The DOL unit closed nearly 200 criminal investigations and recovered more than $840 million through formal enforcement actions.
Mutual funds narrowly maintained their lead over collective investment trusts, but CITs are growing faster, suggesting a potential shift in leadership this year.
Employee financial wellness programs can help get retirement savings back on track.
An insurance brokerage CEO says RIAs' failure to adopt modern technology is causing them to fall behind.
The case revolves around three collective investment trusts in the plan that were subadvised by the firm.
While the CFP Board supports the proposal, the FPA has expressed concerns about the DOL rule potentially raising compliance costs for members, increasing the cost of advice and reducing access to advice for some.
Poll of more than 1,200 workers highlights shifting savings habits, student debt woes, and overwhelming demand for advisors.
With the net unrealized appreciation tax break, company stock can be withdrawn from a 401(k) in a lump-sum distribution and have its appreciation taxed at capital gains rates, rather than as ordinary income.
The offering automatically transitions employees approaching retirement age from a target-date fund to a managed account program.
'I’d love to see the [full] SALT deduction come back but not if it means rates go up,' one advisor says.
The firm would shift variable annuity values to fixed-interest-rate accounts for clients who accept it.
The number of retirees outpaces a Federal Reserve economist's model by millions.
Veronica Karas, advisor at Captrust, explains why financial planning comes first.
There were fewer hardship withdrawals taken last year, too.
Limra research reveals concerns around retirement, disability, and unexpected emergencies among Black adults.
EBSA found that the third-party administrator embezzled at least $5.5 million in retirement plan assets.
Four-fifths of employers acknowledge the role of non-qualified deferred compensation plans in attracting key recruits.
Since the auto IRA was proposed 18 years ago, the only successful efforts have been in the states.
Goals-based investing is "what happens when you take an investment process and build it for mom, but not necessarily for mom’s pension plan," CIO says.
Data on DC plans and IRAs show young families are accumulating retirement assets faster than ever.
