Spending in Retirement
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Tax Law Surprise: A SEP IRA Upgrade for Service Pass-Throughs
By Robert Bloink and William H. ByrnesOwners of service-oriented small businesses may find that the new tax law actually reduces taxable income for retirement plans.
April 23, 2018
Pershing Launches New Retirement Plan Oversight Tool: Portfolio ProductsVestwell Partners also introduced a new retirement platform and Harvest added a new hub for practice management.
April 20, 2018
Consumers Expect You to Know About Taxes: MDRTNo word on whether clients expect you to know how to bake a cake, or how to patch a flat.
April 18, 2018
SEC OKs Best-Interest Proposal for BrokersThe proposal will go out for a 90-day comment period; Commissioner Kara Stein dissented.
April 17, 2018
New SEC Ad Promotes Background Checks of Investment ProfessionalsMore than 9 million new users have used Investor.gov since it launched in October 2009.
April 16, 2018
The Backdoor Roth IRA: Investing Rules of the BackroadsHere's a workaround for higher income clients who are technically barred by IRS income limits on Roth contributions.
April 16, 2018
Advisors See HSAs as OpportunityAren't HSAs the purview of benefits brokers? Not anymore.
April 13, 2018
Investor Enthusiasm Takes a Beating in Q2: E-TradeAmong 947 self-directed active investors, bullish sentiment fell to 52%, down 16 percentage points from the first quarter.