Data & Research August 21st, 2026 How Rising National Debt Threatens Social Security, US Retirement The Conference Board outlines fiscal scenarios that could strain Social Security and raise borrowing costs.
In Practice August 21st, 2026 2025 Emerging Leaders Share Optimism for Industry Last year’s cohort of PLANADVISER Emerging Leaders share what makes them excited about the future of their field.
Data & Research August 20th, 2026 Small Employers See Largest Gains in Retirement Coverage Industries with historically low plan participation rates and hourly employees are seeing particularly large gains in coverage, according to Gusto.
Products & Services August 20th, 2026 Products & Services Launches – 8/20/2026 Finny launches ‘Pay-as-You-Grow’ pricing for advisers; Equity Trust uses Crowd Street’s private market investment platform; Stash and Capitalize announce new...
Data & Research August 20th, 2026 While Clients May Be Using AI, They Still Want Human Support Addition Wealth found that 21% of survey respondents used artificial intelligence for financial decisions, and 14% fully trusted the technology.
Compliance August 19th, 2026 Circuit Court Rules Royal Caribbean ERISA Suit Does Not Need ‘Apples-to-Apples’ Benchmarks The decision that a lower court applied an overly rigid benchmark standard in assessing fiduciary imprudence could have broad implications...
Data & Research August 19th, 2026 Adults Without Children More Concerned About Retirement Saving Than Parents, per Survey According to an Allianz study, 54% of adults without children feel confident about their ability to meet savings goals for...
Data & Research August 19th, 2026 HSAs Reach Record Balances, Low Levels of Investments Only 18% of health savings accounts in 2024 had investments in assets other than cash, according to EBRI.
Deals & People August 19th, 2026 Advisory M&A News – 8/19/2026 O’Reilly LLC joins Osaic affiliate; Wealth Enhancement acquires Weinand Financial; and Equitable Advisors adds 2 advisers with $110 million in...
Compliance August 18th, 2026 District Judge Lets Some ERISA Claims Against Independence Administrators Stand The food and facilities services company Aramark alleges its third-party health-plan administrator breached fiduciary duties and engaged in prohibited transactions...
Deals & People August 18th, 2026 MAI Capital Acquires More Than $1B of Assets in 2 Days The RIA, owned by Carlyle, acquired two wealth-focused firms.
Data & Research August 18th, 2026 How Advisers Can Break Down Barriers Between Saving, Spending An IRIC white paper suggests the retirement industry should build ‘behavioral infrastructure’ for decumulation.
Deals & People August 18th, 2026 Genstar, Stone Point Acquire Equal Stakes in Ascensus Ascensus is keeping its leadership team and service model.
Deals & People August 18th, 2026 PGIM Names New Head of DC Solutions Yaqub Ahmed leaves Franklin Templeton after 17 years with its retirement team.
Data & Research August 17th, 2026 Small Businesses’ Retirement Coverage Gap Could Narrow With Education Misperceptions, rather than economic hardships, may be behind the lack of coverage, according to the Center for Retirement Research.
Compliance August 17th, 2026 District Judge Finds ‘Meaningful’ Benchmark in 3M ERISA Case The judge rules that the amended complaint plausibly alleged target-date fund underperformance relative to Fidelity Freedom TDFs.
Products & Services August 17th, 2026 AI Product & Service Launches – 8/17/2026 SEI partners with Zocks; Mili, Holistiplan collaborate on AI-powered tax planning; Schwab Advisor Center Incorporates Zeplyn AI System; and more.
Data & Research August 17th, 2026 CITs, Retirement Income Features Gain Traction in $5.3T TDF Market Twenty years after the Pension Protection Act popularized target-date funds, a Sway Research report looks at key trends among TDFs.
Data & Research August 14th, 2026 AARP Finds US Adults Concerned Over Social Security Nearly all surveyed US adults viewed Social Security as important and 91% wanted Congress to take action to preserve it...
Deals & People August 14th, 2026 Retirement Industry People Moves – 8/14/2026 Citi Wealth names new head of wealth planning; Arden Trust Co. names a new president; Manulife John Hancock Retirement makes...