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Investment Advisor February 2009 Kara P. Stapleton |
Losing May Mean a Move to Cash A new report for the advisory industry finds the wealthy are changing their retirement plans. |
Financial Advisor June 2012 |
LPL Financial Launches Rollover Program LPL Financial is launching a new platform to help advisors increase their retirement business by serving more individuals rolling over their 401(k) plans. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Ed Slott |
Are IRAs Safe? The good news: Retirement accounts are federally insured up to $250,000 per bank. Congress raised the limit from $100,000 in 2006. |
Registered Rep. May 21, 2015 Kevin McKinley |
Six Questions to Ask Before Rolling Over a Retirement Account Casually and carelessly moving all of the money from a client's 401(k) or 403(b) to a self-directed IRA can mean lost opportunities, higher taxes, and unnecessary costs to the client. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Ed Slott |
Giving It Back A new IRS ruling can help some taxpayers put unwanted required minimum distributions (RMDs) back. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 Kara P. Stapleton |
Win Over Those Rollovers There's a big business in moving clients to IRAs, the Cerulli Edge Retirement Edition study suggests. |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 Susan L. Hirshman |
Rollover Advisor Man In some cases, better even than an IRA is a managed account, which lets clients benefit from a variety of special features not commonly available in 401(k) plans or traditional IRA rollover accounts. |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
5 Reasons You Need an IRA Reduce taxes, build wealth, retire in style -- and stop throwing your money away. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
How to Deal With an Old 401(k) When (and how) to reclaim an old account, and when to leave it put. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Ed Slott |
IRA Protection The good news: Your client gets more IRA creditor protection. The bad news? Your client is bankrupt. If this can help even one or two of your clients protect their retirement funds, then you can be a real hero by knowing about the new rules and helping your clients through tough times. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 Chris Blunt |
Retirement Planning: Behind the Numbers Consolidating retirement assets is just one of the services you can provide to build both client relationships and your business. To add more value, make the most of your relationships with clients by providing legacy and estate planning as well as financial organization. |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 David Braze |
Changing Jobs? Take Care of Your 401(k) Know your options to get the most out of those retirement funds. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2007 Ed Slott |
Retirement Plan Horror Stories The laws on IRAs and retirement accounts are complex, and even the savviest clients can make costly missteps. If you educate yourself, you can save your clients time and money -- and earn their gratitude and business. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
The Old 401(k) Conundrum When not to roll over your 401(k) funds. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Common Move Will Get You Nowhere Don't give up on your retirement. 46% of all those who left their jobs chose to cash out their 401(k) plan balances, take the money, and run. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
Apathy, Spending Spree, or IRA? With the average 401(k) balance in the $50,000 range, it seems a shame to either fritter away those retirement dollars by cashing out or forgetting about long, lost accounts until it's too late. Which will it be when you leave your old job? |
Financial Advisor March 2007 Gregory Bresiger |
Distribution Nightmare Ready to rollover a client's inherited nonspousal IRA? Look out, financial advisor! There's plenty of danger just around the corner, if one is not a tax specialist. |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Rule Your Rollover The world of retirement has changed, and that means more responsibility for workers. The trade-off also means more choice and more control for investors. |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2008 Ellen Hoffman |
Retirement Words You Need to Know Before you make retirement decisions, make sure you understand the lingo. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Greg Salsbury |
Harvest Time As Americans live longer, advisors need to switch their emphasis from accumulating assets to making existing assets last. |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Forgotten 401(k)s If you have money sitting in a former employer's retirement plan, consider taking control of that dough. Doing so gives you more investment options at a lower cost. |
Registered Rep. April 16, 2014 Kevin McKinley |
RMDs: Take Out or Pay Up There may be several advantages for clients who wait to withdraw money from their retirement accounts -- up to a certain point. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2010 Ed Slott |
Not So Fast The Roth IRA conversion floodgates are open. But while the attraction of "tax-free forever" can be powerful, Roth conversions can trigger unintended tax traps and financial problems that are often not addressed until it's too late. |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Fall in Love With IRA Meet the account that will become your best friend in retirement. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Ed Slott |
The Final Word Once you have invested in Roth 401(k)s, how do you get the money out or roll it into a Roth IRA? When will distributions be qualified and tax-free? |
