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Investment Product and Service Launches
OneAmerica expands its group annuity platform with ESG offerings, and Vanguard adds an international core stock fund, overseen by Wellington Management.
Retirement Income Coming Soon to a 401(k) Near You
Experts believe that in the next few years, DC plan sponsors will embrace this option.
Being More Methodical About Marketing
Advisers need to balance the many demands on their time that come from running and expanding a practice.
A Seamless Advisory Experience
The typical investor has five to six accounts, multiple products and custodians, and two or three advisers managing their assets.
Helping People Work Past Age 65
While 75% of employers consider their companies to be “aging friendly,” only 54% of workers think their companies have adopted such policies.
Dissecting the Custom Target-Date Fund Market
The 2019 PLANSPONSOR Target-Date Fund (TDF) Buyer’s Guide breaks down the custom TDF market by provider, series name, glide path landing point, number of funds per series, and...
2044: Achieving Retirement Security for the Average American Worker
It’s important that we pause for a moment—to look beyond next year’s political showdown and ahead to 2044.
How Home Equity Can Fuel Retirement Income
The illiquidity of home equity can make retirement income planning difficult for those with much of their wealth concentrated in residential real estate.
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...
PepsiCo Defeats Pension Anti-Cutback ERISA Challenge
While it rejects one of the defense’s arguments for why its pension plan operated within the bounds of ERISA, in the end, the court ruled plaintiffs’ fiduciary breach...
Retirement Industry People Moves
American Century selects chief marketing officer; GW&K adds members to advisory team; Alight Solutions announces new partnerships EVP; and more.
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.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Fidelity partners with Ethic to offer tailored portfolios; Global X launches cannabis ETF; SSGA rebrands ETFs to portfolio suite; and more.
Senate Confirms Eugene Scalia as Labor Secretary
Eugene Scalia is known for having worked in the trenches of a number of labor issues for many years, and experts suggest he could have a big influence...
A Real Estate Equity Investing Model for Young People
Unison says its equity investing services can help working individuals leverage the residential real estate market to generate short-term financial stability and long-term wealth.
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.
Creative Planning Buys ‘Disruptor’ America’s Best 401k
The deal announced by Creative Planning and America’s Best 401k shows recordkeeper consolidation is not just occurring at the top end of the market.
Financial Engines and Alight Exit Home Depot ERISA Lawsuit
It requires a delicate dance between the adviser and the sponsor when tailoring the respective defense strategies.
Supreme Court Asked to Review Great-West Retirement Plan Annuity Case
The plaintiff in the case, in which lower courts sided with Great-West, argues that the lower courts erroneously distinguished plan contracts from any other type of plan asset.