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Envestnet Retirement Solutions and HealthSavings Administrators LLC are rolling out a new solution to help advisers and their clients better utilize HSAs. 

Food for thought: If a person who is 15 years old were to start saving $50 a week and stay the course through age 65, they would very...

Society of Actuaries releases new research about economic scenario generators; and Nuveen announces online alternative investments platform.

 

Fewer than half (44%) of participants surveyed by Charles Schwab are confident making 401(k) decisions on their own, but 74% said they would be confident making 401(k) decisions...

Robo-advisers are growing by providing user-friendly, responsive and automated services to well-defined groups of investors. 

SSGA contends there are things retirement plan sponsors can do to help participants prepare for retirement before their mental capacity begins to wear away.

The Women in Pensions Network has launched a new website to better serve its growing community of close to 2,000 pension professionals nationwide. 

Lincoln Investor Advantage Visualizer demonstrates the long-term impact of incorporating annuities as part of a comprehensive retirement plan. 

BMO Global Asset Management expands availability of stable value fund; American Funds offers new fixed income funds, and more.

Enhancements to the current enrollment platform offer an even faster pathway for hesitant or time-pressed employees to start saving in their company’s retirement plan, the firm says. 

While Rocaton Investment Advisors strongly advocates for 403(b) plans to consolidate recordkeepers, even those that don't can improve their plans.

 Vanguard Closes Dividend Growth Fund; Morningstar Expands Commodity Research Into Oil, and more.

 

A new guide from Empower helps retirement plan advisers and sponsors check on the data security practices of recordkeepers.

Fidelity's digital investing platform competes with robo advice providers by adding human component.

The program aims to help advisers align with clients’ charitable goals.

The aim is to help advisers comply with the new fiduciary rule.

401(k) advisers and plan sponsors have expressed interest in a customized POLICE Report to show only the funds offered in their plans.

There have already been regulations to address DC plan sponsors’ concerns about adding retirement income products to their plan, and Angela Winingham, with MetLife, said she thinks there...

“Other than financial strength, benefits administration service is the most important factor in the fiduciary selection of an annuity provider,” says Steve Keating with Penbridge Advisors.

The new “Trends” module within MercerInsight provides real time information about manager searches and fees.