Copycat lawsuits targeting 403(b) plans, as well as litigation probing a fiduciary's duty to monitor investments, the DOL fiduciary rule, church retirement plans and cybersecurity issues are likely to crop up this year.
Mr. Casady will continue to work with Vestigo Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Cambridge, Mass.
But there are easier ways to give to charity that still afford donors a lot of control.
Amy Webber will become the firm's new chief executive, while Mr. Schwartz takes on the role of executive chairman.
Ms. Yang would be the second consecutive former federal prosecutor to lead the regulator, and, like current chairwoman Mary Jo White, would likely focus more on enforcement than policy making.
Financial advisers are feeling heightened pressure from regulators and clients, Natixis finds.
Implementing a financial wellness program without any means of measuring its success is a failure, according to advisers and analysts.
In fiscal year 2016, the $905 billion spent on Social Security benefits accounted for nearly one-quarter of federal spending.
The team had $288 million in client assets and generated $1.7 million in fees and commissions annually.
The new head of one of the largest independent broker-dealers served as head of wealth management at UBS's Advisor Group Americas.
The wirehouse is facing a raft of customer complaints tied to its sales of the commonwealth's municipal bond funds.
Benchmarking tool will help advisers show reasonable compensation, firm says.
Economist and Nobel laureate Robert Shiller thinks this could be a pivotal moment for the U.S. housing market.
Demographics, demise of pensions will shift focus from assets to income planning.
Government says he took in $1.4 million, diverting some of it to investors and using much of the money on himself.
One analyst says company likely not for sale at this time after all.
Surviving spouse can choose when to collect each benefit.
Bills to expand the pool of investors eligible to buy unregistered securities, make it easier to put annuities in 401(k)s and stop a Treasury Department rule changing estate valuations are likely to be revived.
While many parents are leery of asking their children for help with their finances, most adult children surveyed said they actually wanted to help.
