Retirement

Advisers should be prepared to discuss both the benefits and drawbacks with clients.

Given retirees’ unease about the future, spending down principal can prove a curious challenge.

A proposed 22.3% increase in Medicare Part B premiums, if approved, will automatically be deducted from retirees' monthly checks.

The claiming process has become more complex. Here's how these programs can cut through the clutter.

The claiming process has become more complex. Here's how these programs can cut through the clutter.

In about 30% of large companies, seniors can opt to work part-time or engage in job sharing with co-workers.

By educating themselves and clients about these possibilities, advisers can diffuse some retirement planning worries.

After the DoL’s fiduciary rule, this is just a cost of doing business for those offering retirement advice.

After DoL’s fiduciary rule, this is just a cost of doing business for those offering retirement advice.

Plan sponsors are open to the addition, but most participants aren’t taking advantage of it.

Advisers must be well-versed in the intricate rules and options that are available.

Investors can expect limited options or higher fees in their retirement plans as brokerage firms are evaluating their pricing structures to comply with the fiduciary rule.

These planning strategies can prevent beneficiaries from biting off too much — or too little.

Plan sponsors are open to the addition, but most participants aren’t taking advantage of it.

Plan sponsors are open to the addition, but most participants aren’t taking advantage of it.

Advisers must be well-versed in the intricate rules and options that are available.

Advisers must be well-versed in the intricate rules and options that are available.

This strategy may increase the value of these IRAs and reduce how much a client pays the IRS. Also, knowing when retirement account distributions are treated as ordinary income.