Northwestern Mutual survey finds most respondents' financial planning is focused on the short term, with only 14% actively planning more than five years out.
Lack of diversity is a problem for the financial service industry, and especially the DC market, where most advisers are white males. That is also true of industry executives, most of whom went to college in the Northeast or were trained by a provider there.
Savers are ditching the formula that's anchored retirement plans for more than half a century, after already low interest rates hit rock bottom during the pandemic.
Legislators focused on whether there was a need to improve retirement saving and sought to address whether the 401(k) system has failed Americans by disproportionately favoring affluent and white savers. Republicans also used much of their speaking time to deride the Democrat-led American Rescue Plan signed into law in March, which included bailout money for underfunded multiemployer pension plans.
The four advisers in Salt Lake City, who operate as Williams & Townsend Wealth Management Partners, are joining the firm's employee unit.
Advisers will be able to open most accounts in minutes, the company says.
Stash announced its first acquisition of financial literacy platform PayGrade following an increase in assets under management.
Current low interest rates add to the stress of establishing a retirement strategy because the 'cost' of generating retirement income from a portfolio of stocks and bonds is now higher.
The firm said the goal is to help create a normal office environment, without a need for face masks and physical distancing.
The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard on Tuesday proposed a redesigned customer relationship disclosure, known as Form CRS, that provides a side-by-side comparison of advisers and brokers.
Chart-watchers said Bitcoin, which failed to retake $40,000 last week, could have a tough time finding support in the $20,000 range following its drop below $30,000.
The lack of a spotlight on individual brokers who sold GPB may be passing, as at least one former adviser, Jeffrey Dixson, has a BrokerCheck profile that is studded with investor complaints involving sales of GPB private placements.
The Department of Labor's withdrawal of a Trump-era rule has added to advisers' confusion about working as independent contractors, a model that benefits them and their clients.
With trust at the foundation of the client acquisition process, everything you say and do is being evaluated by potential clients — for good or for bad.
Led by Tony Esses, the group based in Coral Gables, Florida, focuses on Argentinian investors.
Betterment tapped RIA in a Box, RightCapital, and Wealthbox to provide new and breakaway RIAs a predetermined tech stack.
At a meeting at the White House Monday, regulators including Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler reassured the president that the financial system is doing well.
The Maine Retirement Savings Program would allow private-sector workers to contribute to a Roth IRA from their paychecks. The bill has gone to Maine Gov. Janet Mills.
Remanding the shareholder suit against Goldman to the appeals court leaves unresolved questions about the legal weight of conflict-of-interest pledges.
Pensions are all but nonexistent for younger workers, and many are worried about cuts to Social Security.
