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IMHO: Why Bother?
Here’s a question to ask your plan sponsor clients: “Why do you offer a 401(k) plan?”
Survey Finds Gaps in Plan Sponsor Goals, Roles
A new survey reveals a potential disconnect between plan sponsors and plan participants.
Mutual Funds Primarily Used for Retirement Savings
In 2009, 76% of mutual fund-owning households indicated that their primary financial goal for their fund investments was saving for retirement, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).
Advisers Number One Source for Mutual Funds outside of Retirement Plans
Eighty percent of households that owned funds outside a workplace retirement plan held funds purchased through a professional adviser, according to the 2010 Investment Company Fact Book released...
More ETF Types Spring up as Demand Increases
As demand for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has grown, ETF sponsors have offered more funds with a greater variety of investment objectives, according to the 2010 Investment Company Fact...
Investment Companies See Growth in 2009
U.S.-registered investment companies managed $12.2 trillion at year-end 2009, a $1.8 trillion increase from year-end 2008.
More Americans Cite Social Security as Major Source of Retirement Income
While 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts (IRAs) still seem to be the most important source of retirement income, the proportion of Americans planning on rely on Social Security...
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Everything You Need To Know About Newsletters
Newsletters are a relatively simple, flexible, and effective way to communicate with clients.
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Talking Points
Tired of giving the same old presentations? Use these nuggets of information to spruce them up.
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The Inside Scoop
Every year since 2004, I, along with an expert panel of judges, have undertaken a quest to quantify what makes a great adviser in the process of awarding...
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Promotes Two to Sales and Product Posts
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Consulting Group has named Marc J. Brookman as director of Sales and Thomas Butler as head of Products and Platform Development.
Benefit Plan Solutions Offers Problem Solving and Plan Design Services
Benefit Plan Solutions has announced its newest service offering, DC Solutions, a technical consulting, problem solving, and plan design service.
Poll Finds Many Still Queasy about Equities
A majority of Americans have a false perception of how stock market investments fared last year, and are still uneasy about investing in stocks, according to a new...
Clark Capital Offers Asset Allocation Models, Fiduciary Services
Clark Capital Management Group offers risk-based asset allocation models designed to protect 401(k) participants from dramatic declines.
MassMutual Aims to Help Advisers, TPAs Win in Small Market
MassMutual Retirement Services said it enhanced product, pricing, and process in order to help retirement plan advisers and third-party administrators (TPAs) in the $5 million and under market.
Unisys, Fidelity Win Excessive Fee Case Dismissal
A federal court has dismissed charges that Unisys Corporation and Fidelity Management Trust Company caused participants in Unisys’ retirement savings plan to pay excessive fees.
Affluent Investor Confidence Back on the Rise
Millionaires and affluent investors are more optimistic about the investment environment, according to the latest survey by Spectrem Group.
Are Dogs Better Listeners than Spouses?
Sometimes it’s nice to talk to someone who doesn’t have an opinion.