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Betterment at Work offers student-loan matching in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2024
Betterment at Work offers student-loan matching in 401(k)s

The product arrives as a provision of the SECURE 2.0 Act goes into effect that makes workers' qualified student loan repayments eligible for 401(k) matching contributions from their employers.

Prudential, Fidelity collaborate on new decumulation option for DC plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2024
Prudential, Fidelity collaborate on new decumulation option for DC plans

The firms say that 100,000 people will benefit from the new product.

Could limiting tax breaks for 401(k)s rescue Social Security?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2024
Could limiting tax breaks for 401(k)s rescue Social Security?

As Social Security inches closer to insolvency, the tax breaks provided to 401(k)s, defined-benefit plans and IRAs could be revamped to fix the system, according to a recent paper.

Annuity sales smash record set in 2022
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2024
Annuity sales smash record set in 2022

Led by demand for fixed products, total annuity sales were up 23% last year, according to Limra.

Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL

If the Chevron deference is overturned, 'the SEC will no longer be able to create new rules that are designed to apply to new things going on in the marketplace,' an attorney says.

Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making

With the program’s trust funds scheduled to be depleted by 2034, the threat is real, but so is the impasse in the nation’s capital.

What to expect while you’re expecting the fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2024
What to expect while you’re expecting the fiduciary rule

Although there will almost certainly be a legal challenge, don’t count on it going away, lawyers say. Here are some big issues to watch for.

Captrust acquires $770M Texas RIA
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 18, 2024
Captrust acquires $770M Texas RIA

Engrave Wealth Partners, based in The Woodlands, has 10 team members.

DOL gives go-ahead to auto enrollment in emergency accounts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 17, 2024
DOL gives go-ahead to auto enrollment in emergency accounts

The regulator issued a set of answers to frequently asked questions addressing contributions, limits and investment types.

Fintech launches annuities platform
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 17, 2024
Fintech launches annuities platform

Flourish aims to facilitate RIAs’ access to annuities.

When you should, or shouldn’t, recommend more protected lifetime income
RETIREMENT OPINION JAN 17, 2024
When you should, or shouldn’t, recommend more protected lifetime income

Here are some of the key characteristics that may make some clients better candidates for such a solution than others.

Planning for the largest IRA balances ever in 2024  
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2024
Planning for the largest IRA balances ever in 2024  

Here are tactics to use this year given the opportunities for record stock values at the end of 2023.

TIAA brings hip-hop artists together for sponsored track about retirement saving
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2024
TIAA brings hip-hop artists together for sponsored track about retirement saving

The song, 'Paper Right,' is part of the company's Retire Inequality campaign.

401(k) settlements went way up in 2023
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 11, 2024
401(k) settlements went way up in 2023

There were far fewer cases filed, but employers and their insurers agreed to big payouts for previously filed litigation.

Most Democrats support DOL advice proposal in House hearing
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2024
Most Democrats support DOL advice proposal in House hearing

'We ought to require the best interests of the investor to be protected and we’ve got some loopholes to fill,' says top Democrat on the panel.

Understanding the behavioral benefits of annuities
RETIREMENT OPINION JAN 09, 2024
Understanding the behavioral benefits of annuities

Financial professionals tend to emphasize the strong quantitative benefits annuities provide, yet it’s the emotional and behavioral benefits that often make them the ideal choice for consumers.

Real estate takes top spot in estate planning survey
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 09, 2024
Real estate takes top spot in estate planning survey

Advisor explains how to guard against pitfalls and family tensions when clients pass on their family home.

3M to freeze its pension plan
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 08, 2024
3M to freeze its pension plan

The move follows a significant rise in the funded status of corporate defined-benefit plans.

Hub International adds new acquisition to its South Florida practice
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 08, 2024
Hub International adds new acquisition to its South Florida practice

Latest deal will help expand the firm's reach and capabilities in the region.

Congratulations, mountain mamas! West Virginia tops retirement survey
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2024
Congratulations, mountain mamas! West Virginia tops retirement survey

12.5% of West Virginians say they are 'very satisfied' with their current nest eggs.