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Trump eyes no taxes for Americans making less than $150k, says Lutnick
TAX MAR 14, 2025
Trump eyes no taxes for Americans making less than $150k, says Lutnick

The plan could offer $24,000 in relief for some taxpayers, but experts warn of consequences.

By Leo Almazora
Half of taxpayers are relying on refunds, but DOGE cuts could delay their dollars
TAX MAR 14, 2025
Half of taxpayers are relying on refunds, but DOGE cuts could delay their dollars

Two tax season surveys reveal confusion, concerns prevalent in tax filing season.

By Steve Randall
Financial advisors respond to the rise in recession talk
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2025
Financial advisors respond to the rise in recession talk

Recession fears are rising, or at least more people are talking about the potential one. Here's what financial advisors are saying - and doing - about it.

By Gregg Greenberg
Social Security services at risk as DOGE bulldozer continues
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2025
Social Security services at risk as DOGE bulldozer continues

Reports of cuts to phone support add to broader concerns about reverberations from mass layoffs amid continued efficiency efforts.

By Leo Almazora
Inefficiencies mean opportunities
TAX MAR 12, 2025
Inefficiencies mean opportunities

The client comes first may be a cliché but it’s underappreciated, says Andrew Clinton, an expert in tax-exempt fixed-income solutions.

By Chris Davis
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2025
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines

Latest figures confirm record sales in 2024, including four straight quarters exceeding $100 billion, with most of the wins going to the largest players.

By Leo Almazora
Survey reveals generation gaps in retirement, with a reality check for pre-retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2025
Survey reveals generation gaps in retirement, with a reality check for pre-retirees

Gen X emerges as the least confident in their future, while many retirees are navigating financial shocks from inflation and healthcare costs.

By Leo Almazora
Taking women by the hand during tax season
TAX MAR 10, 2025
Taking women by the hand during tax season

Beacon Pointe partner and managing director Indya Yuill shares how to boost female clients' tax confidence, and how the work of tax planning can naturally create growth opportunities.

By Leo Almazora
House Freedom Caucus leader throws support behind SALT cap increase
TAX MAR 10, 2025
House Freedom Caucus leader throws support behind SALT cap increase

Much hoped-for changes, including a doubling of the deduction for joint filers, are set to be part of a Republican package renewing many of President Trump's first-term tax cuts.

By Bloomberg
Scale of Trump ‘buyout’ plan means opportunity for advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2025
Scale of Trump ‘buyout’ plan means opportunity for advisors

Who’s ready to step up and provide the expert federal retirement advice needed?

By Chris Davis
Social Security moves to dial up clawback rates to 100%
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2025
Social Security moves to dial up clawback rates to 100%

The Social Security Administration is going back to fully garnishing monthly benefits to recover overpayments, a move advocates say could cause "unnecessary harm" to some of the most vulnerable Americans.

By Leo Almazora
Gen X is turning 60. Retirement is a worry
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 07, 2025
Gen X is turning 60. Retirement is a worry

New data add to piles of surveys showing people don't feel financially prepared for retirement. While retirees often adjust to live within their means, long-term care is a looming problem.

By Emile Hallez
Why a weaker IRS is a headache for taxpayers and a 'feast' for tax cheats
TAX MAR 06, 2025
Why a weaker IRS is a headache for taxpayers and a 'feast' for tax cheats

A reported plan to cut staff at the agency by half and uncertainty over the future of its free tax filing program could have massive consequences, think tank says.

By Leo Almazora
How have auto-IRAs and fintech reshaped retirement saving?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2025
How have auto-IRAs and fintech reshaped retirement saving?

New research examines how assets in IRAs have shifted over the years, and whether the vehicles are still serving their intended purpose.

By Leo Almazora
Target-date fund assets surge to $3.97 trillion in 2024 as CITs overtake mutual funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2025
Target-date fund assets surge to $3.97 trillion in 2024 as CITs overtake mutual funds

Retirement industry research report shows ongoing dominance of Vanguard, with BlackRock coming out strong with its paycheck-for-life offering.

By Leo Almazora
Managed accounts have hit a wall in DC plans, finds survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2025
Managed accounts have hit a wall in DC plans, finds survey

Research points to growing need for tailored solutions in pension plans, as well as the shift towards passive in target-date funds.

By Leo Almazora
Social Security Administration cuts are a move toward privatization, Wyden says
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2025
Social Security Administration cuts are a move toward privatization, Wyden says

With big staff cuts coming to an agency already struggling to provide customer service, Social Security claimants should begin preparing, advisors said.

By Emile Hallez
Loneliness, risk-taking makes older Americans prime fraud targets, Finra says
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2025
Loneliness, risk-taking makes older Americans prime fraud targets, Finra says

Survey offers a fresh glimpse into the vulnerabilities that scammers exploit, and how targeted strategies against financial illiteracy and isolation could help.

By Leo Almazora
Structured annuities set record pace with $62.9B sales in 2024
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2025
Structured annuities set record pace with $62.9B sales in 2024

Total annuity sales reached $427 billion, with index and variable annuity product sales also accelerating for the year.

By Leo Almazora
Principal Asset Management names Brant Wong head of retirement solutions
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2025
Principal Asset Management names Brant Wong head of retirement solutions

The veteran with almost 30 years of experience, mostly at JPMorgan Asset Management, will oversee a business managing nearly $320 billion in assets.

By Leo Almazora