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HealthCare.gov tax document snafu bungles filing season for advisers, CPAs
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2015
HealthCare.gov tax document snafu bungles filing season for advisers, CPAs

As many as 800,000 taxpayers received tax documents with erroneous information.

Testing Social Security 'what if' scenarios
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2015
Testing Social Security 'what if' scenarios

Advisers ask what happens to benefits when clients retire before 62.

Global bankers are painting the Fed into a corner
RETIREMENT EQUITIES FEB 18, 2015
Global bankers are painting the Fed into a corner

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features the Federal Reserve being caught between a rock and a hard place on rate hikes. Plus: Greeks vote to kick the can down the road, Obama's tax grab looks like a blueprint for the future, and a billionaire tells Americans to spend less money

Energy-sector stocks are feeling no love from Wall Street
RETIREMENT EQUITIES FEB 16, 2015
Energy-sector stocks are feeling no love from Wall Street

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The energy sector has the highest level of short interest since 2008. Plus: Apple's market value tops $700 billion and already talk turns to the $1 trillion mark, Carl Icahn says Apple is already there, and is it time to rethink filing taxes online?

How to best minimize taxes during retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2015
How to best minimize taxes during retirement

Combine tax-efficient withdrawals and Social Security claiming strategies to improve retirement outcomes.

Gold loses its luster on the global stage
RETIREMENT EQUITIES FEB 13, 2015
Gold loses its luster on the global stage

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A stronger dollar and record valuations for global stocks have kicked the precious metal to the curb.

Gold shines amid growing economic stress in Europe
RETIREMENT EQUITIES FEB 13, 2015
Gold shines amid growing economic stress in Europe

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> includes gold hitting its highest level since September. Plus: Obama wants to tak 529 plans to fund free community college, emerging-market-debt managers emerge from the wreckage of 2014, and it's time to change some passwords.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2015
The art and science of longevity

Advisers' responsibility to make sure their clients are prepared for the challenges and opportunities that come with extended life expectancies.

The hazards of securities-based lending as a source of retirement income
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2015
The hazards of securities-based lending as a source of retirement income

Hold onto your hats and proceed with caution.

Why President Obama's estate tax proposal is a big deal
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2015
Why President Obama's estate tax proposal is a big deal

The president's proposed change in step-up in basis would have a major impact on high-net-worth earners' taxes, according to Robert N. Gordon.

Longer life expectancies are killing pension funds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2015
Longer life expectancies are killing pension funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Pension funds never factored in that people would live as long as they're living. Plus: Fake hedge funder goes to extremes to cover his tracks, Congress to the rescue, and IRA missteps you can avoid

Declining marriage rates present a planning conundrum for long-term couples
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2015
Declining marriage rates present a planning conundrum for long-term couples

Protection takes precedence for committed couples who won't get hitched.

Obama's retirement cap might sound good but it has an annuity problem
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2015
Obama's retirement cap might sound good but it has an annuity problem

When interest rates rise, the $3.4 million ceiling proposed could drop, trapping more people in a tax net

Taxes might not be the main reason U.S. companies are relocating overseas
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2015
Taxes might not be the main reason U.S. companies are relocating overseas

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Maybe taxes aren't the reason U.S. companies are relocating overseas. Plus: Individuals are also leaving the country, cybersecurity spending spikes, and four good reasons to save more money.

After Bill Gross, Pimco Total Return performance is back at the top
RETIREMENT ETFS FEB 09, 2015
After Bill Gross, Pimco Total Return performance is back at the top

Portfolio managers deliver strong performance with right central bank call, leading Morningstar to boost rating even as more investors pull assets.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2015
Investigate Social Security claiming tools for free

When considering a Social Security software program, make sure it covers all of your potential client profiles.

RETIREMENT FINTECH FEB 06, 2015
How advisers can improve client outcomes by embracing data

Betterment's Jon Stein offers 4 ways to bring a more data-driven approach to serving your clients

Obama's budget gives advisers plenty to watch
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 05, 2015
Obama's budget gives advisers plenty to watch

President would tax wealthy to pay for 'middle-class' gains, SEC gets budget boost.

Social Security reaches 75th anniversary of first monthly retirement check
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2015
Social Security reaches 75th anniversary of first monthly retirement check

Retirement benefits underscore the value of lifetime income, inflation protection.

Ed Slott, Ed Slott & Co.
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 04, 2015
Ed Slott, Ed Slott & Co.

Slott built a niche for himself by mastering the intricacies of individual retirement accounts and explaining them to others.