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Open Enrollment Means Open Door to Participant Conversations
While open enrollment season is generally seen as too crowded to push 401(k) saving, it is a time for many advisories to engage participants on general finances, planning...
Morningstar Releases Ratings for States’ 529 Plans
Only two received a gold rating among the 54 tax-advantaged education saving plans assessed.
IRS Announces 2024 Contribution Limits
The new limits come with guidance on all the cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2024.
Participant Education Requires Innovation, 1-on-1 Coaching in Hybrid Labor Market
PLANADVISER spoke to experts about how they provide financial wellness education to meet the needs of today’s participants.
DOL Publishes New Adviser Fiduciary Rule for Public Comment
The proposal would make one-time advice for rollovers subject to ERISA.
DOL Proposal Reactions Range From ‘Important Step’ to ‘Out of Touch’
Industry groups in the financial sector pushed back against the proposed amendments to fiduciary standards, while some championed it as a necessary update to nearly 50 years of...
Auto Features in Private Sector Plans Could Influence Public Plan Design
Private sector automatic escalation has become commonplace and could incentivize the public sector to do the same, MissionSquare reports.
Significant Benefit Increases Expected from Tentative UAW Deals
United Auto Workers are likely to see significant increases to employer 401(k) contributions and pension plan payouts, despite not having the restoration of defined benefit pension plans.
HSAs Still Have Room for Improvement, Morningstar Reports
Despite the rapid growth of HSAs in recent years, providers can still do more to encourage HSA participants to use their accounts as investment vehicles.
Best Practices To Vet a Vendor’s Cybersecurity Practices
Experts in Cybersecurity provide tips on how to assess partners' defenses in a recent PLANADVISER Cybersecurity livestream.
Compliance Analysis
The SEC on Cybersecurity
Review your policies and procedures—it’s a fiduciary duty
Most Retirees Would Change Retirement Strategy, Lincoln Financial Finds
Separately, Hartford Funds’ Mike Lynch says employers should consider a program for retirees to mentor pre-retirees to improve retirement readiness.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of ERISA Class Action Waiver Cases
Two cases ruling that mandatory individual arbitration clauses are unenforceable are effectively upheld, at least for now.
BlackRock Launches Target-Date ETFs Aimed at Self-Directed Retirement Savers
The TDFs will provide ETF access in a glide path as the firm targets 57M workers who lack 401(k) access.
SEC Proposes Partial Ban on Volume-Based Discounts for Brokers
The ban would prevent exchanges from offering volume-based pricing schemes to brokers for agency trades, a practice the SEC sees as benefitting larger broker/dealers.
Recordkeepers: We’re Investing to Reach Participants ‘At Scale’
Recordkeepers speaking at a LeafHouse Financial conference discussed meeting participant needs with a combination of technology and human interaction.
2024 Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Nominations Are Open
If you work with or know of a great plan adviser or adviser team, please help PLANADVISER recognize the best in the business.
How to Stay Safe From Evolving Cybersecurity Threats
Experts discussed the SEC’s new cybersecurity rules and the importance of having an action plan at PLANADVISER’s Cybersecurity livestream.
Does Anyone Support the Predictive Analytics Rule?
Nobody in the investment advice industry seems to, and few and far between appear to elsewhere.