Retirement scan

Retirement investors should ensure they follow the rules so their heirs can fully gain from the account's tax advantages.

Workers over 60 can expect an increase in Social Security taxes next year but they won't get as much in return.

Commodities aren't a good inflation hedge, according to one expert. Instead, talk to clients about TIPS or even some securities.

The likelihood of periodic volatility is concerning to retirees, but it's important to try to keep clients calm.

One idea is to ensure clients are investing the right types of assets in the right accounts to take full advantage of appreciation and tax-exempt status when possible.

IRAs are not subject to as many rules, allowing investors to make withdrawals that conform to their portfolio strategy.

Working 30 years instead of 29 will yield a fractional monthly benefit increase — "like by 1/29th" — says an expert, who also notes how get a good idea of future benefit

Many millennials feel their parents can provide them good financial advice, but they are reluctant to seek help from elders, as well as from financial professionals.

Seniors are advised to get health insurance to complement their Medicare coverage and hire a health care advocate and billing specialist.

Retirement investors who need to decide whether to sell depreciated stocks or ride out a declining market should make a decision based on their investing goals, says strategist.

Seniors may delay the benefit for increased payout in the future if they have other income sources, they are healthy, or interest rates are high.

An expert warns that investors will have to contend with lower returns in the future, as stocks are currently high-priced.

Open enrollment offers seniors the opportunity to change their plans and save hundreds of dollars.

Medicare is needlessly complicated so people often become paralyzed, cannot make a decision and end up doing nothing, says an expert.

While clients experience various benefits as they age, they still owe taxes after exiting the workforce.

While the fiduciary rule was cited as a positive, problems mentioned by Bogle included the incentive for companies to be “very stingy” with pension contributions since they come out of earnings.

Their hospital bills will not be covered if they were not formally admitted into the hospital for three consecutive days and were put under observation status.

Retirees may want to roll over a portion of their traditional IRA into a Roth IRA or use their IRA funds to buy a qualified longevity annuity contract.

Unlike pension plans which rely on market returns to fund their payouts, Social Security puts its investments in U.S. Treasury debt, which yields only 1% in annual return.

Major home and car repairs are among the unexpected expenses that catch many retirees financially off-guard.