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Americans experiencing high levels of financial stress, CFP Board finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2020
Americans experiencing high levels of financial stress, CFP Board finds

Health care is the top financial concern, survey reveals; 32% worry about unemployment

CIOs live in a world of nonstandard data
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2020
CIOs live in a world of nonstandard data

Retirement plan and investment data seldom come in a common format, making CIOs' jobs trickier

The $6.5 billion market most RPAs ignore: Government plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2020
The $6.5 billion market most RPAs ignore: Government plans

They represent the next blue ocean for retirement plan advisers

Fund sponsor M&A makes retirement CIO jobs more complicated
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2020
Fund sponsor M&A makes retirement CIO jobs more complicated

Mergers of fund management companies add to due diligence chores for retirement industry chief investment officers

Fund companies see target-dates adding annuities in future: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2020
Fund companies see target-dates adding annuities in future: Report

The all-in-one products could also eventually include private equity, Cerulli Associates found

Retirement savings for the suddenly self-employed
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 01, 2020
Retirement savings for the suddenly self-employed

Pandemic-induced gig work provides opportunities for tax savings

Last call for coronavirus-related distributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 30, 2020
Last call for coronavirus-related distributions

CRDs are only available until year-end, so advisers should contact any clients who may still benefit from taking a distribution before the option expires

401(k) litigators target Coca-Cola bottler
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 30, 2020
401(k) litigators target Coca-Cola bottler

The lawsuit, like others, cites allegedly excessive investment and administrative fees

Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued

A grocery chain is paying $17.5 million in one case, and a pharmaceutical company is shelling out more than $2.5 million in another

Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB

Approval may be moot as the new administration could easily quash it

Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors

Two new audits reveal underpayments to certain groups of beneficiaries

DOL lifetime income rule under fire from lawmaker
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2020
DOL lifetime income rule under fire from lawmaker

Sen. Richard Neal, D-Mass., criticized the measure for not including an assumption that 401(k) balances appreciate

Reported SageView sale heats up already hot RPA M&A market
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2020
Reported SageView sale heats up already hot RPA M&A market

The potential megadeal will affect the retirement plan adviser business and could lead to further mergers and acquisitions

401(k) advisers busier this year helping with rollovers, distributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 23, 2020
401(k) advisers busier this year helping with rollovers, distributions

A recent survey found that advisers are working with participants more than usual amid the pandemic

RPA SageView weighing a sale: sources
RIAS NOV 20, 2020
RPA SageView weighing a sale: sources

The company, which manages more than $100 billion in retirement plan assets, could attract extremely high bids from private equity firms, sources said

Tax planning moves to end the year right
OPINION NOV 19, 2020
Tax planning moves to end the year right

Here are some strategies for clients eager to lock in tax-efficient financial decisions before year-end

New bill would require advisers to consider socially responsible investing in retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2020
New bill would require advisers to consider socially responsible investing in retirement plans

Michigan Democrat Andy Levin plans to introduce two bills in the House addressing ESG

401(k) defaults linked with lower CARES Act withdrawals
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2020
401(k) defaults linked with lower CARES Act withdrawals

An academic paper this week found that early withdrawal requests increased most among savers who build their own portfolios

IRS plans 50% increase in audits of small businesses next year
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 19, 2020
IRS plans 50% increase in audits of small businesses next year

The increase comes off a low base; in 2018, the agency audited only 140 partnership returns out of more than 4 million filed

Congress must set aside differences and put savers first
OPINION NOV 18, 2020
Congress must set aside differences and put savers first

Legislation that helps people build their nest eggs is more necessary than ever, given the retirement savings of U.S. workers are still far from where they should be