In Practice

Institutional investors worldwide are expecting to make many asset allocation changes in the next one to two years, according to the new Fidelity Global Institutional Investor Survey. 

Advisers recommend an average of just 2.2 plan providers to prospective clients, a new report suggests. 

A majority of Millennials entering the workforce are enrolled in their employer’s plan and begin saving earlier in their career due to automatic enrollment, an analysis finds.

Data from Cerulli Associates shows a bright future for fee-based advisory arrangements—but individual advisory firms may struggle to maintain profitability. 

But people give themselves a “C” when it comes to actually being prepared to retire.

A new survey found that most independent financial advisers expect a strong economy for 2017 under President-elect Donald Trump, and a majority want him to repeal the DOL...

Affluent investors seek out advice from multiple providers because they are hesitant to trust a single source, a new analysis suggests. 

A new report by EBRI suggests that the Census Bureau’s estimates of steep declines in employer-sponsored retirement plan participation were misleading.

GAO also says requiring participants to be employed on the last day of the year to receive matching contributions also lowers potential retirement savings.

 

The minimum investment for these types of services is as low as $5,000.

CFP Board identifies this type of saver as confident about their retirement prospects.

The key to the increase in engagement seems to be automatic and mobile enrollment. 

Women are more worried about their finances and willing to work with advisers.

“It is essential for traditional financial advice providers to view digital advice delivery not as a force that will displace them, but instead as a way to deliver...

Retail banks, active investment managers, defined contribution plan advisers, recordkeepers—they’re all focused on building client trust as a crucial element of future sales success.  

While a handful of firms are moving away from commission-based retirement accounts in light of the DOL’s fiduciary rule, Cambridge Investment Group says it will keep supporting these...

In light of the DOL’s fiduciary rule, advisory firms are increasingly utilizing digital portfolios with low-cost ETFs; however, some advisers are voicing concern over the potential risks associated...

More participants are putting all their assets in a single target-date fund—using TDFs as their designers generally intend.

While a report from the DOL shows increases in employers adopting both DB and DC plans and assets growing, it also indicates retirement plans are paying out more...

While usage of automatic plan features is falling, there is more interest in offering managed accounts and investment advice, research finds.