Tag: 401(k)

An analysis from financial analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds exchange-traded fund (ETF) use among registered investment advisers (RIAs) has grown nearly 27% annually over the past five years.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has received a consent judgment and order allowing it to name a new fiduciary to distribute the assets of a Captiva, Florida, retirement...

Marc Horner has joined the UBS Financial Services DC Advisory Program.

Aspire Financial Services LLC added LPL Financial LLC’s retirement advice and education solutions to its plan sponsor support offerings.

Financial services provider Fidelity Investments finds the average 401(k) balance has continued to increase, ending the fourth quarter of 2013 at a record high of $89,300.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will host a phone forum next month about the 2013 Cumulative List.

Defined contribution (DC) plans are a critical part of the U.S. retirement system, says a research report.

Most defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants stayed the course last year with their asset allocations as stock values generally rose over the first nine months of 2013.

Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions, a unit of Fidelity Investments that provides mutual funds and other investment services, released an interactive calculator that helps financial professionals build fixed-income portfolios.

Investment management firm Vanguard reports that the average account balances for 401(k) plan participants reached a record high of $101,650 at year-end 2013.

President Obama raised both hopes and eyebrows when he introduced new proposals for combating America’s retirement crisis during his fifth State of the Union address.

The SPARK Institute Inc., a lobbying group for retirement plan service providers, is hoping to secure more flexibility from federal regulators regarding certain investment-related disclosure requirements.

Stadion Money Management has added a 401(k) managed account solution to Nationwide’s RIA Managed Accounts Services Platform.

New analysis concludes that Social Security benefits, along with 401(k) savings, can provide workers with an annual income level representing more than half of preretirement pay.

Retirement services provider FRA PlanTools released a custom 408(b)(2) checklist product.

A new survey finds that retirement plan participants tend to make investment decisions conservatively.

More employees are participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans, thanks to plan design changes, but there are still improvements that can be made.

Chris Blair joined Mercer’s San Francisco office as a principal for the firm’s defined contribution (DC) adviser specialty practice.

Reviewing firm practices for recommending and marketing individual retirement account (IRA) rollover services will be a 2014 priority for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is soliciting comments on a proposal to standardize and automate account activity and security reviews for its members.