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Smartleaf Asset Management announces strategic partnership with Clearstead Advisors
RIAS JAN 09, 2024
Smartleaf Asset Management announces strategic partnership with Clearstead Advisors

The collaboration will enable greater tax optimization for Clearstead clients.

3M to freeze its pension plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 08, 2024
3M to freeze its pension plan

The move follows a significant rise in the funded status of corporate defined-benefit plans.

Hub International adds new acquisition to its South Florida practice
RIAS JAN 08, 2024
Hub International adds new acquisition to its South Florida practice

Latest deal will help expand the firm's reach and capabilities in the region.

Advisors expect record federal debt to result in higher taxes
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 05, 2024
Advisors expect record federal debt to result in higher taxes

'As an advisor, the national debt is a very concerning issue, especially with younger clients that have a longer time horizon, because the bill is eventually going to come due,' an advisor says.

Congratulations, mountain mamas! West Virginia tops retirement survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2024
Congratulations, mountain mamas! West Virginia tops retirement survey

12.5% of West Virginians say they are 'very satisfied' with their current nest eggs.

Wrong birthday info led to $130K in RMD penalties, plaintiffs say
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2024
Wrong birthday info led to $130K in RMD penalties, plaintiffs say

A Wells Fargo client who was born in 1939 had his birthdate incorrectly recorded as 2001, according to a lawsuit.

Can AI explain annuities better than a human advisor?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2024
Can AI explain annuities better than a human advisor?

This AI product doesn't want to take your job, and it might make it easier.

Tifin, Franklin Templeton partner on financial wellness solution
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2024
Tifin, Franklin Templeton partner on financial wellness solution

Tifin @Work is an advice platform powered by AI that plan sponsors can provide to their employees.

Industry, investor advocates square off in comment letters about DOL advice rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2024
Industry, investor advocates square off in comment letters about DOL advice rule

Battle lines drawn again as trade associations call on DOL to withdraw proposal, while proponents say measure fills a regulatory gap.

Catholic 401(k) MEP will screen funds for morality
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2024
Catholic 401(k) MEP will screen funds for morality

A forthcoming multiple-employer plan aims to help nonprofit and for-profit Catholic affiliates avoid exposure to investments that Catholics might find objectionable.

Record number of pension-risk transfer contracts sold in Q3: Limra
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2023
Record number of pension-risk transfer contracts sold in Q3: Limra

The number of contracts sold in the third quarter marks a 39% increase from the prior year.

What's behind Vestwell's $125M Series D funding?
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2023
What's behind Vestwell's $125M Series D funding?

CEO Aaron Schumm talks about the long game in the state-plan market and mentions that Vestwell is exploring lifetime income.

Aon buys wealth manager for $13.4B
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2023
Aon buys wealth manager for $13.4B

The deal for NFP will bring together a shared commitment to client excellence, the companies say.

New annuity products don't have 'icky feeling of commission'
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 20, 2023
New annuity products don't have 'icky feeling of commission'

Some advisors are coming round to annuities but survey reveals majority seldom recommend them – and clients don't listen anyway.

Advising armed forces members past and present
RIAS DEC 20, 2023
Advising armed forces members past and present

Andrew King, co-head of Tax Policy & Research for Goldman Sachs Ayco, explains how to help U.S. service members and veterans avoid a battle with federal bureaucracy to get financial benefits.

Wealthy Americans say it's harder than ever to build and protect wealth
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 20, 2023
Wealthy Americans say it's harder than ever to build and protect wealth

New report from Chubb probes the millionaire mindset to find what matters to them.

US pension plans pour billions into private credit
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2023
US pension plans pour billions into private credit

Calpers among plans with around $100B invested in the growing sector.

Americans pledge to make positive changes to finances in 2024, says Allianz
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 18, 2023
Americans pledge to make positive changes to finances in 2024, says Allianz

With inflation stressing people out, they are prepared for action in the new year.

Gen Xers will not retire comfortably, Schroders finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 14, 2023
Gen Xers will not retire comfortably, Schroders finds

Advisors say the age at which people retire and the definition of retirement are changing.

Osaic nabs Lincoln Financial Advisors in latest purchase
BROKER DEALERS DEC 14, 2023
Osaic nabs Lincoln Financial Advisors in latest purchase

The 1,450 financial advisors involved in the transaction oversee approximately $108 billion in assets.