Advisers may have a sense on how to prepare for a retirement that's right on time, but an unexpected retirement due to illness or layoff can shake even the most stable plans.
Making the case for alternative investments in a long-term, properly allocated portfolio is easy
When it comes to taxes and tax planning, what we've got here is a failure to communicate
Rising medical costs and longer live expectencies are putting the squeeze on long-term-care insurance providers. This week, another carrier -- Guardian Life -- said it's exiting the LTC biz.
Rich folks, worried that the specter of a large bequeath could kill a child's drive to succeed, are increasingly keeping mum about their estates
United Capital Financial Advisers today announced the acquisition of financial planning firm Vantage Point Advisors. Vantage Point, which manages $170 million in assets, will now operate under the name of United Capital Private Wealth Counseling.
The president's policy goals are reflected in his personal money management, according to an expert who reviewed the tax returns the country's chief executive made public after paying his family's annual bill to the government he runs.
“Anemic” default-contribution rates among defined-contribution plans using automatic enrollment stand in stark contrast to what plan executives consider optimal savings rates, a survey of 101 plans by the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association has found
Finding good sources of referrals and winning over prospects is more of an art than science.
Greater certainty around taxes spurs increased donations to donor-advised funds
Johannessen says proposed 39.6% top marginal rate spooking more-affluent filers
Putnam Investments has released a series of three new retirement income funds and paired it with a planning tool for financial advisers.
The mortgage expense tax deduction and other 'sacred cows' would be gutted under an influential lawmaker's tax proposal
Budget battle is sound and fury signifying very little
While the 2010 Tax Act for now locks in the current marginal tax rates for all income levels, advisers thinking about the future need tools at their disposal now to help sort out a client's future options, especially when it comes to the estate tax.
Bank risk managers appear to be a bit more optimistic about the economy than they were 10 months ago, but most still expect mortgage and home equity loan delinquencies to stay the same or rise in the near term, according to a recent survey
