In Practice

Eight in ten advisers at broker/dealers and insurance companies say the idea of being an independent registered investment adviser (RIA) is appealing, according to a Schwab survey. 

Morningstar released a report analyzing its annual Mutual Fund Stewardship Grade designation, which found the funds with the highest marks are most likely to survive in the long-run.

In the 9th Annual MetLife Study of Employee Benefits Trends, over 60% of Baby Boomers indicate they are behind in saving for retirement.

Employees have disparate preferences when it comes to benefits communications, indicating a need for a multi-faceted approach, MetLife found.

The composition of a company’s employees are more of an influence on whether an employer-sponsored plan is available than the size of the company, according to the Investment...

Women are increasingly making their own decisions about how to invest money, and are more likely to use advisers than men, according to Mintel, a market research firm. 

According to Cogent Research, institutional investors are more concerned about an asset manager's stability than its performance record.

A survey from The Principal finds that non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC) solutions continue to be viewed by employers and participants as a valuable benefit.

In its “Advisor Assets in Motion” report, Cogent Research found nearly 50% of advisers are not winning as many rollover assets as they could be.  

The Newport Group opened a client service center in Dallas to support its growing deferred compensation and executive benefits business services.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found men and women are equally likely to say they (and/or their spouse) have saved for retirement or are currently saving for...

Vanguard research shows that defined contribution (DC) savings for most participants continued to grow over three- and five-year periods, even during the turbulent years of 2008–2009.

 MFS Investment Management's Investing Sentiment Survey found several disconnects between what advisers think investors feel, and what investors are actually feeling. 

A survey from Capital One Bank found that more than one-third (37%) of Americans plan to spend all or part of this year’s refund.

Seventy-nine percent of respondents to a Charles Schwab poll cite charitable giving as a priority, outranking a surprising number of other priorities.

In a Webinar discussing the power of real-time marketing on social media platforms, authors of a new book asked the financial industry–why are we so behind? 

Fifty-five percent of plan sponsors say they have no plans to adopt automatic enrollment in 2011, according to a recently released survey.

3(21) limited scope investment advisers are used more frequently than 3(38) outsourced investment advisers, according to a Grant Thornton survey.

Russell Investments' quarterly Financial Professional Outlook found 75% of advisers predict 2011 to be a year of substantial growth.  

Half (51%) of advisers agree that having a fiduciary standard is an “extremely” or “very” big differentiator when attracting new clients, according to ByAllAccounts, Inc., an account aggregation...