IRAs

While it’s recommended they have at least three sources when they retire, just 6.8% of savers have done so, according to a report.

While they don't need a child to claim the earned income tax credit, the benefit's value increases based on the number of kids clients have.

Relief comes as a result of the short notice firms were originally given to comply with the Secure Act, the agency says.

Retirement savers stand to gain more by investing their money instead of taking an interest-free reimbursement.

Salary increases can make long-term planning more complicated if investors boost their lifestyle instead of their savings, an expert warns.

While there are strategies to help reduce risk, clients should recognize the order of investment returns is crucially important, an expert writes.

Many pre-retirees leave the workforce sooner than anticipated as a result of various factors, such as job loss and illness.

Investors who plan to retire early are advised to start saving as soon as possible and diversify their earnings with multiple sources of income.

This rise of the so-called grey divorce has created a number of uncommon and complex issues for retirement accounts.

It is important for entrepreneurs to have an exit strategy and to take control of their debt.

Ill-prepared investors are advised to vigorously plan their expenses and aggressively save in their 401(k)s and IRAs.

More clients are opting to work after they retire "to stay active and contribute professionally while also supplementing their income.”

While some tax-planning tasks can be time-sensitive, the challenge is to tackle the others that aren’t in a calculated fashion, an expert explains.

The Secure Act was designed to expand retirement savers’ options but it has subsequently all-but-eliminated the stretch IRA for beneficiaries. It's on advisors to make clients aware of the major change.

“By and large, many simply have not yet saved enough to retire comfortably.”

Knowledgeably navigating 401(k) and IRA movements can have a massive impact on tax burdens — and the client relationship.

Higher-than-anticipated health-care costs are among the most unexpected expenditures clients face in retirement.

Contributing to these accounts makes sense for clients who anticipate higher tax rates in the future.

This recently passed bill is groundbreaking retirement legislation and will substantially alter the landscape for employer-sponsored retirement plans and individual savers.

To secure retirement for both spouses, married clients need to determine their savings rate in their 401(k)s and take advantage of the employer's match.