Retirement benefits

As an alternative to placing restrictions on lump sum withdrawals, clients could provide retirees more distribution flexibility.

A higher standard deduction makes itemizing deductions less valuable.

Only about 20% of Americans know the amount of contributions they can make to their 401(k) plan, according to a new study from TD Ameritrade.

Dental expenses can eat away a considerable amount of retirees’ savings, but these costs are important to prevent health complications and other medical expenses.

There are a lot of options — and potential missteps.

The tax law has made deducting philanthropic contributions more difficult, but there are ways to help clients reap benefits from their generosity.

Heavily weighting any single stock has the potential to make a portfolio more volatile.

The Trump administration unveiled its proposed budget that includes provisions that would enable Medicare beneficiaries to contribute to a health savings account.

Seniors will face a 20% penalty on top of income taxes if they withdraw funds from a health savings account for non-medical expenses before the age of 65.

Not having a full understanding could hurt workers’ retirement prospects by causing them to possibly miss out on their employer’s match or not reducing their taxable income as much as possible.