Retirement

Seniors should not only have a financial plan in place, but activities to keep them preoccupied.

There has been a robust increase in employers' registration since the program started last year, data shows.

Lower-earning spouses who took time off to raise children or care for an aging parent may not be eligible based on the taxes they paid into the system.

Working parents who paid for day care, summer camp or a babysitter on the books are advised to take advantage of this break.

Some people have a hard time getting their one-time pass code to log on to their My Social Security account.

Millions of workers have multiple jobs. That means they might have multiple retirement plans. Here are the rules for situations in which a client can set up and/or contribute to more than one plan at a time.

Workers should urge their employers to offer this savings option in their 401(k) plans to save for emergency and unforeseen expenses.

The program could see benefit cuts and undergo significant changes in the future, and this poses a problem for seniors who depend on it for their main source of retirement income.

The holidays are fast approaching, which means it is time to start doing some year-end tax planning.

When his sons were diagnosed, this financial advisor had to learn to focus on what he could control. Now he uses those lessons in his business.

Millennials are already behind in savings compared to where their parents stood at similar ages.

These are the best and worst places to consider based on total tax burdens.

Many of the bill’s provisions are taken from the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act, which enjoyed some bipartisan support.

Here’s how to prepare your clients, and your own practice, if dark days come and stay.

Retirement assets received in a divorce settlement may be available to creditors, a federal court has ruled. The decision may have far-reaching consequences for clients.

Donating complex assets is one option clients may consider when itemizing deductions on their 2018 returns, an expert says.

This period allows seniors to be more strategic about generating income from their portfolio and minimizing taxes.

"Some analysts have argued for years that the SSA’s estimates systematically underestimate future benefits for most people," an expert says.

Social Security benefits will increase 2.8% next year, but some retirees will not see a rise in their retirement paycheck because of Medicare's hold-harmless provision.