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No fun: A vacation-home sale can raise Medicare premiums
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2020
No fun: A vacation-home sale can raise Medicare premiums

A one-time income hike triggers a temporary high-income surcharge

By Mary Beth Franklin
2020 brings new opportunities in the retirement space
OPINION JAN 22, 2020
2020 brings new opportunities in the retirement space

The SECURE Act’s pooled employer plans provision will create a new market for investment advisory services

By David N. Levine and Kevin L. Walsh
Why retirement plan adviser RFPs are critical to participant success
OPINION JAN 21, 2020
Why retirement plan adviser RFPs are critical to participant success

And why it’s not happening

By Fred Barstein
Embrace the SECURE Act’s opportunity to educate
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 21, 2020
Embrace the SECURE Act’s opportunity to educate

RIAs should be prepared to provide extra guidance

By InvestmentNews
Finra fines Prudential $1M over sloppy retirement-plan information
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 17, 2020
Finra fines Prudential $1M over sloppy retirement-plan information

Regulator says flawed communications left plan participants in dark about investment costs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Regulators crack down on teacher pension plans rife with conflicts
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2020
Regulators crack down on teacher pension plans rife with conflicts

Experts: Recent Delaware settlement a sign of things to come

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Social Security phone scams on the rise
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2020
Social Security phone scams on the rise

Tax season is a lucrative time for ID thieves

By Mary Beth Franklin
Peter R. Orszag: Retirement savings get a boost when employers add 401(k) match
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2020
Peter R. Orszag: Retirement savings get a boost when employers add 401(k) match

Research shows that when employers match 401(k) plan contributions, more people participate

By Bloomberg
Supreme Court returns IBM retirement plan case to lower court
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2020
Supreme Court returns IBM retirement plan case to lower court

The lawsuit claims plan managers didn’t do enough to protect employees from stock losses

By InvestmentNews
Why now is the time to sell family businesses
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2020
Why now is the time to sell family businesses

Unload firms before the economy or politics take a turn

By Bloomberg
Russell’s wish list for DC plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2020
Russell’s wish list for DC plans

Improving 401(k)s is likely to make them look more like defined-benefit plans, according to Russell

By InvestmentNews
Managing 401(k) fees remains top plan sponsor concern
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2020
Managing 401(k) fees remains top plan sponsor concern

Callan survey suggests plan sponsors should consider indirect revenues in fee reviews

By InvestmentNews
Mitigating the 3 common conflicts of AUM fiduciaries
OPINION JAN 10, 2020
Mitigating the 3 common conflicts of AUM fiduciaries

Advisers who use an assets-under-management model should lead with planning and do what’s in the best interest of their clients at all turns

By Jamie Hopkins
It’s do-over season for Medicare Advantage plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 09, 2020
It’s do-over season for Medicare Advantage plans

Members can switch health and drug plans during the annual open enrollment, which runs through March

By Mary Beth Franklin
The SECURE Act and open MEPs: Opportunities and threats for advisers
OPINION JAN 09, 2020
The SECURE Act and open MEPs: Opportunities and threats for advisers

The legislation's green light for open multiple employer plans goes into effect at the start of next year

By Fred Reish
The danger of focusing on retirement plan participant outcomes
OPINION JAN 03, 2020
The danger of focusing on retirement plan participant outcomes

While some plan advisers talk about shifting their focus, few have changed their business models to reflect this new focus

By Fred Barstein
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 26, 2019
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act

Provision would make it easier for small businesses to form collective 401(k) offerings

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
T. Rowe Price has a $1 trillion answer to claims stock-picking is dead
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 26, 2019
T. Rowe Price has a $1 trillion answer to claims stock-picking is dead

The asset manager’s focus on stock funds in retirement accounts has helped it flourish as peers have struggled

By Bloomberg
Top 10 stories of 2019
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2019
Top 10 stories of 2019

Here are the most-read InvestmentNews stories of the year

By InvestmentNews Staff
Roughly a third of workers have tapped retirement accounts, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2019
Roughly a third of workers have tapped retirement accounts, survey finds

Transamerica study warns that 'leakage' from plans could threaten retirement

By InvestmentNews