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The sound of silence
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 31, 2020
The sound of silence

Regulation BI must be implemented by June 30, so why aren’t we hearing more about how brokerages are going to change the way they deliver investment advice?

4 unusual IRA issues related to deaths in 2020
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2020
4 unusual IRA issues related to deaths in 2020

New tax rules for this year may change the results that you expected

Crisis can be a catalyst to clarify goals, create sustainable impact
OPINION MAY 28, 2020
Crisis can be a catalyst to clarify goals, create sustainable impact

While charitable giving will remain an ongoing need, now is also the time for more robust legacy and generational wealth transfer planning

Medicare enrollment complicated by the pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2020
Medicare enrollment complicated by the pandemic

Newly eligible individuals can apply online, but some older workers who lose their jobs can’t

BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2020
BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities

The product is designed to be fully liquid and includes contracts from two insurers

401(k) data-sharing one step closer, thanks to Spark and DCIIA
OPINION MAY 27, 2020
401(k) data-sharing one step closer, thanks to Spark and DCIIA

Data may be the new currency for the defined-contribution plan industry, but a common format to share information about plans and participants has faced hurdles

Woman in Central Park video fired by Franklin Templeton
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 26, 2020
Woman in Central Park video fired by Franklin Templeton

Amy Cooper, head of insurance investment for the fund company, called the police on an African American man who asked her to put her dog on a leash

MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2020
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study

A new paper that examines costs of multiple-employer plans sponsored by benefits outsourcing firms found that such plans can be expensive

Roth conversions pick up amid expectations that taxes will rise
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2020
Roth conversions pick up amid expectations that taxes will rise

The stock market declines helped by shrinking the value of accounts, as well as the tax bill for converting assets

Demand for some annuities rising in COVID-19 market
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 22, 2020
Demand for some annuities rising in COVID-19 market

The crisis is favoring sales of buffered annuities, according to Limra's Secure Retirement Institute

COVID-19 eroding retirement hopes: Survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2020
COVID-19 eroding retirement hopes: Survey

More than 20% of people have pulled money early, or plan to, from retirement accounts, according to a report from Transamerica

Retiring at 65 may still be the norm, despite Social Security changes
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2020
Retiring at 65 may still be the norm, despite Social Security changes

A phased extension of the full retirement age to 67 has changed claiming behavior, but not retirement, according to new research

Social Security has a quick cash solution
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2020
Social Security has a quick cash solution

Clients 66 and older can request a lump-sum payment and still earn bigger future benefits

401(k) plans value advisers most for investment returns: Fidelity survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2020
401(k) plans value advisers most for investment returns: Fidelity survey

The recent volatility gives advisers an opportunity to prove their worth

SEC should accelerate its late leap to electronic delivery
OPINION MAY 15, 2020
SEC should accelerate its late leap to electronic delivery

The agency could do more to make e-delivery the default option for shareholder communications, while preserving shareholders’ right to request printed material

Funding a Roth IRA with COVID-19 distributions? Not so fast, advisers say
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2020
Funding a Roth IRA with COVID-19 distributions? Not so fast, advisers say

There might not be a legal reason to avoid using CARES Act relief, but it's questionable at best

SECURE Act creates wrinkle for annuities in inherited IRAs
OPINION MAY 15, 2020
SECURE Act creates wrinkle for annuities in inherited IRAs

The end of the stretch provision requires that accounts be distributed within 10 years after the owner’s death

Former plan participants file suit against giant ad agency
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2020
Former plan participants file suit against giant ad agency

The 401(k) plan of Aegis Media Americas is charged with not using less expensive funds

Public pensions see worst quarter since credit crisis
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2020
Public pensions see worst quarter since credit crisis

State and local government pension plans lost about 13% during the first quarter

401(k) investors warm to stock funds as market rises: report
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2020
401(k) investors warm to stock funds as market rises: report

Investors are still worried about the market, but trading in 401(k) plans favored equities on most days in April