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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 05, 2013
Higher earnings limit applies in the year worker reaches 66

Social Security earnings cap disappears at full retirement age.

RETIREMENT OPINION SEP 05, 2013
Social Security spousal benefits don't earn delayed retirement credits

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 05, 2013
Don't be fooled by Social Security benefits estimates

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2013
Higher earnings limit applies at 66

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2013
The when, who and how of creative Social Security strategies

When file and suspend makes sense — and when it doesn't

RETIREMENT TAX AUG 18, 2013
Giving up citizenship isn't cheap

U.S. exit tax framed to discourage giving up citizenship for financial reasons.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2013
Pensions can offset benefits

Windfall elimination provision can cut size of a worker's retirement benefit.

RETIREMENT RIAS AUG 12, 2013
Adviser gets sacked after ripping off her NFL linebacker client

What Jeff's reading today: Jail time for adviser who ripped off her NFL linebacker client, plus: the taper question, 98% chance of a market crash next year, the yen-dollar trade, New Yorkers dodge taxes, and (surprise!) Congress wastes your money.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2013
Getting personal with Social Security-claiming strategies

Advising my brother's widow on when to claim survivor benefits.

RETIREMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 31, 2013
Same-sex couples to get estate taxes back

In New York, Gov. Cuomo announces opportunity to file for refunds.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2013
Decoding Social Security rules for spouses

Flood of questions uncover common misperceptions.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2013
Parsing Social Security rules for spouses

Mary Beth Franklin unwraps the puzzle of Social Security claiming options for married couples.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2013
Social Security rules can wreak havoc on divorce plans

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2013
Deconstructing Social Security's earnings test

RETIREMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 24, 2013
Gandolfini's estate may get whacked with $30 million tax bill

The $70M estate of late actor James Gandolfini could get stuck with a $30M tax bill. The culprit? Generous bequests to family members

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 23, 2013
Decoding Social Security rules for spouses

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2013
Replacement rates fall as women's earnings rise

Mary Beth Franklin on how working women are raising household income but also dramatically skewing Social Security payouts.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2013
Optimizing the use of GRATs

The grantor retained annuity trust is a very popular vehicle that's used in estate planning and wealth transfer.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 17, 2013
Retirement: From theory to reality

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Working women dramatically skewing Social Security payouts

Household replacement rates decline as women's earnings increase