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How to prepare your clients for 401(k) statement shock
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2022
How to prepare your clients for 401(k) statement shock

With 401(k) savers likely to be getting some unpleasant news in their next statement, their financial advisers might want to reach out in advance.

Senate committee approves comprehensive retirement savings bill   
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2022
Senate committee approves comprehensive retirement savings bill   

The unanimous voice vote adds to momentum for Congress to pass SECURE 2.0 by the end of the year.

Senate committee poised to vote on retirement savings bill
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2022
Senate committee poised to vote on retirement savings bill

The measure is likely to become part of a larger Senate counterpart to the comprehensive retirement savings bill known as SECURE 2.0 that was approved in the House earlier this year.

Recession fears spark retirement planners to action
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2022
Recession fears spark retirement planners to action

As expectations of an economic slowdown grow, retirement planners are already feeling the impact.

FS Investments exec Michael Gerber joins federal retirement plan board
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2022
FS Investments exec Michael Gerber joins federal retirement plan board

Gerber will help oversee the Thrift Savings Plan, a defined-contribution program for 6.2 million federal workers that is now offering ESG options.

Yellen says crypto is ‘very risky’ option for retirement savers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2022
Yellen says crypto is ‘very risky’ option for retirement savers

Treasury chief says it would be reasonable for Congress to regulate what assets could be included in tax-favored retirement vehicles.

401(k) plans are failing middle-class Americans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2022
401(k) plans are failing middle-class Americans

A new study finds that tax incentives for saving for retirement primarily benefit high-income households.

How investors are engaging with companies over abortion access
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2022
How investors are engaging with companies over abortion access

Recent shareholder proposals over reproductive rights have been made at Lowe's, TJX and Walmart.

How retiring advisers can avoid going 'shoeless'
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2022
How retiring advisers can avoid going 'shoeless'

Like the cobbler's children who had no shoes because their father was too busy making shoes for customers, a large percentage of financial advisers are unprepared for retirement.

Group Plan Systems launches PEP
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2022
Group Plan Systems launches PEP

The plan documents are engineered to allow an employer to hire or fire 3(38) managers.

Trouble with the IRS? Let an ERPA guide you
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2022
Trouble with the IRS? Let an ERPA guide you

A second-generation enrolled retirement plan agent explains how he helps companies smooth out plan problems with the IRS.

SageView acquires $825 million RIA
RETIREMENT RIAS JUN 08, 2022
SageView acquires $825 million RIA

kPlans, based in Valencia, California, is a retirement plan consultant with a focus on defined-benefit and cash balance plans.

In its first RIA buy, Alera Group nearly quadruples its assets to $4.7 billion
RETIREMENT RIAS JUN 08, 2022
In its first RIA buy, Alera Group nearly quadruples its assets to $4.7 billion

Private equity-backed Alera Group acquires $3.5 billion Wharton Business Group and says it plans to buy more firms.

Stretch IRAs still exist for some beneficiaries
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2022
Stretch IRAs still exist for some beneficiaries

Although the SECURE Act eliminated stretch IRAs for most beneficiaries, replacing them with the 10-year post-death payout rule, some beneficiaries can still use a stretch IRA.

Vanguard survey highlights retirement complexity, 'Great Resignation' mobility
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2022
Vanguard survey highlights retirement complexity, 'Great Resignation' mobility

Vanguard's influential 'How America Saves' report shows 401(k) plan participants are facing increasingly complex financial situations and life events.

Hello to alternatives in retirement accounts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2022
Hello to alternatives in retirement accounts

Even with the recent recoveries in the stock and bond markets, the classic 60/40 split may be a thing of the past, and some argue alternatives are the future.

Hub acquires $1.1 billion retirement plan firm
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2022
Hub acquires $1.1 billion retirement plan firm

The team at Indianapolis-based CSi Advisory Services is joining Hub Midwest East.

Lawsuit seeks to kill DOL guidance on using crypto in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2022
Lawsuit seeks to kill DOL guidance on using crypto in 401(k)s

ForUsAll, a 401(k) provider that specializes in alternative investments, alleges that Labor exceeded its authority by trying to institute an effective ban.

Ex-broker who stole from pension plan gets 6½-year sentence
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2022
Ex-broker who stole from pension plan gets 6½-year sentence

John Sherman Jumper, a 17-year veteran of the securities industry, was based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Vontobel creates four CITs
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2022
Vontobel creates four CITs

The collective investment trusts will use SEI Trust Co. as the trustee.