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No Social Security COLA in 2016: Higher Medicare Premiums for Your Clients
By James J. GreenSome retirees will bear the brunt of higher Medicare Part B premiums due to their higher income and no Social Security COLA, the Center for Retirement Research reports.
August 26, 2015
MLP Distributions Not Tied to Oil Prices: ExpertsIn the past 12 months, midstream MLPs have boosted distributions 7.5%, despite the rapidly falling price of crude.
August 26, 2015
BlackRock Snaps Up FutureAdvisor: Could Wealthfront or Betterment Be Next?As the fifth-largest robo-advisor is bought, all eyes are now on Wealthfront and Betterment as the next acquisition target, advisor techie Bill Winterberg says.
August 26, 2015
The One-Man, $1.2 Billion ETF ShopAndrew Chanin's PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF has had one of the fastest ascents in history.
August 26, 2015
Why Investors Shouldn’t ‘Buy the Dip’Macro and market risks remain elevated. We are not out of the woods yet by a long shot.
August 26, 2015
S&P/Case-Shiller Reports Home Prices Rose Again in JunePotential spoilers of the upward trend: a Fed rate rise and volatility in the stock market.
August 26, 2015
Consumer confidence in U.S. increases more than forecastAmericans remained emboldened by job gains, cheaper gasoline and rising home prices in the period leading up to a slump in stock prices.
August 25, 2015
Managed volatility VAs updateManaged volatility can help reduce the impact of equity market downturns, which can reduce the urge to sell stocks at the wrong time.