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Florida firm hit with six-figure fine for non-compliant RILA recommendations
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2025
Florida firm hit with six-figure fine for non-compliant RILA recommendations

FINRA says AAG Capital failed to maintain oversight in line with Reg BI, leading some life insurance customers to give up death benefits worth over $100,000 more than the cash surrender value.

By Leo Almazora
Americans are losing hope of reaching their financial goals
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2025
Americans are losing hope of reaching their financial goals

Confidence is weakening and retirement savings are lacking.

By Steve Randall
Are advisors missing retirees' needs in 'fragile decade'?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2025
Are advisors missing retirees' needs in 'fragile decade'?

Survey suggests financial professionals are falling behind investors' need for guaranteed income and asset protection in their golden years.

By Leo Almazora
401(k) savers say retirement income security should be a shared responsibility
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2025
401(k) savers say retirement income security should be a shared responsibility

Fixed annuity options are of growing interest among employees.

By Steve Randall
Edelman: What advisors should know about purposeful retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2025
Edelman: What advisors should know about purposeful retirement

InvestmentNews speaks with $293B firm’s Isabel Barrow

By Steve Randall
'What retirees need is cash flow, not income'
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2025
'What retirees need is cash flow, not income'

Steve Cassaday, of Cassaday & Company, says being independent is not just about autonomy, it's about being nimble.

By Chris Davis
Empower opens door to private markets in retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2025
Empower opens door to private markets in retirement plans

The firm is partnering with Apollo, Goldman Sachs, Sagard and others to launch collective investment trusts aimed at portfolio diversification.

By Leo Almazora
So your near-retiree client got laid off. What now?
RIA NEWS MAY 12, 2025
So your near-retiree client got laid off. What now?

Amid a record pace of downsizing in 2025 so far, SVP and financial planning expert sheds light on key considerations for clients after a sudden layoff.

By Leo Almazora
House Republicans float Medicaid requirements to help fund Trump tax cuts
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2025
House Republicans float Medicaid requirements to help fund Trump tax cuts

Draft legislation filed Sunday night, projected to save the government more than $900 billion, would cost millions of people health insurance coverage within a decade.

By Bloomberg
Most people don’t expect to need long-term care in old age, but think others will
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2025
Most people don’t expect to need long-term care in old age, but think others will

Gaps revealed in knowledge about employer-sponsored caregiving programs.

By Steve Randall
Wealth managers' best advice for single moms ahead of Mother's Day
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2025
Wealth managers' best advice for single moms ahead of Mother's Day

Advisors offer important recommendations for single mothers seeking to secure their financial futures.

By Gregg Greenberg
The 'magic number' of $1.3M for retirement: on the money, or off the mark?
RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2025
The 'magic number' of $1.3M for retirement: on the money, or off the mark?

While it's a useful rule of thumb, wealth industry experts agree Social Security benefits, retirement income planning, and individual expenses should also be factored in.

By Leo Almazora
Q1 annuity sales top $105B amid persistent economic worries: Limra
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2025
Q1 annuity sales top $105B amid persistent economic worries: Limra

Limra data show RILAs and variable annuities outperforming, while fixed-rate deferred sales lag their 2024 highs.

By Leo Almazora
Americans' longevity illiteracy puts retirement at risk, finds new research
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2025
Americans' longevity illiteracy puts retirement at risk, finds new research

With membership in the "century club" expected to quadruple in three decades, joint studies from Nationwide and the TIAA Institute shed new light on people's planning blind spots.

By Leo Almazora
Boomerang kids trend is continuing in 2025, harming parents' retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 30, 2025
Boomerang kids trend is continuing in 2025, harming parents' retirement plans

The cost of living still driving adults back home to mom and dad

By Steve Randall
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2025
More Americans are moving money, but who, why, and where?

Advisors should not just focus on rollovers in money movement advice

By Steve Randall
Concerns on inflation, Social Security dampening workers and retirees' financial confidence
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2025
Concerns on inflation, Social Security dampening workers and retirees' financial confidence

The latest annual survey from EBRI and Greenwald Research sheds light on anxieties around living costs, volatility, and the future of federal income support in retirement.

By Leo Almazora
Human Interest and Income Lab streamline workflows for retirement-focused advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2025
Human Interest and Income Lab streamline workflows for retirement-focused advisors

The fintech firms' new tools and integrations address pain points in overseeing investment lineups, account monitoring, and more.

By Leo Almazora
More Americans fear outliving their savings than dying, Allianz survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2025
More Americans fear outliving their savings than dying, Allianz survey finds

Inflation, Social Security uncertainty, and day-to-day expenses are fueling retirement insecurity across all generations.

By Leo Almazora
Employer-sponsored retirement plan participants reveal strong interest in annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2025
Employer-sponsored retirement plan participants reveal strong interest in annuities

But most would want an advisor to help manage contributions

By Steve Randall