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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2010
Obama wants to apply Medicare tax to investment income

President Barack Obama's health plan proposal would extend Medicare taxes to the investment income of higher-earning households.

By Dan Jamieson
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
Putnam makes online Roth IRA tool available to both advisers and clients

Move aimed at helping to open up a dialogue between high-income investors and their advisers

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
Roth apathy is the real gamble

For advisers and their clients, making a fully informed, balanced decision not to convert to a Roth IRA is — unequivocally — a legitimate choice.

By Ben Norquist
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
Convert existing IRAs into multiple Roths

Roth IRA conversions should be discussed with most investors this year as part of their overall retirement planning strategy.

By Craig Brimhall
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
AllianceBernstein beefs up target funds

With regulators and lawmakers continuing to scrutinize the blowup of target date funds in 2008, AllianceBernstein LP is adding a component to its lineup of target date funds aimed at managing market volatility better.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 22, 2010
AIG makes key hires and sells more assets

American International Group Inc. recently made several high-level appointments and agreed to sell some assets, but recruiting talent and repaying government debt will remain challenges, according to experts.

By Colleen Mccarthy
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Alabama's 529 plan dumps Van Kampen

State decides to go with Union Bank and Trust, instead

By Bloomberg
Obama looks to crack down on abuses in 401(k) advice biz
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Obama looks to crack down on abuses in 401(k) advice biz

A new proposal targeting tainted investment advice would affect millions of workers.

By Associated Press
Insurers pan Obama's proposed tax on investment income
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 19, 2010
Insurers pan Obama's proposed tax on investment income

The American Council of Life Insurers today blasted a newly floated tax proposal on unearned income — part of a series of suggested changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Anna Nicole Smith’s mess of a will attracts the attention of clients

The publicity surrounding the debacle of Anna Nicole Smith’s estate highlights the importance of careful estate planning, according to financial advisers, but the errors she made are quite common and are easily remedied.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2010
Roth conversions taking off in 2010

Upper-income investors are taking advantage of a change in the tax law and rushing to convert their traditional individual retirement accounts or old 401(k) plans into Roth IRAs.

By David Hoffman
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2010
Will regulators kill off fledgling secondary market for death benefits?

State insurance regulators Monday voted in favor of a proposal that would allow carriers to terminate an annuity living or death benefit if a client sold the contract over the secondary market.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2010
Life settlements' annual volume to hit $13B: Study

Annual volume from life settlements transactions is expected to reach $13 billion in face value over the next three years, according to research from Aite Group LLC.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2010
Goldman's longevity index has short life

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2010
Only 16% of workers confident about retirement income

Workers are feeling confident about being able to pay for their basic expenses in retirement. But they're far from secure as more of them say they have hardly anything in savings and investments.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2010
Putnam chief Reynolds leads effort to fix DC plans

Financial services industry executives are expected to flex their muscles and make some radical changes to the nation's retirement system over the next several months — an effort that could significantly increase the amount of money flowing into 401(k) plans and guaranteed-lifetime-income products.

By Mark Bruno
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2010
House bill introduced on 401(k) fee disclosure

Legislation that would require that all fees be disclosed to 401(k) plan participants in simplified form is needed, most of the panelists at a hearing on the legislation today testified.

By Sara Hansard
RIAS MAR 16, 2010
High anxiety for clients amid tax time

Financial advisers this tax season are coping with what they say is an unprecedented level of client anxiety over recent tax code changes and the potential for higher taxes.

By David Hoffman
The most tax-efficient way to own gold
TAX MAR 16, 2010
The most tax-efficient way to own gold

Taxes on gold can be complicated and costly, but there are tax-efficient ways to participate in the gold market. Find out how in this article

By Mark Rosanes
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2010
Washington state proposes 'shocking' estate tax changes

The Washington state Legislature has proposed a bill that would double the estate taxes for residents.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez