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Seniors who consider filing for Social Security benefits before the end of the year to avoid a hefty increase in Medicare Part B premium next year are advised to drop their plan; Plus, eight ways to build more retirement wealth.

Serving public shareholders conflicts with LPL's ability to serve advisors and clients, says David Pickler, who has moved to Commonwealth Financial.

Almost half of U.S. workers didn’t have a company-sponsored retirement plan in 2013, compared with 39% in 1999, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research in New York.

Almost half of the $75 billion buyout loans arranged in the U.S. last year and tracked by Bloomberg in the secondary market are trading below their issue price.

Only 42% of advisors have discussed long-term care with more than half of their clients. The reason for their reluctance may be due to clients' focus on saving money for retirement.

A multi-year plan coincided with third-quarter results that missed analyst estimates, partly because of a bigger-than- expected drop in managing clients' money, the business the company wants to expand.

The deal would allow Credit Suisse's U.S. advisors and clients to move to Wells Fargo Advisors by early 2016, according to a joint statement Tuesday from the firms.

For some clients in high-income tax states, incomplete non-grantor trusts may be just the ticket.

Retirees are better off having an immediate annuity than other kinds of annuities, which charge hefty fees and early withdrawal penalties; Plus, 12 common IRA mistakes to avoid.

As Cetera is shopped around by Lazard, the IBD’s advisors say they want to stay with the firm but will leave if they must.