The devastating consequences of a default make it unlikely to happen, advisers say. Inflation is a bigger threat.
The retirement plan sponsors that have signed on for the new service, which mixes target-date funds and annuities, collectively represent more than $7.5 billion in plan assets.
RPA firms are selling at record profits, with deals flow expected to double in 2021, but it pales in comparison to the RIA market. So far, we have not seen any RIA aggregators, other than Captrust, show interest in the DC space.
The hiring will occur by the end of 2022 and will involve all four of the company's lines of business.
A report from the Urban Institute found Social Security cuts, tax increases, longer working years and higher savings levels are needed to keep retirees from funding crises in the coming years.
The firm will give the $200 awards to client associates, administrative support and operations staff who have been vaccinated against Covid and show up in the office at least eight times between now and mid-November.
Ron Harrison’s clients lost money while he collected fees based on the purported gains he made by trading options, the agency charges.
Most of 21 recruits came from Truist, Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch.
Support from corporate executives and slick marketing is no match for rules and regulation when it comes to managing sustainable portfolios.
Lindsey Rhea’s firm, Alia Wealth Partners, is based in Germantown, Tennessee.
As the agency looks at whether game-like features used by the online trading platform lead to excessive trading by retail investors, Robinhood says additional regulation could be rejected by U.S. courts.
Advisers' biographies tend to be generic, filled with jargon and acronyms. Write a bio that gives prospects the information they need to decide whether they want to talk with you.
Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., raised concerns about what Gensler's recent hiring of Barbara Roper means for the future of the Regulation Best Interest standard of conduct.
If the model rules were adopted, states would have more power to collect millions in fines.
RetireOne's contingent deferred annuity for the registered investment adviser market includes about 200 mutual funds, ETFs and model portfolios.
The free trading platform rolled out round the clock customer service following a recruiting spree of financial advisers turned customer service reps.
Jeffrey Dampf was barred from the securities industry last week for not cooperating in Finra's investigation of allegations that he stole money from elderly clients.
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida-based BlueStar Retirement Services also serves as a third-party administrator and provides multiple employer plans.
After striking a deal to sell a large part of its retirement business to Empower, the company is creating one unit, Prudential Retirement Strategies, to serve institutional and individual customers.
Eric Cornell and Patrick Shea have formed their own firm, Helius Wealth, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
