Retirement scan

Rising tax rates are one reason to rethink IRA accounts; plus Detroit's emergence from bankruptcy and a Social Security tip for people who remarry after 60.

The topic of retirement income should be non-partisan so Congress could score points with voters and help workers; Plus, if you're near retirement, the recent recovery is working against you.

At the heart of increasing employee resentment, and more than a dozen lawsuits against 401(k) plans, are a raft of obscure fees and services; Plus, your clients will see real advantages in using robo advisors.

Policyholders may be able to reduce benefits and still get good coverage; Plus, using direct deposit for income checks can help retirees avoid becoming victims of fraud.

Clients who retire early should consider withdrawing from their 401(k) with an eye toward delaying Social Security; Plus, a new way that 401(k) participants are able to convert their savings into steady retirement income.

Investors should weight the cost of paying debt with savings versus the gains from keeping the money in their retirement account; Plus, how to bolster low retirement savings, and when to consider high-yield funds.

As many of your clients have enjoyed gains in their 401(k) plans from a surging stock market, lower-income workers have lost ground; Plus, how to save on Medicare expenses

Workers can better diversify their tax requirements if they hold both Roth and pre-tax accounts; Plus the best way to analyze Social Security benefits.

Management fees can eat away most of a fund's yields says Vanguard's founder; Plus, what you need to know about Medicaid and long-term care and how two men who saved the same amount for retirement wound up $234K apart

Converting a traditional IRA to a Roth account before year's end can be a great strategy in tax planning; Plus, the myth of the dumb 401(k) investor and the new wage base for 2015 Social Security taxes and benefits

Where should clients put income from a side consulting job when they've maxed out their retirement plan contributions?; Plus, one of the most important retirement decisions you need to make; And don't the next downturn undermine your retirement.

Millennials feel guilty about this common financial decision—but they shouldn't; How is Partners Group solving the 401(k) puzzle?; How to fund retirement with your life insurance

What older workers can and can't do with their 401(k) plans; 401(k) investors are 'so dumb'; 401(k) contribution limits will increase for 2015

Advisor sends his clients on a road trip; 401(k) contributions ‘max’ to rise to $18,000 in 2015; Navigating the new retirement world

Should insurers handle public-pension payouts?; the procrastination penalty for retirement savers; three steps retirement investors must take now to survive this market

6 networking tips for retirees; Will your retirement savings last?; How to learn what you're paying for your retirement account

5 career checkpoints on the road to retirement; 3 Social Security myths you shouldn't believe; Why I won't own bond funds in my retirement portfolio

Pension funds consider reducing hedge fund investments; Divorce after 50 complicates retirement planning; Easing into your retirement role

An extra step to protect inherited IRAs; What you’ll pay in the Medicare part-D doughnut hole; How much longer to you expect to live? Think again.

Surprise, retirees aren't that vulnerable to fraud; 4 questions to ask before retiring overseas; 3 mistakes that can sink your retirement