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Karen DeMasters
Advisors need to make note of financial decisions facing baby boomers who are turning 70.
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Karen DeMasters
A new study says aging employees want to keep working but need more help from employers to do so.
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Bloomberg News
Policies that delay retirement could hurt lower-earning less-educated workers more than richer ones.
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Kate Rooney
Planning when to start benefits got more complicated now that two popular strategies were eliminated, says this accountant.
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Karen DeMasters
Ohio may become the only state to deduct 100 percent of Social Security benefits from unemployment insurance payments.
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Ted Knutson
Here's what's brewing in D.C. that will have the most impact on financial advisors, says our Washington correspondent.
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Mark Miller/Reuters
The case for conversion is more compelling than usual this year for investors holding IRA investments that have declined in value.
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Bloomberg News
About 17 percent of parent loans held by borrowers 65 to 74 were in default in 2013, and older borrowers who default on education debt can have Social Security payments garnished.
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Mark Miller/Reuters
Nearly six months after the Supreme Court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, the Social Security Administration is dragging its feet on implementing changes to its benefit eligibility policies.
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Bloomberg News
To reduce turbulence in Obamacare’s fledgling insurance markets, the Obama administration’s top health official is pushing to get more information to consumers about what they’ll actually pay...
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Ted Knutson
There’s no one-size-fits-all advice for workers on post-retirement spending, a new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute indicates.
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Ted Knutson
The long backlog Social Security Disability Insurance applicants face for benefit decisions is hurting them and taxpayers, an Indiana senator said.
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Mark Miller/Reuters
The deal would end the lucrative file-and-suspend strategy that allows some married couples to collect more than others in benefits.
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Karen DeMasters
Medicare costs may go up for 15 million participants not on Social Security, but starting Social Security benefits probably doesn't make sense.
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Reuters
It is official: Seniors will not get a cost-of-living adjustment in Social Security benefits in 2016.
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Christopher Robbins
Many advisors are skeptical about the utility of the new accounts, which have disadvantages for users.
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Maureen Nevin Duffy
Among thousands of retirement savers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland and Australia, those who expressed confidence about achieving their goals also noted constant contact with advisors.
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Christopher Robbins
NextCapital is rolling out new features that allow its platform to replace target-date funds as the default option in 401(k) plans and offer more holistic advice to savers.
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Christopher Robbins
As Social Security celebrates its 80th anniversary, many Americans are pessimistic about the program’s future. But many financial advisors say those fears are unfounded.
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Bloomberg News
Just because you have a Ph.D. in economics doesn't mean you know how to invest for retirement.
