Greg was a reporter for InvestmentNews from 2015 to 2019, covering defined-contribution plans, retirement planning, insurance, taxes and estate planning, before then moving to CNBC as a Personal Finance Reporter. He tweets at: @GregIacurci
Traditionally the realm of multibillion-dollar 401(k) plans, recent lawsuits have targeted plans with as little as $188 million.
Regulation's language is similar to that of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule.
The ultimate goal is to engage all 401(k) participants by offering in-plan financial advice.
Security concerns change dynamic of 401(k) information ownership.
Aggregator firms are infringing more on broker-dealers' turf, but brokerage executives don't seem rattled by the additional competition.
The firm's suite of wealth management services can cater to the full spectrum of 401(k) participants.
Participation and auto-enrollment are much lower among small retirement plans than larger ones, Vanguard survey finds.
Advisers who pull their fee from nonqualified annuities could cause a taxable event for their clients.
The deal would net Schwab roughly $100 billion in new assets.
The brokerage hopes to capture more retirement plan clients and push assets into its small-market 401(k) product.
