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Rep used DOL rule as cover to take $150,000 from VAs: Finra
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2020
Rep used DOL rule as cover to take $150,000 from VAs: Finra

The self-regulatory agency this week barred registered rep Louis Cook

Vanguard cements its hold on the target-date marketplace
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2020
Vanguard cements its hold on the target-date marketplace

The trend toward lower costs in retirement plans has benefited products across the industry

The SECURE Act’s unprecedented opportunities
RETIREMENT OPINION MAR 04, 2020
The SECURE Act’s unprecedented opportunities

As the legislation brings about big changes in the retirement plan market, will advisers benefit or will they be drowned?

John Hancock sued over 'self-dealing' in 401(k) plan products
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2020
John Hancock sued over 'self-dealing' in 401(k) plan products

The financial services firm is the latest to be targeted for including proprietary products in its retirement plan

Oracle to pay $12 million to settle 401(k) lawsuit
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2020
Oracle to pay $12 million to settle 401(k) lawsuit

The company allegedly breached its fiduciary duty, in part by selecting funds that allegedly made excessive revenue-sharing payments to Fidelity

No stretch IRA? No problem
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2020
No stretch IRA? No problem

5 reasons why the elimination of the stretch IRA is not the end of the world

The new essential
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 29, 2020
The new essential

By addressing clients’ health and aging, advisers can prove their value as rising health care costs threaten the security of retirement accounts

401(k) trading spikes amid correction
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2020
401(k) trading spikes amid correction

Rebalancing activity was the highest it's been since 2008, according to record keeper Alight Solutions

New Vestwell infrastructure removes traditional record keepers from retirement plan administration
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 27, 2020
New Vestwell infrastructure removes traditional record keepers from retirement plan administration

Vestwell now brings all non-custody services in-house

Social Security and survivor benefits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 27, 2020
Social Security and survivor benefits

Widows and widowers have multiple claiming options

Intel 401(k) ruling could bolster some class actions
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Intel 401(k) ruling could bolster some class actions

The Supreme Court decision makes it harder for fiduciaries to cite a three-year window to have ERISA claims dismissed

Annuities group wants 401(k)s for all — including cannabis workers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Annuities group wants 401(k)s for all — including cannabis workers

The Insured Retirement Institute wants mandatory retirement plan coverage for most businesses, but similar legislation has been floated in the past

Workers win at Supreme Court on 401(k) suit deadlines
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Workers win at Supreme Court on 401(k) suit deadlines

Court rules in a lawsuit filed against Intel that companies can't assume employees read the emails they're sent with details about plan investments

Empower, ETrade to let 401(k) clients view accounts alongside stock plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2020
Empower, ETrade to let 401(k) clients view accounts alongside stock plans

The retirement plan provider says the side-by-side view isn't a signal that the different accounts should be treated similarly

Bear market would bode well for fixed annuities: reports
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2020
Bear market would bode well for fixed annuities: reports

Low interest rates are hampering sales, but the SECURE Act and the threat of a market correction could change that

Social Security claiming strategies for married couples
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2020
Social Security claiming strategies for married couples

The ages and individual earning histories of the spouses will determine the best approach

401(k) 'kickback' suit against Fidelity booted from court
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2020
401(k) 'kickback' suit against Fidelity booted from court

A federal judge found that Fidelity was not a fiduciary to the plans at the center of a class-action lawsuit

We want help with college loans, not 401(k)s, workers say
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 20, 2020
We want help with college loans, not 401(k)s, workers say

Two-thirds of younger employees say their companies should help them pay down their student debt, according to a recent survey

Using trusts to fill the void of stretch IRAs and 401(k)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2020
Using trusts to fill the void of stretch IRAs and 401(k)s

The SECURE Act's 10-year window will cause many beneficiaries to spend rather than save, panelists said in an InvestmentNews webcast

Retirement plan adviser M&A market poised to explode
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2020
Retirement plan adviser M&A market poised to explode

The mergers and acquisitions boom in the plan adviser market is only just beginning