Retirement benefits

Combating these misconceptions may help taxpayers maximize benefits.

Retiring at a time when the market is down is the biggest risk that investors will face. Here’s how to minimize the impact of a market slowdown.

These funds can be expensive and may not be accurate in determining investors' risk tolerance, among other potentail downfalls.

Clients still have a few weeks to make deductible contributions to various retirement accounts, as well as health savings accounts, to reduce their 2017 tax liabilities.

The asset manager says its free tool for target date fund clients will "supplement the advisor conversation."

Sometimes the strategy can eliminate a domino effect of other expensive tax problems down the road, Ed Slott writes.

A report says that boomers and Gen X-ers should expect disruptions in the labor force in the next 12 years.

Even after a federal appeals court struck down the rule, more clashes over the regulation of sales versus advice are inevitable.

Seniors should consider designating joint agents, reviewing the security features on their financial accounts, and having their names removed from credit card solicitations.

Retirement investors who want to buy bitcoins in a self-directed IRA should ensure they are in control of their own private key.

Parents should ensure that their child has earned an income to be able to open the account.

Fintechs are pitching new tools to plan providers claiming they can lower 401(k) costs.

In a bull market's later stages, some types of investments work better than others. Find out which ones they are.

One strategy for clients to continue their philanthropic work and reduce their bill is to bunch multiple years of donations into one with a donor-advised fund.

The normal mantra these days for Social Security strategy is to delay as long as possible. But some clients would be better off filing early, including those who have high debt or those who do not expect to live on their retirement benefits.

Lottery winnings of retirees will not result in a lower retirement benefit, as the windfall will not be subject to the earnings test.

Clients can bring their effective tax rate below 3% in retirement by using a combination of three strategies.

Many taxpayers can expect a lower tax bill under the new law and should consider adjusting their withholding to put the money to good use.

Understanding what is important to millennials can help retirement service providers not only capture more of the mass affluent retirement market, but also build relationships with the next generation of investors.

The added savings could be used to pay off student loans as well as increase mortgage payments and retirement plan contributions.