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Can your clients use the increasingly popular "still working" rule? Yes, but get a handle on the rules first.
October 2 -
Are you taking full advantage of the tools at your disposal? Advisors share insights about approaches.
September 25 -
One guideline to remember is that retirees should continue being invested in stocks, which produce high returns and pay dividends.
September 25 -
Retiree savings are only as safe as the places that hold retirees' personal information, says expert.
September 19 -
Clients may hold employer stock in their retirement accounts. It pays to know when and how to take distributions from it, Michael Kitces writes.
September 19 -
Clients could face a 100% penalty of taxes owed for filing late.
September 19 -
Retirees can open health savings accounts, which offer tax breaks on contributions and qualified distributions, and tax-free growth on investments.
September 18 -
The answer is in the investment details. If your employer offers a match, contribute at least enough money to get it since matches amount to "free money."
September 12 -
Clients under 35 are the only age group with a negative savings rate. These tools can help them prepare.
September 11 -
Early withdrawals from employer-sponsored plans can derail retirement, but may be necessary.
September 8 -
Each pre-retiree couple is in a unique circumstance, and needs to account for their health and longevity, as well as their willingness and ability to work.
September 5 -
Giving securities that have appreciated in value allows investors to claim a deduction and avoid capital gains taxes if they opt to sell the shares.
September 1 - The GOP is looking for ways to pay for tax cuts. Clients' 401(k)s may bear the cost: Retirement Scan
Workers would have to pay taxes on their contributions to an employer's sponsored 401(k) plan under the Trump administration's tax proposal.
September 1 -
The Internal Revenue Service granted additional relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday by making it easier for 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement plans to give loans and hardship distributions to aid victims.
August 30 -
Hurricane Harvey provides a grim reminder of how traumatic it can be to face the effects of severe weather. Here’s how to be effective if it happens to your clients.
August 30 -
Retirees are likely to have fewer choices when they start shopping around for Medicare Advantage plans during the open-enrollment period that begins October 15.
August 29 -
The real concern is not just that actively managed funds could disappear but that the entire market could be left for dead.
August 29 -
These two accounts are both funded with money that has already been taxed, but there are still important differences that clients need to know.
August 18 -
The withdrawals can be taken early in the year, late in the year or in installments throughout the year. Each approach has advantages to consider.
August 11 -
Congress may have a difficult time closing tax code loopholes that benefit households more than corporations, an expert suggests.
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