Retirement scan

Divorce is expected to be different for couples who are in their advance years than when they were younger.

Many seniors who succeeded in retirement set their sights on becoming millionaires while they were young.

Clients will be better off using the income allocation strategy than the asset allocation approach when building a retirement portfolio, an advisor says.

Employees are advised to start looking for coverage in the marketplace, which will be open for 2019 enrollment from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15.

Retirees may have gotten out of the workforce too early if they are not yet eligible to claim health coverage through Medicare.

Dividend income is taxed lower than interest yields. And for the federal taxes that apply, clients can take steps to minimize those as well.

The new tax law lowers the tax rates for many investors, allowing clients to enhance tax savings on the converted amount.

Seniors need to be mindful of enrollment deadlines with Medicare.

Congress is considering a proposal that would allow small companies to create a multiple-employer retirement plan to enable their workers to build their nest eggs,

Instead of making quarterly tax payments, retirees have the option of having the payments withheld from their Social Security and pension benefits.