Retirement Planning

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Workers need more help with retirement plans: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 12, 2020
Workers need more help with retirement plans: Report

401(k) providers improved service overall this year — but not when it comes to communicating about COVID-19, according to Cogent

By Emile Hallez
Pandemic behind 401(k) sales slump, client retention bump
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 12, 2020
Pandemic behind 401(k) sales slump, client retention bump

Plan sponsors were slow to change record keepers during the second quarter and some even waived fees, according to Principal Financial Group

By Emile Hallez
Clients need 'life guides' for retirement — not just investment advice
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2020
Clients need 'life guides' for retirement — not just investment advice

A long, successful retirement includes purpose, family, health, and of course, money, according to panelists at the InvestmentNews Retirement Income Summit

By Emile Hallez
Retirement account balances bounce back in Q2
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2020
Retirement account balances bounce back in Q2

The rise reflects the stock market's rebound and investors' continued contributions to their accounts, according to a Fidelity report

By InvestmentNews
Annuities and the 'great retirement reset'
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2020
Annuities and the 'great retirement reset'

As COVID-19 has interrupted the retirement plans of millions, these products can play a role in their planning going forward, insurance execs said at the Retirement Income Summit

By Emile Hallez
Maine legislators on brink of voting for state IRAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2020
Maine legislators on brink of voting for state IRAs

A state Senate committee recommends passing the pending bill

By InvestmentNews
Pass it along
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2020
Pass it along

Wealth transfer isn’t just for the well-heeled anymore as business owners and families of wide-ranging income levels embrace the latest strategies to keep intergenerational assets in the family — and out of the hands of the IRS

By Emile Hallez
INmail: Signing up for Medicare nixes HSA contributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2020
INmail: Signing up for Medicare nixes HSA contributions

If clients turn 65, and are still working and covered by an employer’s group health insurance plan, should they sign up for Medicare Part A?

By Mary Beth Franklin
Evidence emerges of COVID-19’s impact on forced retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2020
Evidence emerges of COVID-19’s impact on forced retirement

Unplanned retirement in the current crisis is higher than during the Great Recession, with women and people of color disproportionately affected, a report finds

By Emile Hallez
DOL denies requests to extend comment deadline on advice proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2020
DOL denies requests to extend comment deadline on advice proposal

Sen. Murray says agency is ‘charging ahead recklessly’ and could cost retirement savers billions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Retirement worries keep rising: Reports
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2020
Retirement worries keep rising: Reports

There will be long-term financial fallout for some workers, and plan sponsors and advisers should be talking with them

By Emile Hallez
Secure Act’s pooled employer plans a dramatic change for 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2020
Secure Act’s pooled employer plans a dramatic change for 401(k)s

The COVID-19 crisis will make some employers more open to PEPs, but the recent hit to the economy could mean slow uptake for those plans

By Fred Barstein
Trade association pushes retirement savings provisions for next COVID relief bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2020
Trade association pushes retirement savings provisions for next COVID relief bill

The Insured Retirement Institute calls for raising RMD age, allowing catch-up retirement contributions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Princeton settles DC lawsuit for $5.8 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2020
Princeton settles DC lawsuit for $5.8 million

Plaintiffs in the class-action case alleged the school's retirement plans had high fees and poorly performing, restrictive investment options

By Emile Hallez
Retirees fare better than pre-retirees during pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2020
Retirees fare better than pre-retirees during pandemic

Millions of older Americans are providing financial support to adult children

By Mary Beth Franklin
Managing the gap between intentions and actions in the new retirement
OPINION AUG 04, 2020
Managing the gap between intentions and actions in the new retirement

Advisers should work with their clients to build upon the four pillars of retirement

By Ken Cella
House approves funding bill with provision to kill SEC's private markets proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2020
House approves funding bill with provision to kill SEC's private markets proposal

Advocates for alternative investments oppose the provision, which is not likely to survive in the Senate

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Brokerage, insurance firms raise concerns about DOL advice proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2020
Brokerage, insurance firms raise concerns about DOL advice proposal

The rewrite of the vacated Obama fiduciary rule also draws criticism from investor advocates

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
OPINION JUL 30, 2020
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

The DOL's proposal on using ESG investments in retirement plans could remind advocates of sustainable finance of the work still to be done

By Claire Sharp
Pandemic boosts concerns about retirement and Social Security
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2020
Pandemic boosts concerns about retirement and Social Security

As COVID-19 resets Americans' retirement plans, surveys highlight the need for financial guidance to maximize benefits

By Mary Beth Franklin