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 |
Five Questions with Robert Arena Bob Arena is well aware that baby boomers are juggling their own retirement needs against school expenses of children and living costs of parents and talks about how advisors can help their clients handle all these responsibilities. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
White Paper Money Far From Mouth When It Comes to Retirement Savings: Advisors can play an integral role in helping clients maximize their retirement savings. |
Financial Advisor December 2009 Evan Simonoff |
Innovation Forum Probes Investors' Psyches Advisors take note. While the psychological changes caused by last year's financial crisis are not as deep as the scars the Great Depression left in a previous generation, some changes could be permanent. |
Financial Advisor August 2007 Tracey Longo |
What's Your Retirement Brand? Unless you're branding yourself a retirement income planning specialist and it's clear in clients' minds you're going to do retirement income planning for them, your client relationships honestly may be in peril. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Pamela J. Black |
How to Be a Retirement Planning Hero Fixing a client's retirement plan (to the extent possible) may be the best opportunity brokers have today to create new business. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Ed Slott |
The IRA Imbroglio Most advisers haven't kept current on rules governing retirement distributions. Here are some for-instances. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2008 Parisi & Leung |
Are You Prepared for the Retirement Boom? Meeting the retirement and estate planning needs of the baby boomer generation represents today's greatest growth opportunity for financial advisors. But are advisors ready for it? |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2006 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Rolling Up the Rollovers Financial advisors who embrace IRA-distribution planning gain the wealth of a virtually untapped niche market. Here's how to get started. |
The Motley Fool March 5, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Could Save You From Financial Disaster It's not just about retirement. Tax-favored retirement accounts like IRAs and 401(k) plans come with a host of benefits. |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
When Not to Roll Over Sometimes it's best to leave your 401(k) money with your old boss. |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Roll Over, Cash! Nowadays, it's quite common for people to change jobs every few years. If this sounds like you, there are some important retirement concepts you should consider. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Wealth-Maker for the Next 35 Years For 35 years, IRAs have helped in the quest for a secure retirement. Use them well, and they'll become an important part of your overall financial plan. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 E. Thomas Foster Jr. |
The Myths and Realities of Roth IRA Conversions Think the conversion privilege is just a one-year opportunity? Think again. |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Smart Moves to Secure Your Retirement It takes a lifetime of smart investing to build up the nest egg you need to have a financially secure retirement. Once you've successfully retired, though, it still takes clever planning to hang onto as much of your money as you possibly can. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Alyce Lomax |
Don't Be a Pushover, Just Roll It Over When you leave a job you may be able to put your 401(k) into what is more often than not the best option: a rollover IRA, which offers maximum flexibility. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 David Liebrock |
Mining 401(k) Gold Small- and mid-sized companies are looking for help with their retirement plans. Here's how to reach out to this untapped market. |
CFO May 1, 2007 Russ Banham |
To Rollover, or Not? Why retirees should think twice before shifting 401(k) assets into an IRA. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
How To Deal With an Old 401(k) When (and how) to reclaim an old account, and when to leave it put. |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
I Love Roth 401(k)s If you've ever looked into opening an individual retirement account, you've no doubt discovered the Roth IRA. Now there's a new option for its devoted fans, the Roth 401(k). |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Why the Roth Rules Compared with a 401(k) or traditional IRA, a Roth likely will lead to more money in retirement. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
401(k) Status Report Fidelity's numbers and the state of 401(k) accounts. |
The Motley Fool July 23, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Forgotten 401(k)s Take your retirement account back from your former employer. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Susan Hartman |
Getting With The Act Here's how the Pension Protection Act of 2006 changes retirement planning and what investment advisors need to know about the tax implications therein. Memo to Nonspouse Beneficiaries... etc. |
AFP eWire December 17, 2010 |
IRA Charitable Rollover Included in Final Tax Bill - Provision Could Boost Giving by Billions Annually The IRA Charitable Rollover would allow donors age 70 1/2 to exclude from their taxable income any IRA funds up to $100,000 that have been withdrawn and transferred to a charity when filing a tax return |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Ed Slott |
A Helping Hand A new IRS ruling highlights the problems of inheriting company retirement plans, particularly when the beneficiary is a young spouse. |