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Top 10 financial advice firms ranked by investor satisfaction in 2023
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2023
Top 10 financial advice firms ranked by investor satisfaction in 2023

Investors’ happiness with their advisors took a hit last year as the stock market dived, according to J.D. Power’s annual survey.

Blockchain dividend distributions emerge as latest threat to traditional finance
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2023
Blockchain dividend distributions emerge as latest threat to traditional finance

Crypto experts say distributions via blockchain technology will soon be commonplace.

FuturePlan by Ascensus and Voya roll out new retirement offering
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 03, 2023
FuturePlan by Ascensus and Voya roll out new retirement offering

FuturePlan EAP is intended to enhance plan onboarding and administration, while offering plans with less than 10 participants the ability to deal with fewer decision points.

Incorrect RMD notices may result in distributions that aren’t exactly ‘required’
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 03, 2023
Incorrect RMD notices may result in distributions that aren’t exactly ‘required’

The problem arose from the passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act late last year, which didn’t give financial institutions time to update their systems.

A different kind of financial literacy
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2023
A different kind of financial literacy

An advisor’s plain-language explanation of financial system intricacies can help allay fears, keep emotions under control and inform better decision-making.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 01, 2023
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Hopes for bipartisan Social Security fix dim amid Biden-GOP tensions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2023
Hopes for bipartisan Social Security fix dim amid Biden-GOP tensions

Some members of an ad hoc group of lawmakers who are trying to fashion a deal say prospects have been diminished by President Joe Biden's accusations that Republicans want to cut benefits.

Social Security trust funds projected to be depleted in 2034
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2023
Social Security trust funds projected to be depleted in 2034

That's one year earlier than the trustees' report estimated last year; the report projects that 80% of benefits would be payable at that time.

Lawmakers re-up bills to end estate tax, usher in e-delivery, increase SEC penalties
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2023
Lawmakers re-up bills to end estate tax, usher in e-delivery, increase SEC penalties

Each of the measures failed to get enacted in the previous Congress. The tax bill starts off with just GOP support, while the other two come out of the gate with bipartisan backing.

Custody, compliance and tech lay the foundation for going independent
NEWS RIAS MAR 31, 2023
Custody, compliance and tech lay the foundation for going independent

An expansive network of platforms and services has evolved that's designed to support breakaway brokers.

Growth in HSAs robust in 2022, study shows
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2023
Growth in HSAs robust in 2022, study shows

At the end of last year, approximately $104 billion was saved in 35.5 million health savings accounts, a year-over-year increase of 6% for assets and 9% for accounts, a Devenir survey shows.

How Charitable Planning Has Evolved
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 31, 2023
How Charitable Planning Has Evolved

The urge among clients to help with emerging causes and longstanding passions hasn’t diminished—it’s just getting stronger. Advisors need to know the best ways to support them now, especially since it has become table stakes.

Andy Sieg leaves Merrill to rejoin Citigroup
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 30, 2023
Andy Sieg leaves Merrill to rejoin Citigroup

He is being replaced at Merrill Lynch by Lindsay Hans and Eric Schimpf, who have been appointed presidents and co-heads of Merrill Wealth Management.

Please don't make me download your conference app
NEWS FINTECH MAR 30, 2023
Please don't make me download your conference app

It's doubtful many advisors are doing the same due diligence into who produces conference apps and what safeguards are in place that they do with other pieces of their tech stack.

T. Rowe Price buying Retiree Inc. to enhance retirement offerings
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2023
T. Rowe Price buying Retiree Inc. to enhance retirement offerings

The investment manager said Retiree’s software will bolster its existing capabilities to create a more comprehensive suite of retirement income solutions.

Why you're wrong about direct indexing
NEWS OPINION MAR 30, 2023
Why you're wrong about direct indexing

The strategy is meant to help advisors more precisely tailor a portfolio to a client's unique circumstances.

More legal counsel crashing retirement plan meetings, Callan survey shows
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2023
More legal counsel crashing retirement plan meetings, Callan survey shows

Internal lawyers attended plan committee meetings at 49% of companies in 2022, up from 11% in 2017, and external counsel attended meetings at 36%, up from 21%.

As RIA industry swells, advisors discover pros and cons of growth
NEWS RIAS MAR 30, 2023
As RIA industry swells, advisors discover pros and cons of growth

According to the latest report from Schwab Advisor Services, RIAs need to jump on the growth train in order to keep pace.

Morgan Stanley downgrades Charles Schwab
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 30, 2023
Morgan Stanley downgrades Charles Schwab

Schwab clients are moving funds from sweep accounts into money market funds at a rate of $20 billion a month, according to the Morgan Stanley report.

2022 was rough year for near-retirees in target-date funds
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2023
2022 was rough year for near-retirees in target-date funds

While stock and bond allocations hurt the performance of TDFs last year, fees declined and assets flowed to collective investment trusts, Morningstar found.