The development likely gives the plaintiffs more leverage for a settlement, as the class-action case has moved one step closer to a trial.
Panelists testified that more must be done to help retirement savings, including emergency savings and student-debt management services. It might also mean passing legislation to discourage workers from prematurely cashing out their 401(k) balances.
Ninety percent of plan participants who are aware of ESG choices said they invest in them.
Year-over-year values are up more than 30% across more than 30 million IRAs, 401(k) and 403(b) accounts.
The proposed SECURE 2.0 legislation seeks to raise the age for required minimum distributions, but that will create more problems than it solves.
The Securities and Exchange Commission says the firm knew that hackers were trying to access participant accounts but didn’t report them.
Though registered investment advisory firms could benefit from hunting for new clients at the DC plans they manage, will they begin to acquire retirement plan adviser firms?
A senior advocacy group predicts benefits will rise 4.7% next year, based on the 0.8% increase in the April consumer price index.
One of life’s most challenging circumstances is caring for a loved one. Here’s how advisers can help female clients who are thrust into the role.
President Biden likely will need to keep all Democrats on board to get his spending and related tax proposals through Congress.
President Joe Biden's plan is designed to boost IRS funding to lower the tax gap and raise $700 billion over 10 years.
Tax planning has become an urgent topic following President Joe Biden's proposal aimed at high earners and wealthy investors.
An unscientific poll of readers found 61% disapproving of Biden and 60% opposing his proposed tax increases. The survey was released on April 29, Biden’s 100th day in office.
The heads of the Senate and House committees overseeing labor want to know whether TDFs are working as advertised.
While plaintiffs continue to develop many theories and new claims, one type of claim that has appeared with increasing frequency in 401(k) litigation 2.0 is an allegation that deciding to offer additional services to plans and their participants creates conflicts.
A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of the case. The savings system is not a plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and is therefore not preempted by the law, the panel wrote in the opinion published yesterday.
Expanded government crackdowns on syndicated conservation easement land deals are creating financial and legal headaches for some wealthy investors.
Consumer research firm Hearts & Wallets surveyed 5,900 people and found that most have no idea how they pay for financial services.
Advisers should note that no matter how stable a relationship may seem, contingencies should be baked into estate and financial plans in case of divorce, especially for wealthy clients, experts say.
Atlanta-based Clearview Advisory serves more than 100 plans with $2.3 billion in assets.
