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Economic and Market Outlooks for the Year Ahead
Next year’s outlook emphasizes growth from easing policies, AI and infrastructure.
Product and Service Launches – 11/27/24
Strive Makes Direct Indexing available on Fidelity and Schwab platforms; Alera Group deploys TIFIN @Work’s AI-powered platform; Vanguard launches 2 ETFs.
11th Annual Retirement Survey: Changing Viewpoints
As retirement plans transition from supplemental savings vehicles to the primary income source for many retirees, plan participants’ perspectives on retirement have shifted significantly. While concerns about risks...
Sponsored by American Century Investments
On Demand October Sees Gain in Corporate Pension Funded Status
An increase in discount rates helped corporate pensions by offsetting both a decline in asset values and weak investment returns.
Plan Advisers Say Election ‘Noise’ Worth Addressing With Clients
While retirement investing is for the long term, advisers agree it’s important to proactively discuss this week’s election with clients—even if to pivot to more perennial topics.
AI Can Be Helpful for FAs—but Mostly In-House for Now
Speakers at an eMoney financial adviser summit noted that AI is most useful for wealth managers as a practice management tool, ideally freeing up advisers for more human...
Product and Service Launches – 10/17/24
Diamond Hill launches Core Plus Bond Strategy; Rockefeller Asset Management expands active ETF lineup with small-mid-cap ETF, RSMC; PensionPro, Dynamis provide real-time data access to TPAs; and more.
Elections, Inflation Top Client Concerns
A survey of 300 FAs found clients fretting over the fall elections and a market downturn, while advisers are more concerned with losing clients amid the generational wealth...
Wealth Transfer Presents Opportunity for Financial Advisers
Millennials, surviving spouses and pre-retiree women are set to benefit most from the great wealth transfer.
Stable Value Players Meet Amid Recovering Market, Decumulation Push
At SVIA’s conference in Washington D.C. this week, participants considered what lower interest rates mean for the defined contribution investment vehicle and its potential as a decumulation tool.
September Shows Slight Decline in Funding Status for Most DB Plans
The majority of pension consultancies report liabilities edged out strong market results.
Auto-IRAs May Need Better Emergency Withdrawal Comms
A study by Boston College researchers finds state auto-IRA savers may not know how flexible the accounts can be.
401(k) Traders Shifting to Fixed Income
There is a ‘rebalancing’ happening after four consecutive quarters of a lean toward equity investing, according to Alight data.
Cheri Belski Joins LPL Financial as Head of Investment Solutions
The former head of product at T. Rowe Price will lead all major investment initiatives.
TDFs: Set, But Not Forgotten
TDFs may be ‘set it and forget it’ investment vehicles, but they continue to evolve to meet plan sponsor needs of low-cost options and further customization.
Sponsored by MetLife
Interest Grows in Finding New Uses for Stable Value
MetLife’s 2024 Stable Value Study found that defined contribution plan sponsors and plan advisers understand the benefits of stable value investments and are open to using the vehicles...
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Rate Cuts Changing DC Investing Landscape
Experts at a PLANADVISER webinar highlighted the effects of interest rate cuts on stable value and money market funds.
Staffing an RIA to Serve Small, Midsize Plans
An adviser leverages a strong back office, technology and careful selection of providers to serve an ‘underserved’ plan market.
Social Security: Beyond the Headlines
The third story in this quarter’s PLANADVISER In-Depth considers the current state of Social Security.
Rate Cuts and Retirement Saving
DC asset managers weigh in on what the Federal Reserve’s widely expected interest rate cut regime may portend for retirement plan investing.