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401(k) Plan Participants React Visibly to Market Dip
The last full week of August was a test of will for retirement plan participants. Many buckled under the pressure.
Small 401(k) Plans and Big Opportunity
A big market with needs to match, the small 401(k) plan market is fragmented and lucrative.
Don’t Forget About FINRA
The agency hasn’t exactly dominated trade publication headlines in recent months, but it remains active on enforcement and rulemaking efforts that will impact retirement advisers.
Volatility, Delivering Yield Top of Mind for Advisers
Eighty-seven percent of advisers say their clients are leery of equities.
Salisbury Stepping Down as CEO of EBRI
Dallas Salisbury will leave EBRI after 37 years as CEO of the nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute.
Plan Participants Prefer One-on-One Advice to Group Sessions
They also want personal guidance during enrollment.
Clearing Up Money Market Fund Reform Misunderstanding
Retirement plans will not necessarily have to divest from retail money market funds under SEC’s pending reforms, but plan sponsors and advisers may decide it's best.
Public Plans for Private-Sector Workers
Significant attention is building around public-sponsored retirement plans for private-sector workers, but what will these plans mean for established industry providers?
Regulatory Change Brewing Beyond Fiduciary Rule
Focus on DOL’s fiduciary rulemaking is understandable—but there are other major regulatory changes in the works that will directly impact retirement plans.
Form 5500 Filing Extension Extended
Also extended is a provision in prior pension reform allowing over-funded pensions to use their excesses to fund retiree health and life insurance benefits.
Transamerica Launches Financial Educators Academy
The program enables people to become Certified Financial Education Instructors.
Fiduciary Rule Hearings Kick Off in Washington
There is perhaps no better venue than a marathon Labor Department hearing to show what practices and beliefs most divide an industry.
Student Loans Setting Millennials Back
The onus is preventing many from saving for retirement.
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Standout Performance
If, in the annual review meeting, you aren’t highlighting all of the efforts you’ve made throughout the year to improve and safeguard the retirement plans you serve, you should...
IRS Employee Plans Unit to Cease Email Responses
The IRS employee plans unit will stop answering technical public questions shared via email in October.
Addressing Liability But Maintaining Growth With Alternatives
Growth without the drawdown risk in a defined benefit plan? Alternatives may be an answer, some experts say.
A 60/40 Approach to Decumulation
Experts suggest a “portfolio” approach can be an adaptable and effective means of controlling retirement spending.
Participants Need Skilled Support on Decumulation
Advisers can add value for their plan sponsor clients by strategizing the participant account drawdown process.