Expecting a 5% or higher return? You better get used to disappointment, according to a new report.
Following on a rule issued over the summer concerning state plans, the DOL is forging ahead with one governing city-based programs.
Expecting a 5% or higher return? You better get used to disappointment, according to a new report.
Commonwealth Financial Network late Monday said it would stop offering commission-based products in IRAs and qualified retirement plans, making it the latest BD to move more decidedly toward to an advisory platform to avoid what some see as the more onerous provisions of the Labor Department's fiduciary rule.
While financial institutions are able to sell deferred-income and immediate annuities under a less onerous exemption, some are opting to sell under BICE to keep certain compensation arrangements intact.
'This first set of FAQs will focus on some of the questions that have been raised in connection with the exemptions,' Borzi said. <b><i>(More: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-faq" target="_blank">A comprehensive, searchable database of advisers' fiduciary FAQs</a>)</i></b>
Determining adviser compensation under BICE is likely the "single most complicated thing" in the rule, according to attorney Fred Reish.
Retirees lost $140,000 after Christopher Ariola unduly concentrated them in energy, gold.
A China Oceanwide investment platform will pay $5.43 per share, the companies said.
Miniscule benefit hike won't protect seniors' buying power.
The plans in public school districts &mdash; often a "laissez-faire" type of arrangement exposing teachers to high-fee products &mdash; won't be helped by the new regulation.
Broker-dealers can try shielding themselves from risk as much as possible, but lawsuits are inevitable and could prove difficult to defend, attorneys said.
Many plans don't offer annuities, and those that do see little participant uptake, but more regulatory clarity, better products and heightened interest will likely lead to greater prevalence.
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This is the fourth consecutive year of COLAs falling below 2%.
Spouses can claim benefits when mate collects disability.
Spouses can claim benefits when mate collects disability.
Small increase will create a Medicare nightmare as premium hikes will vary.
But increase would be seven times higher if pegged to Consumer Price Index for the elderly.
A home equity conversion mortgage — more commonly known as a reverse mortgage —is becoming harder to dismiss as an income tool for retirement plans.
