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Flat-fee annuity for RIAs adds more investment choices
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2022
Flat-fee annuity for RIAs adds more investment choices

DFA and Midland National are working with RetireOne on its contingent deferred annuity, which launched last October.

OneDigital acquires $170 million Florida firm
RETIREMENT RIAS FEB 15, 2022
OneDigital acquires $170 million Florida firm

Sarasota-based Generations Wealth Planning is led by a father-and-son team, Rob and Kevin Lyons.

Average costs for 401(k) plans decline by 0.03%
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2022
Average costs for 401(k) plans decline by 0.03%

Small plans still bear higher fees than large plans, according to a book that compiles data on retirement plans.

Fintech raises $5.1 million to expand annuity platform for 401(k)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2022
Fintech raises $5.1 million to expand annuity platform for 401(k)s

Major insurers including Allianz Life, Franklin Templeton and Pacific Life are joining a venture firm in backing San Francisco-based Micruity.

Despite pandemic, defined-contribution plan participants kept saving in 2021
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2022
Despite pandemic, defined-contribution plan participants kept saving in 2021

Through the first three quarters of 2021, only 1.2% stopped contributing to DC plans, ICI data finds.

Employee-paid benefits? Huh?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2022
Employee-paid benefits? Huh?

Just half of those eligible take advantage of voluntary benefits, survey finds.

Investment firms watching 401(k) market for ESG growth
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2022
Investment firms watching 401(k) market for ESG growth

Fidelity has around $7.4 billion in DC plan assets in ESG options and last year added seven funds to its sustainable lineup.

Confusion about 2022 required minimum distributions
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2022
Confusion about 2022 required minimum distributions

Should a client use old tables, new tables, both tables or no tables to calculate their RMDs this year? It depends ... and advisers need to know the answer.

CITs claim larger share of target-date market
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2022
CITs claim larger share of target-date market

The growth in the use of collective investment trusts, which trend to charge lower fees, reflects the pressure to cut costs.

NY pension fund drops 21 shale and gas holdings in sustainability review
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2022
NY pension fund drops 21 shale and gas holdings in sustainability review

The shale oil and gas companies 'failed to demonstrate they are prepared for the transition to a low-carbon economy.'

Workers show interest in Social Security bridge strategy
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 10, 2022
Workers show interest in Social Security bridge strategy

A study by the Center for Retirement Research finds that a third of 401(k) participants would choose to delay collecting benefits if they could use 401(k) assets as a temporary substitute.

Morgan Stanley buys another retirement planning firm
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 10, 2022
Morgan Stanley buys another retirement planning firm

Its purchase of Cook Street Consulting, a Denver-area institutional retirement planning firm with $72 billion in assets, follows its acquisition last year of $43 billion Hyas Group.

401(k) trading activity picked up in January
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2022
401(k) trading activity picked up in January

Amid last month’s volatile markets, 401(k) investors headed toward fixed income and away from equities.

Debunking 4 emergency savings myths held by RPAs
RETIREMENT OPINION FEB 09, 2022
Debunking 4 emergency savings myths held by RPAs

Emergency savings tools are becoming more common in retirement plans, but many RPAs still have misconceptions about them.

Tesla gives its employees a boost
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 08, 2022
Tesla gives its employees a boost

The automaker reported in its 10-K that it has begun to match employees' 401(k) contributions.

High school classes ineffective in boosting retirement savings: Study
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2022
High school classes ineffective in boosting retirement savings: Study

Research from the TIAA Institute says high school lessons in budgeting and credit pack more punch.

Bessemer Trust sued over 401(k) plan
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2022
Bessemer Trust sued over 401(k) plan

The lawsuit argues the company’s use of its own Old Westbury line of mutual funds in the plan benefited Bessemer at the expense of plan participants.

Caribou lands $3 million to manage health care costs for clients
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2022
Caribou lands $3 million to manage health care costs for clients

The health care planning fintech is aiming to make complex health insurance decisions easier by collecting data about clients’ plans, usage and medications to find the best possible strategies.

Hub acquires assets of West Coast RIA
RETIREMENT RIAS FEB 02, 2022
Hub acquires assets of West Coast RIA

Kornerstone, based in Chico, California, manages $560 million.

Social Security faces a customer service backlog
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2022
Social Security faces a customer service backlog

Expect delays as the Social Security Administration's field offices reopen to the public after closing in March 2020 amid the pandemic.