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Workers’ financial and retirement confidence have languished since 2022
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2024
Workers’ financial and retirement confidence have languished since 2022

Index points to a gap between people's current sense of security and their readiness for retirement.

By Leo Almazora
Racial divides in retirement readiness exposed in new report
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2024
Racial divides in retirement readiness exposed in new report

Survey data point to demographic disparities in retirement savings, confidence, and awareness.

By Leo Almazora
A pooled employer plan with personalized TDFs is landing soon
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2024
A pooled employer plan with personalized TDFs is landing soon

American Funds, which has been the top seller of target-date mutual funds for two years, says it has something new for the PEPs space.

By Emile Hallez
‘How do I blow up the industry?’
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2024
‘How do I blow up the industry?’

There’s such little diversity of experiences within the profession, says advisor.

By Emily Douglas
‘I wanted to assist people like me’
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2024
‘I wanted to assist people like me’

How industry professional found his calling away from traditional retirement planning.

By Emily Douglas
Robinhood is paying 3 percent bonuses for IRA rollovers. Is it enough?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2024
Robinhood is paying 3 percent bonuses for IRA rollovers. Is it enough?

It's a concept that's hardly new in financial services, but the brokerage is offering significantly more than competitors.

By Emile Hallez
Estimated health care expenses in retirement increase again: EBRI
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2024
Estimated health care expenses in retirement increase again: EBRI

Men on Medicare would need as much as $184,000 to have a 90 percent chance of meeting their health care costs, and women as much as $217,000.

By Josh Welsh
Bitcoin ETFs in 401(k)s a useful diversifier, proponents say
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2024
Bitcoin ETFs in 401(k)s a useful diversifier, proponents say

Such ETFs could become a small component of target-date funds.

By Emile Hallez
Social Security Administration weighs in on bill to repeal taxes on benefits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 29, 2024
Social Security Administration weighs in on bill to repeal taxes on benefits

The program's chief actuary says the bill would improve the long-term solvency of Social Security.

By Gregg Greenberg
Critics of DOL fiduciary proposal work to generate Democratic opposition
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 29, 2024
Critics of DOL fiduciary proposal work to generate Democratic opposition

‘When you have both sides come together and support something – or in this case oppose something – we can put forth better policies for retirement savers,’ says a financial industry lobbyist

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Betterment at Work offers student-loan matching in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2024
Betterment at Work offers student-loan matching in 401(k)s

The product arrives as a provision of the SECURE 2.0 Act goes into effect that makes workers' qualified student loan repayments eligible for 401(k) matching contributions from their employers.

By InvestmentNews
Prudential, Fidelity collaborate on new decumulation option for DC plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2024
Prudential, Fidelity collaborate on new decumulation option for DC plans

The firms say that 100,000 people will benefit from the new product.

By Steve Randall
Could limiting tax breaks for 401(k)s rescue Social Security?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2024
Could limiting tax breaks for 401(k)s rescue Social Security?

As Social Security inches closer to insolvency, the tax breaks provided to 401(k)s, defined-benefit plans and IRAs could be revamped to fix the system, according to a recent paper.

By Emile Hallez
Annuity sales smash record set in 2022
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2024
Annuity sales smash record set in 2022

Led by demand for fixed products, total annuity sales were up 23% last year, according to Limra.

By Emile Hallez
Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL

If the Chevron deference is overturned, 'the SEC will no longer be able to create new rules that are designed to apply to new things going on in the marketplace,' an attorney says.

By Emile Hallez
Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making

With the program’s trust funds scheduled to be depleted by 2034, the threat is real, but so is the impasse in the nation’s capital.

By Emile Hallez
What to expect while you’re expecting the fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2024
What to expect while you’re expecting the fiduciary rule

Although there will almost certainly be a legal challenge, don’t count on it going away, lawyers say. Here are some big issues to watch for.

By Emile Hallez
Captrust acquires $770M Texas RIA
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 18, 2024
Captrust acquires $770M Texas RIA

Engrave Wealth Partners, based in The Woodlands, has 10 team members.

By InvestmentNews
DOL gives go-ahead to auto enrollment in emergency accounts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 17, 2024
DOL gives go-ahead to auto enrollment in emergency accounts

The regulator issued a set of answers to frequently asked questions addressing contributions, limits and investment types.

By Emile Hallez
Fintech launches annuities platform
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 17, 2024
Fintech launches annuities platform

Flourish aims to facilitate RIAs’ access to annuities.

By InvestmentNews