Retirement planning

With congressional action making 401(k) plan savings leakage more likely, advisers must increase focus on holistic financial wellness as a preventative measure.

Clients should learn to reduce their housing, transportation and food costs, cut unnecessary expenses, and develop the habit of packing their lunch to work.

After noticing that workers were borrowing against their 401(k)s, the insurer launched a fiscal wellbeing program to address their money woes.

Employees should search the Department of Labor's Form 5500 filings to get their former employer's contact information.

Clients should search the Department of Labor's Form 5500 filings to get their former employer's contact information.

By leaving retirement accounts as is, Congress missed an opportunity to help workers who have not saved for the future.

Clients who intend to name minor children as beneficiaries of their IRAs should take taxes into consideration before making a decision.

Clients who intend to name minor children as beneficiaries of their IRAs should take into consideration the "kiddie tax" before making a decision.

It is also not expected to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate.

Retirees are often pushed into a different tax bracket with many paying more in retirement than they were while working.

Advisers should use storytelling to make handling post-retirement finances relatable and to encourage active planning for the future.

Retirees are often pushed into a different tax bracket with many paying more in retirement than they were while working.

A proposal that deals with pass-through entities could cause businesses to reconsider adopting or maintaining retirement plans because of significant financial disincentives.

Rep. Kevin Brady doesn’t plan to reduce the contributions American workers can make to 401(k) retirement plans.

The proposal to limit the 401(k) tax deductions would affect 55 million Americans of all ages and income levels, according to study.

There are a number of tasks to complete with upcoming deadlines to keep in compliance with ERISA.

The proposal to limit the 401(k) tax deductions would affect 55 million Americans of all ages and income levels, according to study.

From cost and compliance worries to doubt in employee interest levels, these companies often incorrectly assume 401(k) plans are not for them, but advisers can clear up these misconceptions.

House Republicans’ tax-overhaul bill will raise the amounts that American workers can contribute to their 401(k) retirement accounts, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Sunday.

Congress’s proposed limit on retirement contributions could hurt low, middle-income workers.