Product & Service Launches – 1/8/2026

Advisors Capital, WealthFeed Partner to Offer Advisers AI-Powered Lead Generation

Advisors Capital Management LLC, a registered investment adviser, partnered with WealthFeed Inc., an artificial intelligence-powered prospecting platform, to allow advisers participating in ACM’s PathFinder platform access to WealthFeed.

The PathFinder platform provides additional retirement solutions for participants in 401(k), 403(b), 401(a) and 457(b) plans, accessible via self-directed brokerage accounts. The partnership combines WealthFeed’s prospecting signals—including business sales, executive transitions, inheritance and liquidity events—with PathFinder’s retirement planning capabilities.

MassMutual Ascend Launches Optional Income Rider on Fixed-Index Annuities

MassMutual Ascend Life Insurance Co. launched an optional income rider, the Income Ascender, for its fixed-index annuities.

The Income Ascender offers guaranteed growth of the benefit base; a stream of lifetime income; flexibility on how and when to receive the income; and return-of-rider charges if income payments have not started before death.

Vestwell Creates Hub for ABLE Accounts

Vestwell Holdings Inc. announced Thursday its new hub for ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts—savings plans for people with qualifying disabilities. Using the hub, organizations will be able to integrate ABLE programs directly into their financial benefits offerings.

At the start of the year, eligibility for ABLE accounts expanded to people whose disabilities began before age 46, up from the original cut-off age of 26.

“With the age-of-onset change, ABLE savings programs are entering a new era of possibility,” said Juliana Crist, Vestwell’s new head of ABLE programs, in a statement. “Financial independence should not depend on when your disability began, and this expansion gives millions of Americans a safe place to save without risking access to essential benefits.”

ABLE account owners can contribute up to $20,000 in 2026 and qualify for the IRS Saver’s Credit.

RightCapital Introduces Automatic Plan Transitions Solution

RightCapital launched on Tuesday an automated plan transitions feature to help advisers migrate financial plans to RightCapital from MoneyGuide.

The system leverages optical character recognition technology to translate report data into RightCapital for the adviser to review and transition to a new or existing client plan.

American Life Expands Solutions Into Alaska and Washington

American Life & Security Corp. expanded its full suite of retirement products into Washington state and its America Select Fixed Index Annuity and American Classic Multi-Year Rate Guarantee into Alaska.

American Life products are now available in 28 states and Washington, D.C., according to the announcement.