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Social Security announces partial reopening of field offices
NEWS TAX MAY 31, 2021
Social Security announces partial reopening of field offices

The agency has unveiled a new 'express interview' process to help people apply for original or replacement Social Security cards and submit necessary proof of identity in person. But it encourages the public to continue to submit applications online.

By Mary Beth Franklin
The inflation conversation
NEWS OPINION MAY 31, 2021
The inflation conversation

By failing to adequately explain how inflation, compounded over time, significantly reduces our spending power, we leave clients vulnerable to the false assumption that the income they have today will still be adequate in 10 or 20 years.

By Sarah Newcomb
State Street sued over 401(k); Columbia settles for $13 million
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2021
State Street sued over 401(k); Columbia settles for $13 million

The State Street plan did not include the lowest-cost share classes of the Target Retirement Securities Lending series, and there were some options from third parties with stronger performance records, according to the complaint.

By Emile Hallez
Steward Partners expanding roster of RIA custodians
NEWS RIAS MAY 28, 2021
Steward Partners expanding roster of RIA custodians

Opening its own broker-dealer gives the firm room to recruit advisers who don't hold RIA assets at Raymond James.

By Bruce Kelly
Older clients confused by meme stocks: Survey
NEWS FINTECH MAY 28, 2021
Older clients confused by meme stocks: Survey

Investors are curious about crypto and meme stocks, but most advisers say that clients do not understand the volatility of these investments.

By Nicole Casperson
Texas legislature passes anti-ESG bill
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2021
Texas legislature passes anti-ESG bill

If the governor signs the bill, the state's six public pension funds would be prohibited from investing in financial products that boycott energy companies.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman wins exemption from Labor Department's pension overseer
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2021
Goldman wins exemption from Labor Department's pension overseer

The Employee Benefits Security Administration gives the firm a green light to oversee retirement plan assets despite its 1MDB misdeeds

By InvestmentNews
Fee-only RIA firms are growing at a healthy clip
NEWS RIAS MAY 28, 2021
Fee-only RIA firms are growing at a healthy clip

The total number of advisory firms with a fee-only model has risen 20% since 2019, according to an analysis of the latest data from the SEC.

By Devin McGinley
Robinhood loses bid to halt enforcement of Massachusetts fiduciary rule
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 28, 2021
Robinhood loses bid to halt enforcement of Massachusetts fiduciary rule

The online trading app sued to overturn the state's fiduciary rule after Massachusetts accused Robinhood of manipulating customers.

By Bloomberg
Biden's budget would raise annual spending to $6 billion
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2021
Biden's budget would raise annual spending to $6 billion

The budget will assume the increase in the top capital gains tax rate to 43.4% that Biden has proposed will be effective retroactive to late April.

By Bloomberg
Legislation would require ESG factors in investment decisions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Legislation would require ESG factors in investment decisions

The bills amend the Investment Advisers Act and federal retirement law to promote sustainable investing. The document must describe the factors advisers use in making investment decisions and they must 'align with an ESG framework'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Early CalPERS Long-Term Care clients squeezed by rate hikes
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Early CalPERS Long-Term Care clients squeezed by rate hikes

Two impending hikes that would boost premiums for existing CalPERS Long-Term Care insurance customers by 90% make coverage hard to justify, one policyholder said.

By Emile Hallez
Mercer Advisors dumps ETrade custody for Raymond James
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2021
Mercer Advisors dumps ETrade custody for Raymond James

An aggregator with close to 50 deals since 2016, Mercer already had custody agreements with Schwab, TD Ameritrade, National Advisors Trust and Fidelity.

By Bruce Kelly
Fewer retirees are claiming Social Security at 62
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Fewer retirees are claiming Social Security at 62

But unemployment resulting from Covid could temporarily reverse that positive trend.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OneDigital acquires two firms in Portland, Oregon
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
OneDigital acquires two firms in Portland, Oregon

Impact Benefits & Retirement and Strategic Employee Benefit Services will be folded in.

By InvestmentNews
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2021
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney

Three sole practitioners managing $297 million in total are also moving to the firm.

By InvestmentNews
Life insurance sales jump 11% in first quarter
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 27, 2021
Life insurance sales jump 11% in first quarter

The quarterly sales growth was the highest since 1983, according to Limra.

By InvestmentNews
IRS clarifies the 10-year rule, but with added confusion
NEWS IRA ALERT MAY 27, 2021
IRS clarifies the 10-year rule, but with added confusion

The agency released a revised version of its publication covering rules on inherited IRAs that confirms there are no RMDs required during the 10 years. But the publication raises another question.

By Ed Slott
JPMorgan $1B brother-sister team leaves to start own firm
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 26, 2021
JPMorgan $1B brother-sister team leaves to start own firm

Christian Habitz and Sarah Damsgaard's firm, Invictus, has partnered with Dynasty Financial and will have offices in Chicago, Miami and Milwaukee.

By Bloomberg
Ex-SEC commissioner targets rogue brokers turning to insurance sales
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2021
Ex-SEC commissioner targets rogue brokers turning to insurance sales

Study co-authored by Robert Jackson Jr. shows that 'wandering advisers' who leave one regulator and continue operating under another are more likely to commit misconduct.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.