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More money, more problems: What to do if your client wins Powerball
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
More money, more problems: What to do if your client wins Powerball

Four years ago, a financial adviser got a call from a prospect who did not want to disclose any information over the phone. At the in-person meeting, the woman and her husband told the adviser that she had won a $1.2 million jackpot.

Momentum picks up for state-level best interest rule on annuity sales
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
Momentum picks up for state-level best interest rule on annuity sales

Arkansas and Michigan become the latest states to adopt the National Association of Insurance Commissioners model rule

Buy, sell or be outbid: How M&A is affecting retirement plan advisers
RIAS JAN 04, 2021
Buy, sell or be outbid: How M&A is affecting retirement plan advisers

Ongoing consolidation has been good for some aggregator firms, but others are being left out.

The risks record keepers see with PEPs
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
The risks record keepers see with PEPs

The forthcoming plans present challenges and opportunities, record keepers say

Financial wellness is winning 401(k) plan business
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 24, 2020
Financial wellness is winning 401(k) plan business

The strategy is seen as an opportunity to help train younger advisers and prospect for wealth management clients.

Workplace wellness: getting  physical and fiscal
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 24, 2020
Workplace wellness: getting physical and fiscal

Combining financial wellness with traditional wellness programs can highlight their value, according to guests at a recent RPA event.

COVID-19 relief bill gives employers tax credits for student loan help
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2020
COVID-19 relief bill gives employers tax credits for student loan help

A CARES Act provision that encourages companies to repay their workers' student loans would be available for another five years

Broker-dealers on getting annuities into 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2020
Broker-dealers on getting annuities into 401(k) plans

Guests at the RPA Convergence Broker-Dealer Roundtable and Thinktank say it might be a while before annuities are used in many plans.

COVID relief bill could help some small-business 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2020
COVID relief bill could help some small-business 401(k)s

A small section of Tuesday's spending bill will help some employers avoid partial plan terminations

401(k) record keepers bullish on post-COVID opportunities
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
401(k) record keepers bullish on post-COVID opportunities

Industry consolidation, financial wellness, data and new ways to work in the pandemic reality were among things on attendees' minds at the latest RPA event

Why some 401(k)s seldom change providers
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
Why some 401(k)s seldom change providers

Record keepers lament the tendency for many plans to stay put, but big 401(k)s are often priced so low that no one bids for them

Bill seeks to open multiple-employer plans to 403(b)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
Bill seeks to open multiple-employer plans to 403(b)s

The measure follows legislation that would let nonprofits participate in pooled employer plans

Finra hits Transamerica with $8.8 million sanction
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 21, 2020
Finra hits Transamerica with $8.8 million sanction

The settlement includes $4.4 million in restitutions to harmed customers over the sales of unsuitable VA, mutual fund and 529 products

INmail: When lump-sum payouts make sense
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
INmail: When lump-sum payouts make sense

Requesting a lump payout can make sense for some people.

What advisers need to know about the new DOL rule
RIAS DEC 18, 2020
What advisers need to know about the new DOL rule

The new interpretation on the definition of advice has some benefits for plan advisers, and it will be in place even if the rule is halted

Workplace retirement plans saw 12.9% average savings rate in 2019
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2020
Workplace retirement plans saw 12.9% average savings rate in 2019

Participants contributed 7.6% of their pay, while employers put in 5.3%, the survey finds

DC aggregators are key to retirement system's success
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2020
DC aggregators are key to retirement system's success

Consolidation in this business gives opportunities and challenges, guests at the RPA Convergence Roundtable and Think Tank said.

Credit card debt being used for gifts, hurting retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 16, 2020
Credit card debt being used for gifts, hurting retirement

People are tacking on nearly $2,000 to credit card balances pay for holiday presents, a survey found

Social Security lump sum rules and strategies
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 16, 2020
Social Security lump sum rules and strategies

No retroactive payouts are available before full retirement age

DOL may be too late with final fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2020
DOL may be too late with final fiduciary rule

The rule's effective date falls after the Biden administration comes into power, meaning its ultimate fate remains unclear