In Practice November 3rd, 2022 FINRA Prompts Succession Planning for Aging Adviser Industry Financial Regulator FINRA issues guidance on succession planning for the graying adviser space, including small firms looking to sell.
Data & Research October 31st, 2022 The Case for the 60/40 Portfolio’s Survival – In Two Charts 60/40 investing for long-term savers is coming under fire with the recent market downturn and rise in alternative options. Researchers...
Data & Research October 28th, 2022 Which Party Does the Financial Industry Support? It’s complicated. Data shows that some sub-industries within finance tend to support Democrats while others support Republicans.
Data & Research October 27th, 2022 Half of Americans Say They’re Reducing or Stopping Retirement Savings Due to Inflation An Allianz survey finds another 43% of Americans are also dipping into savings to meet costs. But recent PLANSPONSOR and...
Data & Research October 27th, 2022 Young Workers Want Cryptocurrency in 401(k)s These workers are more likely to consider a broad range of retirement plan investments and want more options.
Data & Research October 27th, 2022 Market ‘Fear Factor’ Has Retail Annuities Booming. Can In-Plan Options Catch the Tailwind? Market volatility is contributing to record sales of retail annuities. But in-plan annuities to provide guaranteed income in retirement are...
Data & Research October 24th, 2022 Inflation Concerns Have Spiked for Investors, with Retirement Effects Investors who work with an adviser or financial professional are more likely to have a plan to generate income in...
In Practice October 21st, 2022 Advisers are Adopting Technology, Model Portfolios More practices are looking to upgrade their technology and implement direct indexing and model portfolios as they look to spend...
Data & Research October 21st, 2022 Millennials and Gen Z Wealth Rises 25%, Outpacing Gen X and Boomers The growing wealth of younger generations brings more challenges – and opportunities – to the investing and retirement planning sector,...
Data & Research October 21st, 2022 Annuities as Part of Target-Date Funds Grow in Popularity Cerulli retirement research shows growing interest in TDFs with guaranteed income for plan sponsors’ lifetime income options among consultants.
Data & Research October 21st, 2022 Think Again: When Should Workers Begin Saving for Retirement? A new study in the Journal of Retirement argues that if one’s goal for retirement saving is to keep their...
Data & Research October 20th, 2022 Financial Advisers Increasingly Turn to Alternative Investments Amid Stock and Bond Declines A Broadridge adviser survey saw an 8% jump in alt investment use over the year, though many aren’t fully satisfied...
In Practice October 20th, 2022 Know Where the Puck Will Be Advisers discussed three areas of focus to position practices for the future.
Data & Research October 19th, 2022 The Appeal of Guaranteed Lifetime Income Option Is Growing Among Participants While more participants are looking for a consistent source of income in retirement, they also want the flexibility to change...
Data & Research October 18th, 2022 High-Net-Worth Individuals Worry if They Will Have Enough to Retire While millionaires are saving more compared to the average, it’s not at a great enough amount to make a significant...
In Practice October 18th, 2022 Recordkeepers Help Advisers Get Personal How recordkeepers partner with advisers on managed accounts, retirement income and financial wellness.
In Practice October 18th, 2022 Getting Advisers Comfortable With the Future of Retirement Planning DCIO is out; co-distribution is in, according to a panel discussion at the LeafHouse National Retirement Symposium.
Data & Research October 18th, 2022 Annuity Customer Satisfaction on the Decline Customers are less satisfied with the cost of annuities and have a lower likelihood of purchasing another financial product.
Data & Research October 13th, 2022 Financial Challenges Prevent Saving for Retirement A new Goldman Sachs Asset Management retirement report finds myriad competing financial priorities are impeding participants from saving sufficiently for...
Data & Research October 12th, 2022 Assets in Aon PEP Pass Milestone Aon has gathered significant retirement assets in pooled employer plans and has urged Congress to extend PEPs to 403(b) plan...