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Couples need to set financial priorities, and access to advisers can help, says David Ray with TIAA.

Allianz Life Launches New Fee-Based Index Annuity and Waddell & Reed Files for New Index Funds 

Three-quarters of divorced people in this age range don’t know enough about handling their personal finances.

PLANADVISER announced the winners of the third annual Adviser Choice Awards, to be handed out at the annual PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER Awards for Excellence dinner March 30.

The “Essential Retirement Advisor” program offers broad fiduciary training designed to help advice professionals stay up-do-date with the latest regulatory challenges. 

Data shows many small business owners continue to work later in life, making them ripe targets for retirement advice and deep support with succession planning and wealth transitions. 

HR platform provider Gusto is making 529 plans available through a partnership with Gradvisor.

The new solution by Appo Group aims to cut costs and time by allowing users to create and manage multimedia communication materials through a single platform. 

Retirement plan sponsors need help filtering out which providers of financial wellness education and solutions are free of conflicts and are really helping participants.

Custom yield curves help DB plan sponsors determine an appropriate discount rate to measure liabilities for their pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, the firm says.

Several industry groups have endorsed the use of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Retirement Plan Reporting (RPR) solution to standardize and report plan level data across...

The guides reflect changes to the programs that were effective January 1, 2017.

Charles Schwab Lowers Trade Commissions and Index Fund Fees; Symons Capital Releases Small Cap Equity Mutual Fund; Pantheon Targets DC Plans for Private Equity Strategies; and more.

One of the first steps state-run plans for private-sector employees that have been passed are taking is issuing RFPs for recordkeepers and investment managers.

Liveoak Technologies will provide solutions to streamline onboarding of new corporate customers. 

“We’re encouraged by the results and are working hard to expand the program to more plan sponsors,” says Carlos Rojas, director of consumer and cultural engagement at Principal,...

The iRetire platform estimates annual retirement income and helps advisers guide their clients through different strategies that can close the income gap.

Forty-two percent of Gen Xers and Baby Boomers surveyed say they plan to mostly or entirely rely of Social Security.

Defined contribution retirement plan industry professionals certainly have heard the “TDF versus managed account” debate; increasingly, providers are seeking a middle ground. 

Betterment will now offer three different plans including a premium option offering investors access to licensed financial experts who can offer advice and monitor their accounts year round.