Employee benefits

While clients cannot determine their health care expenses and taxes in retirement, they can improve their prospects by minimizing investment fees and diversifying their portfolios.

A recent report provides insights into the regulator's concerns, that include cybersecurity, anti-money laundering and alternative investments.

Small firms are allowed to set up multiple-employer plans, but the government needs to "simplify and rationalize the rules" for these types of plans, says an expert.

While there’s no fail-safe method for modeling the costs, a popular calculation may significantly under- or overstate the burden of tuition, room and board, Kitces.com research associate Derek Tharp writes.

Medicare Part B premiums will stay flat next year, but most retirees will still pay more.

Clients should consider tax breaks such as education expenses, mortgage interest payment and small business costs.

Advisors should contact every client who did a Roth conversion in 2017 to discuss a key change in tax regulations, Ed Slott says.

Workers can improve the odds of getting bigger Social Security benefits after they retire by asking for a salary raise from their employer.

A new body of research suggests an ideal retirement-planning approach may exist — but buyer beware.

One-third of households headed by Americans aged 65 and older derive 90% of their retirement income from Social Security, according to a GAO report.

The strategy could provide lifelong cash flow by trimming longevity risk.

Whether they have a mortgage does not affect the capital gains calculation, according to a CFP.

Retirees should ensure that they take their first required minimum distribution from their tax-deferred retirement account in the year they reach 70 1/2 or face a 50% penalty.

Their use has jumped 1,035% with assets topping more than $1 trillion.

In September, the inflation rate was 2.23%, slightly higher than the proposed Social Security increase. So realistically, recipients "will not be better off at all."

"Sun and sand are great," says one analyst, but they're not the only considerations. They certainly didn't help boost the top city in this survey.

It’s the Roth’s 20th birthday. Where is everyone?

High-yield or junk bonds, equities, and real estate investment trusts are excellent investment options for IRAs.

Retirement location "matters just as much to your tax bill as what you have,” an expert says.

Health savings accounts can add substantial value to client relationships, advisors are told at the Schwab Impact conference.