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Where Student Loan Debt, Retirement Savings and Financial Wellness Intersect
Research and advisory experts share their perspectives on how student debt affects workers and employers, while offering insights on the intersection of financial wellness and retirement planning.
A Financial Wellness Case Study
The California-based cold-pressed juice brand Pressed Juicery has embraced a progressive financial wellness program that can help employees address the financial challenges they face at different points in...
Industry Inclusion and the Role of Informed Mentorship
One lesson about mentorship can be summed up by a quote from the tennis great Billie Jean King; she says it is hard to understand inclusion unless you...
Investment Product and Service Launches
Amundi U.S. expands global sustainable equity funds lineup; Build Asset Management launches new ETF; Retirement Plan Advisors expands solutions to include adviser managed accounts; and more.
Participants May Be Hesitant to Invest in Lifetime Income Products
U.S. workers’ interest in putting money into investments that guarantee a portion of retirement income fell in 2021 from the previous year, a new survey shows. But experts...
Plan Design Approaches to Help Plan Sponsors With Nondiscrimination Testing
Advisers can assist plan sponsors wrestling with how to pass IRS testing for qualified employer-sponsored retirement plans by explaining the trade-offs involved between the costs of safe harbor...
eMoney Advisor Enhances Digital Marketing and Engagement Tool
The tool aims to help financial professionals more easily grow, retain and engage their client bases.
Retirement Industry Rallies Around LIFE Act
The bill would amend the DOL’s current default investment safe harbor regulations to allow, but not require, a retirement plan’s default investment to include a limited investment in...
House HELP Committee Members Introduce Lifetime Income Legislation
The bill, which has been introduced in previous legislative sessions, would allow annuities to be a default investment in employer-provided 401(k) plans.
DC Plan Investment Menu Evolution Continues
One telling stat identified in new NEPC research is that managed account adoption has remained stagnant for several years now, while index-based target-date funds have grown in popularity.
Clarifying Misunderstandings of Life Expectancy
The American Academy of Actuaries looks to clear up misunderstandings about recent life expectancy data released by the CDC.
Why Participants Might Be Hesitant to Share Personal Information
Many people are reluctant to share additional in-depth financial details for security reasons and for fear of being bombarded with financial services advertising, but advisers can explain the...
Mixed Ruling Filed in NFP–flexPATH ERISA Lawsuit
The complicated ruling offers some support for the defendants’ arguments but allows other claims to proceed to discovery and trial.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Easterly Asset Management hires VP of intermediary relationships; abrdn bolsters consultant relations team; Nationwide promotes pension risk transfer business leader; and more.
ERISA Advisory Body Suggests Reviewing Plan Leakage Penalties
Its report studied ways the DOL can try to close the gaps in retirement savings based on rase, ethnicity and gender.
DOL Publishes RFI on Climate-Related Financial Risks to Savings
The Department of Labor wants help identifying actions it can take to safeguard employees’ savings and pensions from threats related to climate change.
All CITs Are Not Created Equal From the Fiduciary Perspective
The burgeoning collective investment trust marketplace is creating new opportunities for retirement plan investors and trust companies alike—as well as new due diligence requirements for fiduciaries.
SEC Votes to Propose New Cybersecurity Policy Rules
Under the proposal, registered investment advisers and investment companies would have to adopt and implement written cybersecurity policies and procedures ‘reasonably designed to address cybersecurity risks.’
Equitable Announces Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Support
Ahead of the expected end to the federal student loan forbearance, Equitable’s free tool is designed to help non-profit employers determine their eligibility for the Public Service Loan...
The Case for Alternatives in DC Plans
Defined contribution plan sponsors including alternative investments may need to use retirement plan advisers to evaluate and monitor the investments, because alternative investments typically have higher fees than...