Retirement

82% of surviving spouses could have collected a higher benefit if they did things differently with their filing, according to a new report.

Caretakers for those with developmental challenges can feel lost when it comes to their financial options.

States with unfunded public employee retirement obligations will have to rely on real estate property as their ultimate collateral to deal with the risk.

Not all vehicles are created equal — and for high earners in particular, the conventional wisdom may not apply.

Couples born many years apart need extra guidance as they prepare for their post-work lives.

Clients can boost IRA retirement savings with this strategy, but shhh! Avoid certain terms.

Divorce is expected to be different for couples who are in their advance years than when they were younger.

Many seniors who succeeded in retirement set their sights on becoming millionaires while they were young.

The right health insurance is all that’s needed to use this triple-tax advantaged savings account.

Clients will be better off using the income allocation strategy than the asset allocation approach when building a retirement portfolio, an advisor says.

Clients are advised to start looking for coverage in the marketplace, which will be open for 2019 enrollment from November 1 through December 15.

Retirees may have gotten out of the workforce too early if they are not yet eligible to claim health coverage through Medicare.

Dividend income is taxed lower than interest yields. And for the federal taxes that apply, clients can take steps to minimize those as well.

Both are structured to last a long time — sometimes forever. But beware of one-size-fits-all approaches.

The new tax law lowers the tax rates for many investors, allowing clients to enhance tax savings on the converted amount.

Seniors need to be mindful of enrollment deadlines with Medicare.

Congress is considering a proposal that would allow small companies to create a multiple-employer retirement plan to enable workers to build savings.

The typical tax-deffered savings account can easily hit $1 million — mathematically speaking.

Mapping out their cash flow and identifying existing and potential problem areas are good places to start.

Failing to monitor reinvested dividends could boost their tax bills.