Spending in Retirement
Learn how to best work with clients to determine their optimal retirement spending plan.
U.S. Interest Payments to Equal Social Security Spending by 2048: CBO
By Reade PickertThe U.S. government is on track to pay creditors as much as retirees in three decades amid growing public debt and rising interest rates, the Congressional…
June 22, 2018
5 Tips to Plan for Health Care Costs in RetirementVanguard and Mercer counsel advisors and clients to look beyond the oft-cited lifetime cost estimates.
June 21, 2018
Trump Calls for Combining Education, Labor Departments in RevampOMB Director Mick Mulvaney supports the plan, which also calls for moving food stamps and possibly privatizing the Postal Service.
June 21, 2018
How the Social Security COLA Fails SeniorsA new report from The Senior Citizens League shows how the COLA has failed to keep up with rising expenditures.
June 19, 2018
House GOP's 2019 Budget Plan Includes Partial Privatization of MedicareThe proposal fast-tracks at least $302 billion in spending cuts over 10 years, including repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
June 19, 2018
The $3 Trillion Thumb on the Bond-Market ScaleManagers of the huge retirement funds appear to be in the midst of a big shift into bonds.
June 18, 2018
Fidelity Cuts Target Date Fund Fees as Competition Heats UpIn addition to cutting fees on target date funds, Fidelity is adding long-term Treasuries and TIPS as investment options.
June 15, 2018
Merrill May Lift Commission Ban for Retirement AccountsFirms are "dancing on the grave" of the rolled-back fiduciary regulation, HighTower CEO Elliot Weissbluth says.