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Fewer than 10,000 of Vanguard’s 3.6 million participants use the brokerage option.

SEC staff intends to revamp focus on registered investment advisers and broker/dealers selling investment products to retail investors and retirement savers.

Ask more. Assume less.

“In 22 states, plan sponsors can use automatic enrollment right away,” said Matt Spina, executive vice president and chief operating officer at AdminPartners.

Centered around a website, a marketing tool from Smarsh includes email marketing and social media.

Edward Jones advisers will sell Transamerica retirement solutions.

Charles Schwab released an automated investment management platform to help RIAs reach new market segments. 

Baystate Fiduciary Advisors, Wharton Hill Advisors, Strategic Retirement Group and Ingham Retirement Group are the newest members.

Web-based, it also enables participants to engage with an adviser directly.

Axia Advisory urges advisers to introduce best practices.

The acquisition will increase OneAmerica’s assets under administration by approximately $26 billion.

Deciding where to start is a critical and challenging part of serving retirement plans. 

Retirement plan advisers and plan sponsors share some concerns about data security, but advisers are especially worried.

The “retailization” of 401(k)s and other plan types has sold participants short, experts say.

The majority of registered investment advisers believe their businesses will grow at a faster rate than the market.

Being considered a top state to retire in is desirable for any number of reasons—but only one state gets to brag about being No. 1.

The inaugural Active/Passive Barometer report shows that passive investing trumps active.

Financial constraints are also causing many to delay a wide number of major life events.

They want safety from market volatility, and they don’t think Social Security will be there for them.

An automated asset management platform from CLS Investments and Riskalyze is now live.