Advisors can help alert clients to scams involving the theft of the numbers from the current cards.
Most of the survey respondents, all in their fifties, said health-care costs are "out of control."
Nearly half of Americans age 50 and over failed a basic true/false quiz on Social Security posed by MassMutual.
The reforms would make for a healthy economy that would help financial planners, said economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin.
A poorly executed retirement strategy could cost clients tons of money.
Social Security's cost-of-living increases don't keep up with retirees' real costs, advisors say.
A new national study says the best way for Americans to close the retirement savings gap is to work longer.
A full 82% of widowed spouses are are being underpaid, says an Office of the Inspector General report.
Now that tax reform is almost complete, GOP leaders are eyeing cuts in entitlement programs such as Social Security.
The program handles the payments of people who can’t manage their benefits themselves.
Accountants help answer your clients’ key question: How far ahead should I plan?
Reforms to reduce benefits and raise the retirement age will mitigate the pain, he said.
Be prepared for changes in the Social Security system, but don't be scared by them, advisors say.
A bill introduced with bipartisan support last week in the U.S. Senate would require it.
Social Security recipients will see a 2 percent bump in their benefits next year.
Up to 23 percent of Social Security benefits and 14 percent of Medicaid benefits could disappear by 2034, a report says.
Governments outside the U.S. have set up modern identity systems that allow citizens to share and protect their personal information.
The Trump administration is exploring new technologies to replace the Social Security number as a personal identifier.
If clients don't take precautions, the care they give to an elderly parent could destroy their retirement plans.
Here's how you can help clients recover from tax-related ID theft.