Retirement planning

Socking away all retirement savings in traditional 401(k) and IRA accounts may no longer be wise.

If clients file for spousal benefits after reaching their full-retirement age, they can get up to six months’ worth of back benefits, but they have to ask.

Although the cost of living adjustment increased 2% this year, half of retirees cannot expect a substantial increase in their benefits.

Older clients have more assets, but younger investors are leading the digital charge.

The average retiree may need to save far less than you are currently projecting.

Two in three plans offer a Roth savings feature, an option 401(k) participants should take advantage to reduce their tax liability.

Advisors want to help clients discover their "sleep well at night factor" when it comes to cash reserves, one planner says.

More retirement investors are including cryptocurrency in their portfolio because it helps them achieve diversification.

While many retirees have prepped well for whatever the economy and markets may bring, far too many others have not, an expert says.

Retirees have median savings of $839,000, but many of them are unwilling to spend away their nest egg.

Clients are advised to keep track of their financial information and have a trusted person who knows where to locate it.

As baby boomers exit the workforce, they perpetuate a problem that has long dogged Social Security in that there aren’t enough workers to replace them.

Salary-reduction arrangements can exclude up to $520 each month from a client’s taxable income to cover these expenses.

It's not easy to talk about health and sickness with clients, but advisors must explain the options.

One of the misconceptions is that payroll taxes should be raised and benefits should be cut considerably to save the program.

Parents feel an uncontrollable urge to help their kids, no matter the cost to themselves. Here’s how advisors can help.

A widower wanting to claim at 64 learned he’d have to wait until full retirement age before he’d start receiving benefits.

Advisors should frame health care costs as an annual expense rather than a lump sum, which is demotivating for investors, according to Vanguard.

The court said the in-house SEC judge who handled Raymond Lucia’s case was a constitutional "officer," meaning he should have been directly appointed by the SEC.

This group racked up strong returns over a 24-year span of above-median inflation.