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    Tax Law Surprise: A SEP IRA Upgrade for Service Pass-Throughs

    Robert Bloink and William H. Byrnes | April 24, 2018

    Owners of service-oriented small businesses may find that the new tax law actually reduces taxable income for retirement plans.

  • Commentary

    How to Avoid a Retirement Disaster

    Barry Ritholtz | April 24, 2018

    GE's employees took a catastrophic hit to their retirement savings. It could have been avoided.

  • News

    Women Face Different Life Journeys and a Huge Wealth Gap: Merrill, Age Wave

    Michael Fischer | April 23, 2018

    The gender wealth gap between men and women at retirement age may be more than $1 million, Age Wave finds.

  • News

    Pershing Launches New Retirement Plan Oversight Tool: Portfolio Products

    Emily Zulz | April 23, 2018

    Vestwell Partners also introduced a new retirement platform and Harvest added a new hub for practice management.

  • News

    Consumers Expect You to Know About Taxes: MDRT

    Allison Bell | April 20, 2018

    No word on whether clients expect you to know how to bake a cake, or how to patch a flat.

  • Best Practices

    3 Questions for Clients Looking at Senior Care Options

    Sharon Roth Maguire | April 19, 2018

    Some clients have to move from planning for long-term care to implementing the plan.

  • News

    Here’s How Much 2018 Retirees Will Pay for Health Care: Fidelity

    Michael Fischer | April 19, 2018

    Year-over-year health care costs were relatively flat, Fidelity’s cost estimate shows.

  • News

    SEC OKs Best-Interest Proposal for Brokers

    Melanie Waddell | April 18, 2018

    The proposal will go out for a 90-day comment period; Commissioner Kara Stein dissented.

  • News

    How Plan Sponsor, Provider and Participant Perceptions Differ: Cerulli

    Michael Fischer | April 18, 2018

    Quality of investment options is a key area of misalignment between sponsors and recordkeepers.

  • News

    New SEC Ad Promotes Background Checks of Investment Professionals

    Emily Zulz | April 17, 2018

    More than 9 million new users have used Investor.gov since it launched in October 2009.

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    The Backdoor Roth IRA: Investing Rules of the Backroads

    Robert Bloink and William H. Byrnes | April 16, 2018

    Here's a workaround for higher income clients who are technically barred by IRS income limits on Roth contributions.

  • Analysis

    Advisors See HSAs as Opportunity

    Caroline Marwitz | April 16, 2018

    Aren’t HSAs the purview of benefits brokers? Not anymore.

  • News

    Investor Enthusiasm Takes a Beating in Q2: E-Trade

    Michael Fischer | April 13, 2018

    Among 947 self-directed active investors, bullish sentiment fell to 52%, down 16 percentage points from the first quarter.

  • News

    Annuities Boost Single Women’s Retirement Confidence: LIMRA

    Allison Bell | April 13, 2018

    The effect on single men isn't as pronounced, LIMRA finds.

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    Top 15 Cities Where Retirees Can Live Longest on $1 Million

    Emily Zulz | April 12, 2018

    GoBankingRates looked at the annual expenditures for someone 65 or older and the cost of living for each city.

  • Commentary

    Social Security Is Becoming More Generous, Not Less

    Ramesh Ponnuru | April 12, 2018

    We don't have to cut benefits from their current levels. We just have to stop, or at least moderate, their growth.

  • Commentary

    Get Ready for Deeper, Longer Bear Markets in Stocks: David Ader

    David Ader | April 11, 2018

    Baby boomers control most of America's wealth but have neither the time nor mindset to recover from slumps.

  • Analysis

    Is Census Data Skewing the Retirement Picture?

    Nick Thornton | April 10, 2018

    Under-reporting of savers feeds the narrative that there's a retirement crisis, ICI says.

  • News

    Retirement Plan Participants Need Professional Advice: Survey

    Bernice Napach | April 10, 2018

    The latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index found that non-retirees especially would like advice on how to optimize their Social Security benefits and income in retirement.

  • Commentary

    A Millionaire Mindset Never Made Anyone Rich

    Barry Ritholtz | April 10, 2018

    Jamie Dimon isn't performing visualizations; Ray Dalio doesn't have a dream board.

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    Boomers With Advisors, Annuities Are More Retirement-Ready: IRI

    Melanie Waddell | April 10, 2018

    Boomers with annuities are more likely to have at least $100,000 saved, IRI finds.

  • News

    SEC Halts Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme Targeting Seniors

    Emily Zulz | April 10, 2018

    The perpetrators used some of the funds for country club memberships, travel and entertainment.

  • Expert Opinion Commentary

    Pass-Through Tax Planning to Boost New QBI Deduction Value

    William H. Byrnes and Robert Bloink | April 09, 2018

    Not all business owners who have qualified business income are treated equally—meaning that higher income clients who own service businesses may need to engage new strategies.

  • News

    Older Pre-Retirees Worry a Lot About Social Security: Gallup

    Michael Fischer | April 09, 2018

    Low-income adults’ concerns have receded from post-recession highs.

  • News

    Lack of Understanding About Investment Risk Threatens Retirees, Workers

    Marlene Satter | April 09, 2018

    Over half of pre-retirees surveyed describe their primary investment strategy as focused on growth.

  • New York Pushes JPMorgan, BofA, Visa to Reconsider Gun Sales

    Emily Chasan | April 06, 2018

    The comptroller asked firms to explore whether gun transactions should be classified with high-risk purchases like porn.

