The Big Picture

JULY 16, 2025

At The Money: The Right Way to Spend Your Money in Retirement (July 16, 2025) One of the biggest challenges of retirement is actually spending your money! She joins Barry Ritholtz to discuss what you need to know about planning for retirement. She is the Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning at Morningstar.

Retirement

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 15, 2025

This lack of clarity made retirement planning significantly more challenging. The key point is that while the WEP and GPO only affected a certain subset of retirees and spouses, these provisions made planning more complex for those impacted.

Government

NAIFA Advisor Today

JUNE 13, 2025

For financial advisors helping clients prepare for retirement, understanding and planning for the costs associated with Medicare is critical. While these costs are often lower than those incurred through pre-65 health insurance, they remain significant, especially when viewed over a multi-decade retirement.

Retirement Planning

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 25, 2025

Many financial advisory clients might work for 40 years or more, ideally seeing their income – and capacity to save for retirement – increase over time as they advance in their careers. Still others, including adherents of the Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement, may hope to retire even sooner.

Retirement

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 4, 2025

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey of wealth management firm leaders found that while respondents were confident in their abilities, many are facing challenges finding the right people for their teams and creating time to support them RIAs are being targeted by a phishing attack impersonating an SEC official, highlighting the value of (..)

Financial Planner

Wealth Management

JULY 2, 2025

Open, honest and candid discussion about retirement plans for Amazon drivers, retirement assets sliding, a lack of plan sponsor fiduciary awareness and more.

Retirement Planning

Trade Brains

JULY 9, 2025

That means if your retirement plan underestimates medical costs, you risk serious shortfalls. For instance, a retired government employee receiving a fixed monthly pension of ₹40,000 ten years ago might find its value significantly reduced today if inflation averaged around 6% annually. on June 6, 2025 , and cut CRR by 100 bps.

Retirement Planning

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 21, 2025

When onboarding new clients, financial advisors often use a three-meeting cadence: a Discovery Meeting to gather information, a Presentation Meeting to discuss the plan, and an Implementation Meeting to finalize it. while also setting the tone for a long-term planning relationship built on trust and deeper client engagement.

Retirement

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 21, 2025

When onboarding new clients, financial advisors often use a three-meeting cadence: a Discovery Meeting to gather information, a Presentation Meeting to discuss the plan, and an Implementation Meeting to finalize it. while also setting the tone for a long-term planning relationship built on trust and deeper client engagement.

Retirement

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Also in industry news this week: While many financial advisors are paying close attention to the potential extension of sunsetting measures within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in the coming year, legislation related to retirement savings could be on Congress' agenda as well Fidelity is planning to change the default for its existing RIA non-retirement (..)

Financial Planner

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 10, 2025

These services may range from 'standard' offerings like retirement planning to less traditional areas like credit card consulting. Financial advicers often market their comprehensive financial services as a way to differentiate themselves from other advisory firms and to stand out in the broader landscape of financial advice.

Clients

Wealth Management

MAY 21, 2025

Open, honest and candid discussion about Empower adding private markets to TDFs, startup adding leveraged financing to retirement plans, the growing wave of forfeiture cases and ways to deal with the IRA rollover problem.

Retirement Planning

Wealth Management

MAY 14, 2025

Empower has worked with private market investment providers such as Apollo and Goldman Sachs to make private credit, equity, and real estate available in defined contribution retirement plans.

Retirement Planning

Wealth Management

JUNE 17, 2025

sends favorable message to advisors on managed accounts in retirement plans, highlighting key distinctions. Court dismissal of Hanigan v. Bechtel Global Corp.

Accounting

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Also in industry news this week: According to a recent survey, advisors are putting an increasing share of client assets into model portfolios, allowing for customization and time savings that advisors appear to be using to provide more comprehensive planning services RIA M&A deal volume saw an annual record in 2024 as a lower cost of capital, (..)

Financial Planner

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 23, 2025

Firms can spotlight the concrete financial services they provide – such as tax strategies, retirement planning, or investment management – in clear, client-friendly language. Financially motivated prospects, meanwhile, benefit from clarity and specificity.

Communication

Getting Your Financial Ducks In A Row

MARCH 10, 2025

Many of us are covered by one or more types of defined contribution retirement plans, such as a 401(k), 403(b), 457, or any of a number of other plans. What many of these plans have in common is that they are referred to as Cash Or Deferred Arrangements (CODA), as designated by the IRS. How, you might ask?

Retirement Planning

Darrow Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The idea of living off dividends in retirement sounds nice, but investors often don’t realize how much money they’ll need invested to generate enough income from dividends to cover lifestyle expenses. You may need more money than you think to retire on dividends. Retire on dividends?

Retirement

Carson Wealth

MAY 29, 2025

Imagine yourself on your last ride home from work on the day you retire. It probably depends on whether you have a strong plan in place for income during your retirement years. Having a retirement planning checklist can help make this final commute the time of reflection and joy it should be.

