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Medicare 2021 open enrollment begins Oct. 15
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2020
Medicare 2021 open enrollment begins Oct. 15

Retirees may be able to save money by reviewing new options for Medicare Advantage and drug plans for next year

By Mary Beth Franklin
Empower to buy Fifth Third’s $6 billion retirement business
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2020
Empower to buy Fifth Third’s $6 billion retirement business

Empower will acquire 476 retirement plans and provide record-keeping and administrative services for the participants on Fifth Third’s platform

By Nicole Casperson
Why 401(k) adviser RFPs have not taken off
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2020
Why 401(k) adviser RFPs have not taken off

RPAs should be concerned because without professional guidance, plan sponsors might think that price is the most important criterion when selecting an adviser

By Fred Barstein
Joe Biden will end your retirement plan as you know it
OPINION SEP 29, 2020
Joe Biden will end your retirement plan as you know it

Instead of changing the way taxes on 401(k) plans work, we should build on the bipartisan success of the SECURE Act

By Ron Estes
MGM Resorts, Duke Energy face 401(k) lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2020
MGM Resorts, Duke Energy face 401(k) lawsuits

The cases are the latest in a busy year for ERISA litigation

By Emile Hallez
INmail: Increase in grandson’s dependent benefit should be automatic
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2020
INmail: Increase in grandson’s dependent benefit should be automatic

The grandson is entitled to dependent benefits until he turns 18 or 19 if he is still in high school.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Precious metals dealers charged in $185 million elder fraud scheme
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 25, 2020
Precious metals dealers charged in $185 million elder fraud scheme

The unregistered advisers allegedly convinced retirees to put savings into overpriced gold and silver bullion

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Older women anxious about finances in retirement: GAO report
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 25, 2020
Older women anxious about finances in retirement: GAO report

Retired women in 14 focus groups are worried about rising health care costs

By InvestmentNews
Here's why advisers think Joe Biden's 401(k) tax plan will spur Roth contributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2020
Here's why advisers think Joe Biden's 401(k) tax plan will spur Roth contributions

The Democratic presidential nominee would convert retirement savings tax deferrals to tax credits

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Employers, workers want much more than 401(k)s from RPAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2020
Employers, workers want much more than 401(k)s from RPAs

Companies are five times as likely to say they feel responsible for workers' financial wellbeing than seven years ago, a survey found

By Emile Hallez
Mutual of Omaha settles ERISA lawsuit for $6.7 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2020
Mutual of Omaha settles ERISA lawsuit for $6.7 million

The agreement would end the class-action suit brought in early 2018

By Emile Hallez
Convergence of benefits, wealth and retirement planning is coming
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2020
Convergence of benefits, wealth and retirement planning is coming

Advisers need to get on board

By Fred Barstein
COVID-19 401(k) loans end with a fizzle
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 22, 2020
COVID-19 401(k) loans end with a fizzle

Workers were mostly uninterested in the expanded $100,000 loan limit, according to recently released data

By Emile Hallez
INmail: Step-up to larger spousal benefit is automatic
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2020
INmail: Step-up to larger spousal benefit is automatic

Although retirement benefits earn delayed credits for every year a worker postpones claiming them up until age 70, spousal benefits do not.

By Mary Beth Franklin
‘All trick and no treat.’ Mary Beth Franklin on the Social Security trust fund crisis
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2020
‘All trick and no treat.’ Mary Beth Franklin on the Social Security trust fund crisis

Mary Beth Franklin talks about the uncertainty around the Social Security trust fund and how advisers can help clients plan for that

By InvestmentNews
New Schlichter lawsuit targets MEP
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2020
New Schlichter lawsuit targets MEP

The prominent 401(k) litigation firm filed a class-action lawsuit this week against Pentegra Retirement Services

By Emile Hallez
Private fund group lobbies to get products in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2020
Private fund group lobbies to get products in 401(k)s

The Institute for Portfolio Alternatives says lawmakers are receptive to its diversification pitch

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How one 401(k) firm says it is bulking up amid the pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2020
How one 401(k) firm says it is bulking up amid the pandemic

Human Interest is hiring staff and getting rid of certain fees

By Emile Hallez
Renewed emphasis on health care planning coming, says Cerulli
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2020
Renewed emphasis on health care planning coming, says Cerulli

The HSA business is set to evolve as financial wellness programs proliferate

By InvestmentNews
What’s next after Empower’s acquisition of MassMutual’s retirement unit?
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2020
What’s next after Empower’s acquisition of MassMutual’s retirement unit?

Advisers want to know which record keeper is next, but I now know better than to answer that question

By Fred Barstein