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Greg Iacurci

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

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DFA breaks into target date fund market with unique investment approach

Manager is hoping to garner assets in a crowded market through a strategy targeting the stability of investors' retirement income stream.

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Active target date managers make tweaks ahead of Fed rate hike

Active managers have made small changes on the margins of their TDF portfolios, which could give them a short-term advantage over passive managers.

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Schwab, Morningstar partner on 401(k) managed accounts

Schwab Retirement Plan Services is trying to get advisers more involved in 401(k) managed accounts through a new service for customized fund selection and portfolio construction for participants.

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The time is now to consider alts ahead of Fed rate hike

To buffer clients' portfolios ahead of a rising-rate environment, financial advisers should consider allocating to liquid alternative strategies.

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Smart-beta managers call out active managers on transparency

Smart-beta funds offer investors more transparency because they must announce rule changes ahead of time.

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Insurers adding optional death benefits to IOVA contracts

The optional features allow for more investor choice and seek to capitalize on strong IOVA sales.

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Genworth doubles down on LTC business in challenging market

The firm is suspending sales in traditional life insurance and fixed annuity products in the first quarter of 2016.

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Investors are grading advisers on investment skill — and advisers might not know it

A new service lets investors grade advisers based on investment performance, which advisers say may put too much emphasis on investing advice — and maybe even weaken job security.

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Baby boomers, shift to 401(k)s will send megabucks to advisers by 2020

New report forecasts $1.5T will flow to defined contribution and retail investment markets.

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MassMutual teams with Envestnet on defined-contribution managed-account service

Insurer is trying to capitalize on big growth seen among asset-allocation products in the DC market and betting managed accounts become more widely used.