One in five U.S. adults currently assists an older family member with daily tasks or housing, according to a new survey from RBC Wealth Management; in addition to causing stress and anxiety, the impact of caregiving can be significant on an individual’s financial health.
Attorneys warn the “other shoe has dropped” in the SEC’s special Share Class Disclosure Initiative—and RIAs that did not self-report potential 12b-1 fee disclosure violations are now being investigated.
According to the SEC’s strategic outline, when Main Street investors seek professional advice, their choices “all too often are not as clear as they should be.”
New at this year’s conference, advisers will have the ability to earn their PLANSPONSOR Retirement Professional designation while in attendance, and we are particularly excited for our opening evening speaker, the award-winning comedian and actor Jason Alexander.
Fidelity has updated its quarterly analysis of the average retirement savings balances across its book of business, and the results are once again quite encouraging.
Broker/dealers
(B/Ds) can address new regulatory pressures, and new competition, by enhancing
their value proposition and embracing technology, a report by Cerulli suggests.
“The midsized plan asset segment is representative of the DC
market segment in which the boutique DC consultant is most prevalent and
growing its marketshare,” Cerulli reports.
Veirphy Analytics Names Chief Growth Officer; Newfleet Brings on Head of Institutional Business Development; Lincoln Financial Group Hires Retirement Planning Leader; and more.
The most popular practice management programs this past year
dealt with Social Security and managing portfolios in light of uncertainty in
the markets.