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The benefits debate is part of a concerted effort to show that Social Security is too expensive and needs to be cut, writes Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

The proposal landed at the White House's Office of Budget and Management yesterday for one last review.

Years of losses can take a toll on a client's psyche; they can also create buying opportunities.

Clients looking to retire may want to consider relocating to these states to save on taxes. Plus: when it's ok to claim legal expenses, and why filing without receipts may be the new norm.

Years of losses can take a toll on a client's psyche; they can also create buying opportunities.

Advisors have been easing off on stocks as clients express a long list of concerns about global markets.

After an abrupt exit from industry, Brown returns and reveals plans for the country's largest woman-run IBD, along with Lightyear's Donald Marron and Advisor Group's Erica McGinnis.

The group, Hoyt, Lewis, traces its roots to Waddell & Reed before joining LPL.

Depending on what is permissible under the Labor Department's forthcoming rule, "there will have to be adjustments on the part of the advisor and on the part of the firm," CEO Jim Cracchiolo says.

The new 401(k) platform officially launched with a group of 50 employer-clients, after spending the last quarter of 2015 building its automated investment advisory service for employers.