  • News

    Debt Hampers Workers’ Retirement Savings: LIMRA

    Michael Fischer | April 06, 2018

    LIMRA study shows indebted millennials are least likely to save outside the workplace.

  • News

    13 Big Fund Firms to Report Active Share to All Investors After NY Probe

    Bernice Napach | April 05, 2018

    New York's attorney general says the change can help investors since the DOL fiduciary rule is no longer being enforced for retirement savings.

  • Commentary

    Using Variable Annuities as a Tax-Friendly Rebalancing Tool

    Scott Stolz | April 03, 2018

    A VA can provide a way to rebalance a portfolio of stocks and bonds with minimal tax impact.

  • News

    Ibbotson: Can Fixed Indexed Annuities Beat Bonds in Retirement Portfolios?

    Bernice Napach | April 03, 2018

    Ibbotson has published a paper showing the effects of substituting FIAs for all or part of a long-term bond allocation.

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    Fidelity Files for No-Fee International Index Fund, Cuts Other Fees

    Bernice Napach | April 03, 2018

    The Flex International Index Fund will be free in ‘certain fee-based accounts,’ including retirement accounts.

  • Slideshow

    15 Best Big 401(k) Plans: BrightScope

    Emily Zulz | April 03, 2018

    BrightScope's rating algorithm analyzes more than 200 data points for every 401(k) plan in the country.

  • Commentary

    Blockchain Can Usher In Community-Driven Retirement Planning

    Raphael Vantroost | April 01, 2018

    A founder of a blockchain-based retirement planning platform says this is a good time to start.

  • News

    Retirement Plan Assets, Participation Are Growing: EBRI

    Bernice Napach | March 30, 2018

    A new EBRI study shows that more families are saving for retirement, and the greater those savings, the higher their net worth.

  • News

    Cryptocurrency Index Fund Offers Shares to IRAs

    Bernice Napach | March 29, 2018

    Bitwise Asset Management's HOLD 10 Private Index Fund is now available to IRA accounts that are self-directed by accredited investors.

  • News

    Reverse Mortgages Could Be Next Hot Topic in Retirement Planning

    Melanie Waddell | March 29, 2018

    With home equity such an important asset, 'more clients will have questions and this could evolve into the next hot topic as Social Security claiming was several years ago,' says The American College's Pfau

  • News

    Saving for Retirement Lower Priority for Women Than Men: Willis Towers Watson

    Ginger Szala | March 28, 2018

    Women rank saving for retirement as a lower priority than men, more workers overall expect to work into their 70s, and a majority of younger workers…

  • Commentary

    Why Are the New Hybrid LTC Policies So Popular?

    Romeo Raabe | March 28, 2018

    A long-term care planner looks at why the market is the way it is.

  • News

    Investors Are Optimistic Despite Volatility: Wells Fargo Gallup Poll

    Michael Fischer | March 27, 2018

    Nearly half of respondents said they had considerable confidence in the market as a place to save and invest for retirement, up significantly from last year.

  • Commentary

    The Financial Crisis Isn’t Over for Students

    Noah Smith | March 27, 2018

    As housing prices collapsed during and after the recession, student loan debt rose. And the government wants its money back.

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    Senate Passes Social Security Beneficiaries Act

    Melanie Waddell | March 26, 2018

    Bill requires Social Security Administration to make annual grants to each state’s protection and advocacy system to allow for reviews of representative payees under SSI, OASDI programs.

  • News

    These 3 Threats Scare Gen Xers More Than Basic Retirement Costs: IRI

    Allison Bell | March 24, 2018

    Too many advisors may be skipping over what consumers ages 35 to 55 really want to talk about.

  • News

    Washington State Launches Online Retirement Marketplace

    Melanie Waddell | March 22, 2018

    Retirement Marketplace allows businesses and individuals to comparison shop for low-cost, state-verified retirement savings plans.

  • News

    50 Years From Now, What Will Life Be Like for Millennials?

    Emily Zulz | March 22, 2018

    A Prudential study finds that millennials think the old assumptions about education, work and retirement no longer apply for them.

  • News

    4 TDF Investing Myths: SSGA

    Emily Zulz | March 21, 2018

    According to SSGA, there's no such thing as a 'passive' target date fund.

  • News

    Gibson Dunn: No ‘Circuit Split’ on DOL Rule; Decision Applies Nationwide

    Nick Thornton | March 19, 2018

    The decision removes the fiduciary rule from the books, say attorneys who argued against the DOL rule.

  • News

    Center for Retirement Research Partners With First Eagle Investment Management

    Bernice Napach | March 19, 2018

    The two organizations plan to develop a customized, interactive platform that will help retirement plan participants save enough funds for a secure retirement.

  • News

    The Danger of Obsessing Over Short-Term Portfolio Performance

    Bernice Napach | March 19, 2018

    Performance chasing can shortchange client portfolios over the long run.

  • Americans Are Spending More but Planning Less for Caregiving: Northwestern Mutual

    Emily Zulz | March 15, 2018

    New findings reveal 7 in 10 caregivers reduced their own living expenses to cover caregiving costs.

  • News

    Few Americans Saving HSA Assets for Retirement

    Emily Zulz | March 15, 2018

    The LIMRA/IRI study results indicate there is much to be done to educate consumers, advisors and employers of the full benefits of HSAs.

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