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Fee lawsuits pose the biggest threat to plan sponsors—and to advisers and consultants, as well. 

The 2014 RIA (Registered Investment Advisors) Benchmarking Study from Schwab Advisor Services finds employees look beyond their base salary for meaningful compensation.

Surprisingly, only one-third of retirement plan advisers know their gross and net margins, said Blake Thibault, senior vice president and adviser with Heffernan Financial Services.

The value of delivering advice to participants is not in question, but participants remain fuzzy on what the advice means, and the difference between advice and education, said panelists at...

The retirement planning industry has long been characterized by a shift from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) plans, but advisers still face great opportunity in serving...

As software, applications (apps) and technological devices continue to evolve, they will effectively support rather than replace retirement plan advisers.

Beaumont Capital Management (BCM), provider of quantitative ETF-based investment portfolios, launched the new strategies on the ASSETMark platform.

A poll taken during an executive roundtable panel at the 2014 PLANADVISER National Conference found that 86% of attending advisers look to work force retirement readiness as an...

How secure are your technology and data practices? A pilot survey from the NASAA looks at state-registered advisers.

There is an extensive amount of regulatory rulemaking going on in Washington that could impact retirement plans in the months and years ahead, and major tax reform proposals...

Plan advisers have a great deal more work to do on ensuring participant retirement readiness.

Long-term fund types attracted $29 billion last month, lifting year-to-date net inflows to $319 billion. 

Financial services providers are failing to connect with the Millennial generation, according to new study by BNY Mellon and the University of Oxford.

The role of financial advisers in the portfolio construction and management process is a topic of ongoing debate, says financial research firm Cerulli Associates.

Putnam Investments announced the appointment of Jeffrey L. Gould as head of Putnam global institutional management to lead the firm's response to growing marketplace interest.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America announced an appointment to the newly created position of field director of retirement plan sales.

A new white paper from consulting and communication solutions firm ShoeFitts Marketing helps financial advisers establish and adhere to key social media best practices.

Lincoln Financial Distributors (LFD), the wholesale distribution business of Lincoln Financial Group, added four specialists to its retirement plan services intermediary sales team.

Respondents to a survey identified health as the most important factor for a happy retirement, and health care costs as their biggest concern, highlighting the need to consider...

Global Financial Private Capital, an independent registered investment adviser (RIA), has integrated its retirement planning services platform with those of Aspire Financial Services and DWC ERISA Consultants.