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Millennium Trust Launches Retirement Savings Selector Tool for Small Businesses
The tool helps small employers and advisers find the right retirement savings option to offer employees.
Association Retirement Plans Expected to Expand Quickly
While falling short of the open multiple employer plan expansion industry advocates are calling for, the DOL’s expansion of “association retirement plans” could be a significant step toward...
Plan Sponsors Using PBGC Lump-Sum Assumptions May See Changes
The agency has issued proposed rules on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans, as well as the assumptions PBGC uses to...
Summary Judgement Goes for Invesco in ERISA Lawsuit
However, the judge voiced concerns about the amount of plan assets invested in proprietary products and has granted the plaintiffs leave to again amend their compliant.
AI Being Used in the Retirement Planning Industry
Chatbots, automated voice services, smart CRM systems and data mining are the main ways that retirement plan advisers today are using artificial intelligence.
Hub Acquires Inter-Mountain Retirement Partners (MRP)
David Reich, Hub retirement and private wealth, says the latest acquisition will help the firm improve its retirement planning and financial wellness capabilities.
U.S. Weighs In on Supreme Court Consideration of Pension Case
Both the U.S. Solicitor and the Pension Rights Center argue that current funded status of a defined benefit (DB) plan is not a proper measure for whether the...
Perennial Pension & Wealth Latest Hub Acquisition
Hub International’s buying streak of retirement specialist brokerage and advisory firms continues.
Inheritance Pathways Exist to Replace Stretch IRAs
The SECURE Act is stalled in the U.S. Senate due in part to several lawmakers’ concerns that it does away with so-called “stretch IRAs,” but tax and inheritance...
WhartonHill Joins Hub’s Growing Retirement Practice
WhartonHill’s leaders say they will also continue their partnership with both Global Retirement Partners and LPL Financial, “and look forward to expanding that relationship going forward.”
PANC 2019: Building the Next Generation of Advisers
What strategies are most effective for attracting younger and more diverse job candidates?
PANC 2019: The Value of Supplementary Plan Options
How NQDC plans can help plan sponsor clients attract, retain and reward key employees and executives.
PANC 2019: The Pillars of Asset Allocation
Managed accounts, target-date funds, hybrid funds and risk-based models are all prevalent in today’s defined contribution retirement plan marketplace.
PANC 2019: Beyond the Buzzwords: Making ‘Cents’ of Financial Wellness
Industry insiders discuss what a ‘true financial wellness program’ is and is not—and what it should consist of.
EPIC Retirement Services Acquired by Hub International
Hub’s buying streak of established retirement plan advisory firms continues with the acquisition of EPIC Retirement Services Consulting in New York.
U.S. Attorneys File Statement in CalSavers Lawsuit
The attorneys argue that the CalSavers program goes against ERISA's intent for a voluntary benefits offering and a nationally uniform plan administration structure.
PANC 2019: The Role of Participant Services in a Retirement Advisory Practice
Offering guidance to participants is critically important, advisers say, and can yield profitable wealth management relationships.
PANC 2019: Washington Update
Experts discuss changes that will affect advisers, such as Reg BI, the new Customer Relationship Summary form and the DOL, post-Secretary Acosta.
Hub International Acquires StoneStreet
“We're excited for Barbara Delaney and the team to join Hub,” said David Reich, National President, Hub Retirement and Private Wealth.
PANC 2019: Learning From Adviser M&A Transactions
Why two advisory practices decided to sell and become part of a larger benefits broker and a wealth management company.