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One in Five Working Americans Are Not Saving Any Money
They say regular expenses are keeping them from doing so, Bankrate.com found in a survey.
Stranded Retirement Accounts a Bigger Problem Among Low Income and Millennials
According to a study report, the strongest predictor of an account not being lost was the respondent’s knowledge of how to contact the company holding the account; accounts...
Measuring Managed Account Performance Is Part Art, Part Science
A new analysis out from Empower Retirement finds historical investment performance does not serve as an optimal overall measure of value delivered by a managed account; there is...
Empower Launches My Total Retirement Planning and Advice Service
“We will be offering My Total Retirement so that employers and their advisers can help employees with a holistic retirement planning experience that goes beyond savings and investing,”...
Advicent Reveals NaviPlan Updates Tied to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Advisers generally are not qualified to represent their clients before the IRS, and so they generally must shy away from offering tax advice; but that doesn’t mean they...
Female Advisers Say Women Are Underserved
Three quarters of women under 40 do not have a financial adviser.
HSA Knowledge Gap Offers Clear Adviser Service Role
Health savings accounts are often described as the 401(k) of health care—so it is only natural that retirement specialist advisers can play an important role in educating the...
Three Quarters of Americans Have Not Planned for LTC Needs
Yet nearly six in 10 say saving for long-term care is a financial priority
Form 5500 Data Shows Large Sponsors Favor TDFs to Boost Savings
Employer contributions and loans are also prevalent, a Brightscope/ICI report says.
IRS Issues Guidance Regarding 403(b) Plan RMDs and Missing Participants
A memo to examiners lists actions 403(b) plan sponsors should take to locate missing participants in order not to be challenged on violating RMD rules.
Advisers Moving to a Client-Centric Model
Advisers are using new planning models and smarter technology, including automation, so that they can offer personalized service, SEI finds.
Wells Fargo Advisors SEC Filing Hints at Federal Fiduciary Investigation
The firm says it does not have additional information to share at this juncture beyond what has been noted in a 2017 year-end SEC filing; in that newly...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Securities American Adds Super OSJ and Financial Firms to Platform; Debel to Lead Retirement Solutions at MetLife; Transamerica Names Promotions and Hires in U.S. Offices; and more.
CalPERS Adopts Global Investment Performance Standards
Issued by the CFA Institute, the standards are based on the principles of full disclosure and fair representation of investment performance
Investment Products and Services Launches
Morningstar Grows Fund Ratings System with Quantitative Rating; First Trust Merges Two Funds; and Vanguard Changes Benchmarks for Funds.
BlackRock DC Pulse Survey Data Points of Interest
The annual report from BlackRock offers quite a deep dive into the large 401(k) plan population; highlighting many well-known retirement industry trends, but also a few that are...
Court Finds Pension Trustee Guilty of Embezzlement
The trustee is ordered to pay $234,271 in restitution, serve a year of probation and is barred from serving as a fiduciary to a benefit plan for 13...
Latinas Have Desire for Retirement Savings Education and Opportunities
Latino women admitted that they did not know enough about retirement planning and wanted to learn more, a study found.
Negative Tax Consequences Often Result from Poor Rollover Knowledge
Unforeseen negative tax consequences often hit job changers when they decide to move money from their previous employers’ retirement plans without sufficient know-how; in an extensive new report,...
CFP Board Sees Expanding Role for Digital Advisers
Looking to 2018 and beyond, traditional advisers, brokerage firms and banks are widely (and aggressively) seeking to integrate digital advice into their service offerings; the CFP Board Center...