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Morningstar IDs Best Robo-Advisers of 2025
Vanguard Digital Advisor tops the list, followed by Fidelity Go and Betterment/Betterment Premium.
Lower Fees Could Drive Greater Managed Account Adoption Among Plan Sponsors
A new survey finds that cost remains a key barrier to managed account adoption, but 70% of plan sponsors would consider offering them as an opt-in option if...
Public Sector Employees More Likely to Stick with Default Retirement Investments
A new report from MissionSquare revealed how demographic and economic factors influence investment decisions.
Candidly Claims $1.8B in Student Debt Impact
In the firm’s ‘2024 Annual Impact Report,’ it highlighted the usage and results from multiple tools supporting loan repayment and savings optimization.
DC Retirement Plan Balances and Contributions Rising, Fidelity Reports
More than two-thirds (69%) of employees and 67% of employers endorse retirement plans as a ‘must-have’ employer benefit, according to Fidelity Investments’ 2025 workplace outlook report.
Answering Questions About SECURE 2.0 Catch-Up Provisions
Speakers at the PLANSPONSOR Roadmap livestream discussed the administrative challenges of implementing the Roth and age 60 to 63 catch-up provisions under SECURE 2.0.
Insurers Seek Private Market Exposure, Take More Risk in Portfolios
According to Conning’s annual insurance investment risk survey, insurance investors are far less concerned about inflation than in recent years and are piling into private assets.
Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus Rise in January
Many companies with pension funds in surplus are choosing to outsource the investment management of their portfolios or to offload their plan liabilities to insurers.
ERISA Industry Committee Outlines Latest Employer Priorities
In its letter to Congress, ERIC urged lawmakers to ‘preserve and protect’ ERISA, maintain tax incentives in health and retirement plans, and impost health care cost transparency.
Daniel Aronowitz Nominated to Head EBSA
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Aronowitz, an expert on fiduciary liability insurance, was received in the Senate on Tuesday.
Most Advisers Say Bitcoin and Digital Assets Misaligned With Fiduciary Duty
Advisers see a more favorable regulatory environment but also seek more independent education about cryptocurrency assets.
Unions’ Motion for Restraining Order Against DOL Blocked
A judge blocked an attempt from several union groups and a think tank to prevent the Department of Labor from allowing Elon Musk and the Department of Government...
DC Asset Growth Leads Global Retirement Assets to Reach $58.5T
Defined contribution assets have grown by an average of 6.7% per year since 2014, while defined benefit assets have grown at 2.1% per year, according to the Thinking...
Advisory M&A News – 2/11/25
Prime Capital Financial Expands in Southeast with Sugarloaf Wealth Management; CW Advisors Adds Two Boston-Area RIA Firms; Cetera Adds Teams From Equity Services and Raymond James; and more.
What to Know About Part-Time Employee Eligibility for Retirement Plans
Effective January 1, the SECURE 2.0 Act makes part-time employees who have met service criteria eligible for employer-sponsored retirement plans.
2024 Sees Net Inflows of $3.1B to 529 Tuition Savings Plans
A provision of the SECURE Act 2.0 of 2022 that permits certain assets saved for education to be rolled over into retirement accounts is expected to broaden the...
Most Workers Acknowledge the Importance of DC Plans
Nearly half of individuals with a DC plan said they probably would not be saving for retirement if not for their DC plans, according to research from the...
Will Trump DOL Move Away From Biden Independent Contractor Classification Rule?
Oral arguments in Frisard’s Transportation LLC v. United States DOL were scheduled to begin early this month, but under the new administration, the Department of Labor secured a...
Potential Implementation Delays Face Social Security Fairness Act
Under the SSA’s current budget, the agency expects it could take more than one year to adjust benefits and pay all retroactive benefits.
Advisers Planning to Increase Technology, AI Usage and Spend
According to advisers surveyed by Orion, disconnected technology is their primary technology-related pain point—for the second year in a row.