Retirement benefits

To make sure that clients don’t outlive their savings, use this tactic.

Despite some recent rule changes, advisers still have to run the numbers on the best claiming strategies. Here’s how they are using software to do the job right.

Retirement may begin with a choice between starting benefits or taking distributions.

These smart strategies can reduce the amount of income subject to the tax, says Samuel A. Donaldson, professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law.

A property would have to "perform sensationally" to make up for the hit to the investor's retirement savings; plus, how to overcome income shocks.

Those still accumulating for retirement can also be affected but there are some important caveats, explains Michael Kitces.

Taking advantage of this perk can help clients get much closer to securing their retirement; plus, what couples need to know about Social Security benefits.

The finalization of the Department of Labor’s recent fiduciary ruling has left more than one out of three retirement plan service providers uncertain of their professional status, according to a new industry survey.

Which funds that already reached their target year have had the best five-year returns?

Clients making IRA conversions should create several accounts to save on taxes. Plus, five carryovers for next year's filing and property exchange strategies.

Nearly four decades after adopting passive investing techniques, Vanguard's founder finally sees the approach pay off; plus, Social Security filing tactics your clients need to consider.

Although Medicare is a big help for retirees, the program only has a limited coverage depending on the enrollment periods they have signed up for; plus, five ways to help your clients work their way into retirement.

Who benefits from a new law that allows retirees to make donations to charities directly from their IRAs? Plus, retirement challenges even millennials with 401(k)s will face.

Why certain clients should allocate more, or less, to their emergency funds in preparation for retirement; plus, how Americans blew $1.7 trillion in retirement savings.

Why seniors and physicians must overcome their fears of discussing end-of-life care; plus, how to plan for a client's retirement in their 60s.

The clock is ticking for the onset of an incredibly far-reaching new fiduciary rule. Here’s who it helps — and hurts.

New reporting requirements allow the feds to focus on hard-to-value holdings in order to boost taxable required minimum distributions.

An absence of pensions has prompted older workers to increase their working hours and stay longer in the workplace, a recent study finds; plus, how your clients can plan for retirement in their 50s.

One retirement plan advisory firm's digital approach offers product providers a lesson on how to overcome the client education gap and reinvigorate the learning process.