Retirement Planning

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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2014
Confessions of a financial planner: My estate is not in order

By Mary Beth Storjohann
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
The case for relocating your irrevocable trust

Moving a trust to another state can extend its life or reduce your income taxes.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Secrets for successfully decanting trusts

Moving a trust to another state can extend its life or reduce a client's income taxes

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Strategies to mitigate new surtax could kick Medicare prices higher

Advisers need to watch that clients do not inadvertently inflate their income and Medicare costs

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Stop the presses: IRA balances surge

Average totals up more than 50% since 2008, Fidelity says.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 03, 2014
How married couples can squeeze the most out of Social Security

You have to be creative and be careful of a couple key rules.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2014
Financial regulator signals caution on IRA rollovers

Investors shouldn't move funds based solely on the word 'free'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2014
Helping advisers connect the dots about retirement planning

The demise of a noted research organization makes the job a bit harder.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2014
Charitable IRA provision: Time is now

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 31, 2013
How to get a jumpstart on 2014 tax planning

Ease the bite of new tax rules with these strategies

By Darla Mercado
Americans vow to shed debt in 2014 but few commit to financial planning
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 30, 2013
Americans vow to shed debt in 2014 but few commit to financial planning

High-net-worth investors increase appetite for risk, poll shows.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 26, 2013
How the wealthy escape taxes with trusts

Individuals are taking a cue from corporations in moving assets to other states, but will regulators clamp down?

By lkonish
I passed the CFP exam (but you can't call me a certified financial planner)
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 26, 2013
I passed the CFP exam (but you can't call me a certified financial planner)

Mary Beth Franklin passed the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.'s certification exam. But unfortunately, you can't call her a certified financial planner — and probably never will.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2013
Variable annuity sellers clamp down on payments to existing contracts

Two of the largest variable annuity sellers sharply pulled back on additional premiums into existing contracts during a busy third quarter for the sellers.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2013
Small can be big in 401(k) plans

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2013
Hefty tax bills could lurk in failed life insurance policies

Investors who surrender or let policies lapse risk big tax bills for so-called phantom income.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT OPINION DEC 19, 2013
Optimizing tax-loss harvesting

Crucial blocking and tackling for financial advisers

By Chad Smith
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2013
LPL signs deal with Millennium Trust for rollover leads

LPL service will allow retirement plan sponsors to shed participants who can't be located or who are nonresponsive.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 18, 2013
Workers pay little attention to 401(k) fee disclosures

According to advisers and recent data from Limra, workers seem to be doing precisely what they would be expected to do with 20-page disclosure documents: Tossing them in the circular file.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 18, 2013
Parents lose out on 401(k) windfall

By MFXFeeder