What to consider for clients

There are subtleties that could have big tax implications for clients.

Congress moves to delay Obamacare taxes
RETIREMENT TAX DEC 16, 2015
Congress moves to delay Obamacare taxes

One provision in the spending bill pushes out for two years the 40% levy on high-cost health insurance plans, known as the Cadillac tax, that was supposed to start in 2018.

Loss of file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2015
Loss of file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown

Restricted application for spousal benefits is still key for married couples.

The bond market selloff has sparked fears that the Fed might not hike rates today
RETIREMENT EQUITIES DEC 15, 2015
The bond market selloff has sparked fears that the Fed might not hike rates today

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond market selloff has sparked fears that the Fed might not hike rates today.