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Long-term care: An uncomfortable but necessary conversation
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2023
Long-term care: An uncomfortable but necessary conversation

Insurance can be expensive, and clients should be aware of all options and how to use coverage when the time comes.

By Emile Hallez
Older clients at high risk of cybercrimes, lost $3.1B in 2022 alone: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2023
Older clients at high risk of cybercrimes, lost $3.1B in 2022 alone: Report

Lower levels of digital literacy among older Americans leave them vulnerable.

By Steve Randall
Hub International acquires retirement consulting firm
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 07, 2023
Hub International acquires retirement consulting firm

Renaissance Benefit Advisors Group focuses on helping plan sponsors with their fiduciary responsibilities.

By InvestmentNews
Morningstar, Envestnet team up to revolutionize IRA advisory space
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 07, 2023
Morningstar, Envestnet team up to revolutionize IRA advisory space

New solution will enable asset managers to empower small-balance IRA holders.

By Steve Randall
Social Security do-overs and lump sums 
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 06, 2023
Social Security do-overs and lump sums 

People who claimed Social Security early and now regret it have two opportunities to reverse that decision.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Would you like your 401(k) with a side of emergency savings?
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2023
Would you like your 401(k) with a side of emergency savings?

The Secure 2.0 Act will let employers add emergency accounts for workers next year, and fintechs are gearing up.

By Emile Hallez
Captrust adds Normann Financial
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2023
Captrust adds Normann Financial

The Sanford, North Carolina-based firm oversees $1.3 billion in assets.

By Josh Welsh
The insurance industry really doesn't like the DOL's proposed rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 02, 2023
The insurance industry really doesn't like the DOL's proposed rule

Independent agents who sell annuities could be fiduciaries for the first time.

By Emile Hallez
How much can your clients add to their 401(k) and other plans in 2024?
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 02, 2023
How much can your clients add to their 401(k) and other plans in 2024?

IRS announces increased contribution limits for retirement savings plans.

By Steve Randall
Millions of Americans will be financially burdened by caregiving responsibilities
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 02, 2023
Millions of Americans will be financially burdened by caregiving responsibilities

TIAA Institute report reveals many caregivers are young adults, and how advisors can help.

By Steve Randall
Tribalism threatens the DOL investment advice rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 01, 2023
Tribalism threatens the DOL investment advice rule

'The best kind of regulation is when the private sector works with regulators to craft regulation that is efficient, effective, workable and narrowly targeted,' says the architect of the Obama DOL's fiduciary rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
DOL's rule would add a lot of fiduciaries into the mix
COMPLIANCE OCT 31, 2023
DOL's rule would add a lot of fiduciaries into the mix

But even those who already work in a fiduciary capacity will be affected, one lawyer says.

By Emile Hallez
Biden criticizes advisors who prioritize their pay over clients’ returns
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2023
Biden criticizes advisors who prioritize their pay over clients’ returns

'I just want you to know we're watching,' President Biden warns advisors who put their own interests above needs of clients.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Creative Planning adds Mesirow’s retirement plan advisory team
RIA NEWS OCT 31, 2023
Creative Planning adds Mesirow’s retirement plan advisory team

The corporate retirement group at Mesirow serves more than 350 plans that have about $13 billion in assets under advisement and management.

By InvestmentNews
How 401(k)s, 529s factor into the new FAFSA
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2023
How 401(k)s, 529s factor into the new FAFSA

The forthcoming application for Federal Student Aid will have some big changes that will help some families and hurt others.

By Emile Hallez
DOL takes aim at 'junk fees'
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2023
DOL takes aim at 'junk fees'

New proposal wants to rework definition of a fiduciary and 'close loopholes.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
HSA fees fall, but their use as investment vehicles remains limited
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 27, 2023
HSA fees fall, but their use as investment vehicles remains limited

'Just as we deliver education for 401(k)s, we need to do the same thing in the HSA space … to help plan participants and sponsors understand just how powerful these vehicles can be,' says a financial advisor.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Silver-coin IRA seller settles with CFTC over alleged $68M fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2023
Silver-coin IRA seller settles with CFTC over alleged $68M fraud

Safeguard Metals allegedly steered retirees who cashed out of IRAs toward high-markup silver coins

By Emile Hallez
Record demand for RILAs pushes Q3 annuity sales to new heights
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2023
Record demand for RILAs pushes Q3 annuity sales to new heights

Total annuity sales increased 21% to $270.6 billion through the first nine months of 2023, Limra reports.

By Gregg Greenberg
Federal auto-IRA would crowd out private-sector plans, critics say
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2023
Federal auto-IRA would crowd out private-sector plans, critics say

'Why would any business owner maintain a retirement plan if the federal government is going to take over all the costs and responsibility of providing retirement benefits?' says the CEO of a trade group representing plan sponsors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.