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VA sales up, fixed annuities down: LIMRA report
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2020
VA sales up, fixed annuities down: LIMRA report

Low interest rates drove investors away from some products, but that may change, according to the organization's Secure Retirement Institute

What does the Secure Act mean as we emerge from quarantine?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2020
What does the Secure Act mean as we emerge from quarantine?

Ed Slott offers some tax strategies for you and your clients to consider in 2020.

Social Security funding still set to run out in 2035
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2020
Social Security funding still set to run out in 2035

The latest estimate is unchanged from last year's, but it does not reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the trust funds

Escape hatch for workers claiming Social Security early
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2020
Escape hatch for workers claiming Social Security early

A special rule allows benefits for those who have exceeded the annual earnings limit in their first year of retirement

No free lunch (not even for Tom Hanks) on IRA distributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
No free lunch (not even for Tom Hanks) on IRA distributions

Ed Slott separates fact from fiction about how the CARES Act will affect clients’ retirement savings

Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits

The investment firm will pay $12.5 million to put a 2015 case behind it, court records show

Transamerica VA targets fee-based advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
Transamerica VA targets fee-based advisers

The insurer added a new low-cost variable annuity product without living benefits

Zero-commission ETFs could spur practice changes: Cerulli
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 21, 2020
Zero-commission ETFs could spur practice changes: Cerulli

Report says lower trading costs will encourage advisers to use exchange-traded funds for niche asset allocations

Managing risk in retirement: Lessons from COVID-19
OPINION APR 21, 2020
Managing risk in retirement: Lessons from COVID-19

The coronavirus is throwing a wrench in many Americans' financial plans, but advisers can help keep investors on track

Investment options overpriced in pharmaceutical company's 401(k) plan: lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2020
Investment options overpriced in pharmaceutical company's 401(k) plan: lawsuit

Pharmaceutical Product Development mismanaged its 401(k) plan, opting for costlier investments than necessary, plaintiffs say

Extended tax deadline: What does it mean?
TAX APR 20, 2020
Extended tax deadline: What does it mean?

The tax deadline has been moved to July, but that doesn’t necessarily mean clients should wait, Ed Slott says

More must be done to bolster Americans' retirement savings
OPINION APR 19, 2020
More must be done to bolster Americans' retirement savings

Tens of millions of people who just lost their jobs may need to tap into their 401(k) accounts to make ends meet

By the Numbers: COVID-19 and Annuities
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2020
By the Numbers: COVID-19 and Annuities

InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty looks at how the pandemic has impacted investor demand for annuities

How advisers can handle the medical expense of COVID-19
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2020
How advisers can handle the medical expense of COVID-19

The pandemic should prompt discussions about long-term care and advance directives

Four ways advisers can help clients find opportunities amid market volatility
OPINION APR 17, 2020
Four ways advisers can help clients find opportunities amid market volatility

Annual exclusion gifting, borrowing from life insurance policies and refinancing business loans are among the strategies that might prove useful currently for high-net-worth clients

Liberty Mutual sued over its 401(k)
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2020
Liberty Mutual sued over its 401(k)

The insurance giant allegedly violated ERISA by failing to rein in record keeping costs

Princeton trustees, 403(b) plan participants agree to settle
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2020
Princeton trustees, 403(b) plan participants agree to settle

Charges against the school's retirement plan related to fees echoed similar cases brought against other universities

Advised 401(k) investors tend to stay the course: Morningstar
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2020
Advised 401(k) investors tend to stay the course: Morningstar

During the first quarter volatility, self-directed plan participants were more likely to trade

Cash-value life insurance provides a safe harbor in the current storm
OPINION APR 16, 2020
Cash-value life insurance provides a safe harbor in the current storm

When equity markets are up and the economy is running smoothly, it’s easy to overlook the value of the downside protection you get from investing in life insurance

What’s the future for retirement plan adviser M&A?
OPINION APR 15, 2020
What’s the future for retirement plan adviser M&A?

Valuations might have peaked in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but deals are still happening