Retirement Planning

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Also in industry news this week: Why the announced acquisition of RIA custodian TradePMR by retail brokerage firm Robinhood could prove to be a boon for RIAs on TradePMR's platform, who could receive a wave of referrals from Robinhood's massive base of next-generation retail clients How Morningstar is cutting the "Medalist Ratings" of thousands of (..)

Financial Planner

Wealth Management

JUNE 3, 2025

Seattle-based RIA Coldstream acquires Cable Hill Partners, a $2 billion Portland firm, expanding its retirement plan services.

Retirement Planning

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Notably, estimating benefits in this way isn't a simple 'back-of-the-envelope' calculation, given the complexity of the rules determining the calculation of Social Security retirement, spousal, and survivor benefits.

Retirement

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 8, 2025

Solo 401(k) plans are a popular retirement savings vehicle for self-employed business owners. By maximizing both the employee employer contributions, solo 401(k) plan owners can often save significantly more than is possible with other types of retirement plans available to self-employed workers, like SEPs and standard IRAs.

Taxes

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 31, 2025

Also in industry news this week: While RIA M&A deal flow hit record levels in 2024 (both in terms of volume and the speed of completing them), firm valuations saw relatively modest gains In its latest annual regulatory oversight report, FINRA joined the SEC in flagging the potential risks to firm and client data from the use of third-party vendors (..)

Financial Planner

NAIFA Advisor Today

APRIL 10, 2025

Retirement Plans and Retirement Planning , a newly revised ebook by Kenn B. Tacchino , JD, LLM, Professor of Taxation and Financial Planning at Widener University , is a valuable resource for financial planning students and practitioners.

Retirement Planning

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Also in industry news this week: A recent study suggests that while a majority of financial advisory clients surveyed have only had 1 advisor, deteriorating client service is a key risk factor that could sway certain clients to leave for a different advisor RIA M&A activity in 2024 is poised to surpass the total number of deals seen in 2023, according (..)

Financial Planner

Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 18, 2024

(tonyisola.com) Aging 10 steps to prepare financially for retirement, including 'Design a retirement paycheck.' theretirementmanifesto.com) How to think about retirement planning even though it may be decades off. nextbigideaclub.com) Some updated estimates of sustainable retirement withdrawal rates.

Retirement Planning

Wealth Management

MAY 16, 2025

Retirement plan advisors need to take the rising trend of ERISA forfeiture lawsuits seriously to protect their clients from potential legal risks.

Retirement Planning

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 25, 2025

Also in industry news this week: A recent report highlights the rapid growth of RIA "consolidators" , with advisors seeking them out for compliance and succession support, though concerns about a potential loss of autonomy and independence from joining one remain The Treasury has delayed until 2028 the effective date for a proposed Anti-Money Laundering (..)

Financial Planner

Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 8, 2025

youtube.com) Peter Lazaroff on the need for professional help in retirement planning. Podcasts Ryan Morrissey talks with Larry Swedroe author of "Enrich Your Future: Keys to Successful Investing." peterlazaroff.com) Katie Gatti Tassin talks with Dana Miranda author of "You Don't Need a Budget."

Retirement Planning

Wealth Management

JUNE 26, 2025

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Financial Advisor

Wealth Management

JULY 2, 2025

As a result, financial advisors should start honing the services Gen X members will likely benefit from the most, including retirement planning, estate and tax planning and mortgage refinancing. trillion annually over the next decade as part of the great wealth transfer, a new report finds. trillion annually.

Financial Advisor

Abnormal Returns

MAY 28, 2025

(podcast.moneywithkatie.com) Brendan Frazier talks retirement planning with Dan Haylett. podcasts.apple.com) Retirement Six big retirement myths. morningstar.com) 11 ways retirees can damage their retirement. bestinterest.blog) Decision making Important financial decisions require judgment, not just numbers.

Retirement Planning

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 9, 2025

Also in industry news this week: Younger Americans are eager for financial advice (and appear willing to pay for it) according to a recent survey, creating a potential opportunity for advisors who have the wherewithal and capacity to meet their planning priorities (which can differ from older, retirement-focused clients) A study of advisors who are (..)

Financial Planner

Zoe Financial

JUNE 20, 2025

At Zoe Financial, we’ve seen firsthand how proactive planning with a fiduciary advisor helps individuals protect and grow their wealth across generations. This guide consolidates what we’ve learned to help you refine, update, or pressure-test your current retirement and estate strategy with confidence.

Retirement Planning

MainStreet Financial Planning

JULY 25, 2025

Retirement should bring financial freedom and peace of mind—not stress about market swings. Your plan can be built to handle it. Here’s how to build resilience into your retirement plan, no matter what the markets are doing. Debt: Do your best to minimize high-interest debt before retiring. The good news?

Retirement

Abnormal Returns

APRIL 23, 2025

Podcasts Peter Lazaroff talks with Christine Benz about the most overlooked parts of a retirement plan. peterlazaroff.com) Steve Chen talks all things Social Security with Devin Carroll, author of "Social Security Basics." podcasts.apple.com) Jason and Jeff talk with Ben Carlson about navigating market noise and more.

Retirement Planning