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Many Near-Retirees Don’t Understand Social Security Benefits
Thirty-five percent of near-retirees, those between the ages of 55 and 65, failed a basic knowledge quiz about Social Security benefits that MassMutual administered. Another 18% earned a D on the graded quiz, and mere 3% got an A+ by answering all 12 true/false statements correctly.
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FSI Expands Health Care for Member Advisers and Staff
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1. IRS Extends Relief on Inherited IRA 10-Year Rule Enforcement
2. Rebutting 7 Retirement Income Concerns
3. Two-thirds of ‘Peak Age’ Boomers Face Retirement Risk
RightBRIDGE Rollover Analysis Integrated With Retirement Learning Center
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Data Points: Customization and the QDIA
Five years ago, more than 10% of plans that offered managed accounts used them as a default. Today? Our proprietary data shows usage of default managed accounts has been cut in half.
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Wednesday, the Dow was up 16.02 points (0.05%) at 33,446.26, the Nasdaq was down 9.54 points (0.07%) at 13,688.84, and the S&P 500 increased 6.01 points (0.15%) to 4,079.95. The Russell 2000 closed 36.10 points (1.60%) lower at 2,223.05, and the Wilshire 5000 decreased 36.78 points (0.09%) to 42,778.86.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was down 1/32, increasing its yield to 1.665%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond decreased 28/32, bringing its yield up to 2.356%.
Industry Intel Roundup Featured Webinars
PLANADVISER is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring webinars sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to retirement plan advisers regarding client service and practice management.
September 24, 2024
DCIO and Investment Menu Survey
They say the devil is in the details. That’s particularly true when it comes to the investment menu and its results to participants for years—sometimes decades—of their lives. This PLANADVISER webinar will consider 2024 trends in DCIO offerings and best practices for the modern-day plan adviser.
December 18, 2024
Year in Review
Join PLANADVISER to hear from some of the top advisers of 2024 about the year that was. What did these advisers do that worked well? What projects fell on their face? What learnings will they take into the year ahead? Join us with your questions—and anecdotes—from a year in plan advising.
March 21, 2024
SECURE 2.0 Now
SECURE 2.0 is a little more than 1 year old, but many of its mandates and provisions just started this year. This PLANADVISER webinar will cover how SECURE 2.0 provisions are progressing in 2024 and any hiccups or concerns being seen by plan advisers and their clients.
February 8, 2024
Retirement and Wealth Convergence
T. Rowe Price found that, in just a few years, all large retirement plan advisers have added wealth management divisions. But what are the strategic goals of the retirement and wealth convergence? Are there measurable results? Should the industry be concerned about conflicts of interest? Hear from industry experts in this PLANADVISER webinar.
November 16, 2023
2023 PA Practice Progress Webinar Series: Participants
What do participants want from retirement plan advisers? How can advisers best meet their needs? As retirement plan advisers work more closely with participants and perhaps add wealth management to their practices, what do they need to keep in mind to fulfill their fiduciary duties? These questions and more will be answered in the final webinar in PLANADVISER’s Practice Progress series for 2023.
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