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What would Steve Jobs do if he ran the 401(k) business?
The Apple visionary would get customers to buy the latest product, simplify share classes and create a seamless retirement-plan ecosystem.
The latest in financial adviser #FinTech (August 2017)
Welcome to the August issue – where we look at the big news, announcements and underlying trends.
National Planning Holdings CEO to advisers: No comment on LPL takeover talk
CEO Scott E. Romine sent an email regarding the rumors to the 3,500 reps and advisers affiliated with the network's broker-dealers.
Documents to prepare before sending children off to college
Advisers can help clients avoid scary and painful situations with kids age 18 and older.
Good health is key to retirement security
Incorporating health-care costs into retirement plans can boost an adviser's value.
Kestra Financial acquires 600-rep H. Beck
Second big independent broker-dealer acquisition in as many weeks.
As longevity stalls, corporations enjoy a windfall on pensions, benefits
Firms are cutting the estimates of what they'll have to pay retirees, and in some cases, it adds up to billions.
Financial trade groups to DOL: Advisers dumping small accounts
As the comment-letter deadline for the Labor Department's fiduciary rule hits, industry organizations warn of orphaned accounts.
Health care reform could affect muni bonds
How might proposed health care reform affect municipal bond credit quality? James Dearborn explains.
PlanPlus and FinaMetrica merge
Combined provider of planning and risk-tolerance tools renamed PlanPlus Global.
Scottrade advisers test custodial waters
Some could choose not to follow company to TD Ameritrade when acquisition hits in September.
Custodians are charting fintech’s future
From workflow efficiencies to robo-advice and artificial intelligence, the big four are developing technology to entice advisers.
ICI’s Paul Schott Stevens: DOL fiduciary rule review is opportunity for SEC
Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has a window of opportunity to work with the Department of Labor to establish a consistent best-interest standard of conduct that spans retirement and non-retirement accounts.
Morgan Stanley loses $390 million team to Baltimore-area hybrid
Two-adviser, four-person group joins Harbor Investment Advisory.
Vanguard outsources some 403(b) record keeping to Newport Group
The firm touts added benefits of the arrangement, but some smaller-balance account holders will wind up paying more.
Top clearing and custody firms for financial advisers
InvestmentNews gathers client and asset data to assemble company rankings.
Financial advice industry has a role in opioid crisis
It's up to financial advisers to keep clients safe from financial fraud or exploitation at the hands of a loved one who is trapped in the clutches of addiction.
One family’s story of addiction and finding their way out
Cathy was on the back stoop again, smoking cigarettes and talking on the phone. “I will never…
Can financial advisers save clients from the financial ravages of opioid addiction?
About 36% of advisers have worked with clients who were addicted or had family members addicted to opioids, according to a recent InvestmentNews survey.
DOL releases new fiduciary rule FAQs focused on 401(k) plans
Answers touch on how retirement plan advisers should treat certain disclosures about their status as well as recommendations for increasing plan participation and contributions.
