Retirement Planning

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As clock ticks on succession boom, a third of business owners don’t have a plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2024
As clock ticks on succession boom, a third of business owners don’t have a plan

Edward Jones survey casts a spotlight on challenges, generation gaps, and catalytic factors in business succession planning.

By Leo Almazora
DC plan sponsors are turning their attention to retirement income
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2024
DC plan sponsors are turning their attention to retirement income

New PIMCO study underscores trends in non-guaranteed income solutions, QDIAs, and diverging approaches to address retirees' needs.

By Leo Almazora
Auto-IRAs get another push in Rhode Island
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2024
Auto-IRAs get another push in Rhode Island

Senate Bill 2045 aims to require state private employers to provide a workplace retirement plan, with provisions for a state auto-IRA program.

By Leo Almazora
Cetera builds insurance planning muscle with Fidelity alum
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2024
Cetera builds insurance planning muscle with Fidelity alum

The firm’s new head of advanced wealth solutions comes with deep expertise in retirement income, life insurance, and annuities.

By Leo Almazora
Employers keep offloading pensions to insurance companies
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Employers keep offloading pensions to insurance companies

Sales through March in 2024 were the highest seen during the first quarter of a year, according to Limra.

By Emile Hallez
Financial Fitness Act gets a thumbs up from IRI
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Financial Fitness Act gets a thumbs up from IRI

The Insured Retirement Institute is applauding a new bill that could help more Americans address the problem of student debt.

By Leo Almazora
Retirement guidance tops list of workers' most-wanted financial perks
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Retirement guidance tops list of workers' most-wanted financial perks

Morgan Stanley research reaffirms the benefits of retirement and financial guidance, with four-fifths of employees looking to accelerate their planning.

By Leo Almazora
Voya gives advisor managed accounts more room to maneuver
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Voya gives advisor managed accounts more room to maneuver

The retirement fintech unveils expanded lineup of non-core investment solutions amid growing interest in managed account solutions.

By Leo Almazora
Healthcare costs a “major burden” for millions of adults
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2024
Healthcare costs a “major burden” for millions of adults

National survey reveals concerns around healthcare and drug expenses, with over half of adults predicting hardship for the next generation.

By Leo Almazora
Most workers are unknowingly skimping on their 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2024
Most workers are unknowingly skimping on their 401(k)s

A new poll sheds light on employee confusion around workplace retirement plans, and how good plan design could help solve the problem.

By Leo Almazora
401(k) managed accounts have come into their own
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2024
401(k) managed accounts have come into their own

20 years of data show personalization benefits of managed account adoption, and opportunities for advisors to make an impact.

By Leo Almazora
Vestwell bolsters 401(k) leadership with JPMorgan deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2024
Vestwell bolsters 401(k) leadership with JPMorgan deal

The distribution partnership will see the fintech carry a key product, allowing more advisors to oversee workplace retirement plans.

By Leo Almazora
401(k) lawsuits over 'forfeited' money get a lifeline
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2024
401(k) lawsuits over 'forfeited' money get a lifeline

There is one way to help avoid such litigation in the future, one lawyer says: Get rid of vesting schedules.

By Emile Hallez
For many wanting to quit work around 60, phased retirement can be the answer
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2024
For many wanting to quit work around 60, phased retirement can be the answer

The increasingly popular strategy lets people transition socially and financially, advisors say.

By Emile Hallez
Where the DOL's fiduciary rule intersects with HSAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2024
Where the DOL's fiduciary rule intersects with HSAs

For those who want to avoid becoming fiduciaries, be wary of the line between education and advice, lawyers warn.

By Emile Hallez
Could fiduciary advice cut 401(k) plan costs for small businesses?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2024
Could fiduciary advice cut 401(k) plan costs for small businesses?

A new study suggests small businesses that use fiduciary-grade advisors pay lower-than-average fees overall, with more reductions for larger plans.

By Leo Almazora
Senators push legislation to help micro-businesses offer retirement benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2024
Senators push legislation to help micro-businesses offer retirement benefits

A new bipartisan bill proposes to expand tax credits for small businesses to start offering workplace pension plans.

By Leo Almazora
Most people would rather pay more tax now than lose Medicare
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2024
Most people would rather pay more tax now than lose Medicare

Retirement health care coverage is already on the minds of millennials.

By Steve Randall
The DOL’s fiduciary rule faces another legal challenge
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2024
The DOL’s fiduciary rule faces another legal challenge

A coalition of trade associations including the Insured Retirement Institute, ACLI, and NAIFA has filed a civil suit against the contentious Retirement Security rule.

By Leo Almazora
Retirement savings account balances hit two-year high: Fidelity
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2024
Retirement savings account balances hit two-year high: Fidelity

Data from more than 45 million 401(k), 403(b) and IRA accounts show steady contributions even as "vibecession" weighs on savers.

By Leo Almazora