Plus: Deutsche Bank shows its hand with World Cup bets, Wall Street fines are a cash cow for the Treasury Dept., navigating Social Security before you retire, and eating at home gets pricey in a hurry.
Supreme Court could agree to rule on one of many appeals cases by this summer, and largely clear things up.
Claiming after age 66 can result in retroactive benefits.
Viewing workers' retirement savings in the context of their full financial picture may be the next frontier for retirement plan services.
Schwab finds individuals granted out more this year as stocks soared and tax changes hit home.
One of several tax extenders the committee will take up Thursday.
“American Top 40” host Casey Kasem's disappearance has been resolved, but advisers have plenty to learn from the bitter family feud that's emerged over the radio legend's care in old age.
Rules differ for those currently married, widows/widowers and the divorced
In some cases, spousal benefits available without a marriage certificate.
Social Security encourages people to apply for spousal benefits even with uncertainties.
Nationwide unwraps free access to Social Security Timing software.
Retirement isn't going the way of the carrier pigeon. Innovative retirement plans and new policies and products point to a future richer than many workers imagine.
The benefits of charitable trusts vary — particularly when it comes to interest rate environments.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Brokers pouncing on 401(k) biz. Plus: The Clintons dodge the estate taxes they support. The Fed wants to add exit fees to bond funds, U.S. banks on the edge of new funding rules, Congress mulls investor confidence on your dime, El-Erian sides with the IMF, and merger mania is alive and well.
Tool will enable IRI member firms to project how much retirees will spend on health care.
Building Social Security benefits into your clients' retirement income plans? You might want to think again. Mary Beth Franklin on the "ugly truth" of what's eating that income.
Investors on a panel at an InvestmentNews retirement income conference said they value the expertise of advisers, especially as they get close to or enter retirement
