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RETIREMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2014
Advisers brace for onslaught as Tax Day nears

New tax laws mean new and perhaps unexpected liabilities for clients – and even some advisers

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2014
Huge gap in public's knowledge of Social Security rules

Difference between claiming strategies could be as much as $250,000 for a married couple.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2014
Getting the most from Social Security benefits

The first rule: If possible, don't file before 66. Second rule: If you can, file and suspend.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
More Americans renouncing citizenship

But declaring 'independence' comes with hefty taxes – which trusts can help curb.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 19, 2014
Warning signs your client is at risk of an audit

Earnings above a certain threshold, charitable donations or business deductions may all be red flags that a client is a prime candidate for a tax audit. Here's a rundown of what advisers need to know to keep their clients away from the tax man.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2014
IRA moves that won't get you in trouble

With new IRS rules on rollovers coming soon, some tips on how to help clients avoid the tax man.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 14, 2014
Social Security accreditation program for advisers

One-day training session promises to give you a leg up on the competition.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2014
Making tough decisions to fix Social Security

A new policy simulation tool lets users design their own package of reforms to fully fund Social Security. If individual users can make these tough decisions, why can't elected officials?

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2014
Obama's budget: What advisers need to know

SEC would get funding boost; limits placed on retirement-savings tax breaks for wealthy.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 07, 2014
Republican tax plan would hit Wall Street hard

Dave Camp, the Republican House Ways and Means Committee chairman, is filling in the blanks in his plan to revamp the U.S. tax code and leaning on the financial industry to help pay for lower tax rates.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2014
White House budget proposal targets Social Security benefits

President Obama's plan takes aim at strategies used by upper-income claimants to increase their benefits.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2014
Should clients carry a mortgage into retirement?

A new tool can help resolve an age-old debate

RETIREMENT EQUITIES FEB 26, 2014
An ETF 'missionary,' Dave Camp's tax plan

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> A man called &quot;Mr. ETF,&quot; plus the skinny on Dave Camp's tax plan, Edward Jones settles cold calling case, a Wall St. cop moves on and a new take on &quot;insider&quot; trading.

RETIREMENT TAX FEB 26, 2014
States taking their own capital gains bites, from big to small

Warning: Don't overlook the implication of state income taxes, ordinary income or capital gains.

RETIREMENT TAX FEB 25, 2014
Credit Suisse's U.S. clients in limbo as prosecutors inch ahead

Thousands of Credit Suisse Group AG's U.S. clients still don't know whether tax authorities will learn their identities as prosecutors work to conclude a three-year probe of how the bank helped them evade taxes.

RETIREMENT ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2014
Bitcoin trouble, another coin bonanza and Tesla shines

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Trouble in bitcoin land (but there's a silver lining) while one couple strikes gold with other coins. Plus: Tesla shines, Credit Suisse does not and looking for Macy's shoppers.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2014
New Social Security tool debuts for advisers

The latest benefits optimizing software is free.

Don't get greedy with Social Security strategies
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2014
Don't get greedy with Social Security strategies

Don't get greedy when trying to maximize Social Security benefits for your clients. Beneficiaries are entitled to only one claim per person. <i>InvestmentNews</i> contributing editor Mary Beth Franklin has the details.

Social Security benefits subject to a family maximum limit
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2014
Social Security benefits subject to a family maximum limit

Payments to spouse and children may be reduced.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2014
New public opinion poll supports Social Security reform

Changes including raising full retirement age, making more income subject to payroll tax gain support.