State-Run Auto-IRAs Will Help Close the Coverage Gap
Sources view state-run retirement savings plans as useful for improving retirement readiness, as well as a potential business opportunity for advisers.
The Path Ahead for Small Firms and Independent RIAs
Just 5% of RIA firms advise on $1 billion or more in assets, but they service more than 60% of the industry’s total.
Rollover Mechanics and the Most Common Mistakes
Besides failing to invest the money within the IRS’s 60-day window—the most common mistake according to the experts—another frequent error impacts those who cash out of their workplace retirement plan.
The Next Generation of Producers Is Emerging
The median age of advisory firm associates is 42, while the median age of lead advisers is now 46 years, down from 50 as measured in 2015.
‘Stretch IRAs,’ Multigenerational Inheritance and the SECURE Act
Low and middle-income Americans struggling to save for retirement are depending on the U.S. Senate to pass the SECURE Act, advocates say. At present, one roadblock seems to the law’s treatment of “stretch IRAs.”
The DOL’s Fiduciary Race Ahead of 2021
There is precious little time remaining for the proposal and adoption of any new advisory industry conflict of interest rules that the DOL hopes to make effective during this presidential administration.
Former House Speaker Boehner and Rep. Crowley Talk Union Pension Crisis
The influential former lawmakers are using their combined bipartisan stature to advocate for progress on the union multiemployer pension funding crisis.
Meet Your FINRA Board of Governors Large Firm Candidates
A contested election for a seat on the FINRA Board of Governors will be settled at the annual meeting of member firms on August 19. PLANADVISER spoke recently with both candidates in the tight race for the open large firm seat.
A DOL Secretary Scalia Would Quickly Find Direction
Having served as the DOL Solicitor General under the Bush Administration, experts suggest, Eugene Scalia would likely hit the ground running as a Labor Secretary with a conservative agenda.
HSAs, FSAs and HRAs: Get to Know the Health Savings Alphabet
The account types differ quite a lot. Some require same-year spending, most are owned by the employer, and one comes with a triple tax advantage.
The Retirement Crisis Is a Coverage Crisis
For those workers who are offered a retirement savings plan at work, the U.S. retirement system functions pretty well; solutions are needed, however, to extend coverage to millions more Americans.
Retirement Readiness From a Global Perspective
Advisers across the developed world adhere to similar philosophies and policies when it comes to helping people plan for retirement.
Fiduciary Clarity Needed for Successful Open MEP Expansion
Open MEPs as detailed in the SECURE Act offer a structure for a small plan to get maximum fiduciary support, experts say, but the roles and responsibilities of all the parties involved can be hard to keep straight.
Market Sentiment for Second Half of 2019 Varies
It’s hard to know what investments to put into place when market watchers are in disagreement, but one thing they can agree on is that retirement investors must stay focused on the long-term.
Human Error Leaves Retirement Plan Data Exposed
Experts in financial services cybersecurity are confident in most organizations’ technical strategies—in their use of sophisticated firewalls, encryption and network security tools—but there is much more concern about the human element of data protection.