Retirement benefits

In one case, a 6-year-old owed $7,000 in federal taxes two years after his father, a U.S. Navy senior chief petty officer, died of a heart attack.

Seniors in this position may face a tax bill and possibly a penalty if they dip into their 401(k) prematurely, says an expert.

The S&P 500 bottomed in March 2009, but clients have since seen a huge boost in their retirement savings.

With longer life expectancies leading to increased health care spending later in life, experts are second-guessing the 10% savings rule.

“People didn’t want to use up their estate tax exemption,” but that has changed as a result of the new law, an expert says.

A market correction only becomes a real risk if investors act and make buy or sell decisions to alleviate mental anguish today at the expense of tomorrow, says an expert.

When financial emergencies compel early withdrawals from clients' retirement accounts, they face income tax and often an additional 10% penalty.

Cuts in Medicaid could prove disastrous for low-income retirees who rely on the program for nursing home care, experts say.

Promising its tech will provide more features than any target date fund, the investment research giant makes a play for the advisor-managed account market.

“Health care prices are increasing at levels that significantly exceed overall inflation,” an expert warns.