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Stash enters robo-advice with Smart Portfolio
FINTECH MAR 04, 2021
Stash enters robo-advice with Smart Portfolio

With $125 million in fresh funding, Stash officially launched Smart Portfolio to allow users to opt-in for fully managed portfolios.

By Nicole Casperson
Betterment signs 401(k) deal with HR platform Zenefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2021
Betterment signs 401(k) deal with HR platform Zenefits

Zenefits will offer Betterment plans to the small and midsize businesses that use its platform.

By InvestmentNews
Commonwealth Financial to recruiters: Lay off MassMutual reps
FINTECH MAR 04, 2021
Commonwealth Financial to recruiters: Lay off MassMutual reps

The Commonwealth Financial Network advised outside recruiters not to engage with MassMutual's reps. The company doesn't want to step on any toes due to a licensing agreement involving a tech firm it once owned.

By Bruce Kelly
Oklahoma bills show auto-IRAs making headway in non-blue states
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2021
Oklahoma bills show auto-IRAs making headway in non-blue states

The state is the latest among many that have taken steps toward adopting such programs, which are intended to dramatically expand access to retirement savings plans at work for employees of small businesses.

By Emile Hallez
The most dangerous 401(k) myths many plan sponsors still believe
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2021
The most dangerous 401(k) myths many plan sponsors still believe

You can't outsource all of your fiduciary responsibilities, and not all retirement plan advisers are created equal.

By Fred Barstein
Assets in health savings accounts grew 25% in 2020
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2021
Assets in health savings accounts grew 25% in 2020

HSAs now hold more than $82 billion in assets, Devenir survey finds.

By InvestmentNews
MoneyLion acquires financial planning fintech
FINTECH MAR 03, 2021
MoneyLion acquires financial planning fintech

MoneyLion is buying out the financial planning software startup just a few weeks after its SPAC deal and values the firm at $2.9 billion

By Nicole Casperson
Women run 401(k)s better than men: Morningstar
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2021
Women run 401(k)s better than men: Morningstar

Plans administered by women more often include target-date funds, automatically enroll workers and have better plan governance, according to a new report.

By Emile Hallez
SEC to emphasize climate risk in exams, step up Reg BI reviews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2021
SEC to emphasize climate risk in exams, step up Reg BI reviews

The agency is 'integrating climate and ESG considerations into [its] broader regulatory framework,' Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee says.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Voya adds emergency savings accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2021
Voya adds emergency savings accounts

The out-of-plan solution can be added to workplace offerings.

By InvestmentNews
Internet scams are top threat to investors, NASAA says
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2021
Internet scams are top threat to investors, NASAA says

Precious metals, cryptocurrencies and promissory notes are fraudster favorites in 2021, a survey of enforcement officials finds.

By InvestmentNews
6 ways to show clients you care
OPINION MAR 03, 2021
6 ways to show clients you care

How about making emails more interesting with videos? Or providing clients' children with financial literacy training via a virtual investing group?

By Matt Matrisian
Target-dates with guaranteed income, the new 401(k) pitch
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2021
Target-dates with guaranteed income, the new 401(k) pitch

American Century, Prime Capital Investment Advisors, Nationwide and Lincoln Financial Group collaborated, along with others, on the QDIA.

By Emile Hallez
Financial security harder to achieve for Black, Latina women, report finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2021
Financial security harder to achieve for Black, Latina women, report finds

New research shows that while Covid-19 has hurt retirement prospects for women in general, Black and Latina women face greater financial challenges than white women.

By Emile Hallez
Gensler quizzed on climate disclosure, mandatory arbitration in confirmation hearing
RIA NEWS MAR 02, 2021
Gensler quizzed on climate disclosure, mandatory arbitration in confirmation hearing

The focus on the climate and finance at the hearing likely was a harbinger of the priority the SEC will place on environmental, social and governance investing under Gensler. But Reg BI was ignored.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Merrill Lynch team managing $1.25 billion goes indie
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 02, 2021
Merrill Lynch team managing $1.25 billion goes indie

Amplius Wealth Advisors in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, affiliates with Dynasty Financial Partners.

By InvestmentNews
Prospecting is the best marketing
OPINION MAR 02, 2021
Prospecting is the best marketing

It’s hard work, but if an adviser is serious about growing, the best approach is good old-fashioned prospecting.

By Scott Hanson
How do you define your value?
OPINION MAR 01, 2021
How do you define your value?

Building a thriving practice isn’t about building a business case for your value and fees; it’s about building your belief case.

By Stephanie Bogan
Wealthier clients saving in 401(k)s may fall into tax trap
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2021
Wealthier clients saving in 401(k)s may fall into tax trap

Too much money in tax-deferred retirement accounts could undermine clients' financial plans if taxes rise in the future to pay for today’s exploding government spending.

By Mary Beth Franklin
AssetMark acquires Voyant in $145 million deal
FINTECH MAR 01, 2021
AssetMark acquires Voyant in $145 million deal

The deal positions the turnkey asset manager to build its own financial wellness platform, similar to a strategy announced by TAMP powerhouse Envestnet last week.

By Nicole Casperson