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SECURE 2.0 occupies rare common ground, tees up progress
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2022
SECURE 2.0 occupies rare common ground, tees up progress

The House approved the retirement-industry boosting SECURE Act 2.0 in a landslide, setting the stage for a Senate vote in the back half of 2022.

By Gregg Greenberg
Statement shock is the beginning, but longevity may be clients’ biggest risk
RETIREMENT OPINION JUL 08, 2022
Statement shock is the beginning, but longevity may be clients’ biggest risk

Longer lifespans increase the chance that your clients will outlive their money or have to drastically downgrade their lifestyle.

By Andrew Corn
Sanctuary Wealth takes stake in GoalPath Solutions
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 07, 2022
Sanctuary Wealth takes stake in GoalPath Solutions

The Kansas-based firm provides advice and education to participants of workplace retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Savant Wealth acquires $262 million Virgina-based RIA
RETIREMENT RIAS JUL 06, 2022
Savant Wealth acquires $262 million Virgina-based RIA

Alliant Wealth Advisors' qualified plans division will become a part of Savant’s retirement plan services division.

By InvestmentNews
3 retirement plan options for small-business owners
RETIREMENT OPINION JUL 06, 2022
3 retirement plan options for small-business owners

These plan designs can help small-business clients save big on their taxes while building their retirement nest egg.

By Joel Mee
Personalization, technology best ways to get retirement back on track: Goldman
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 05, 2022
Personalization, technology best ways to get retirement back on track: Goldman

A Goldman Sachs study details how life events can impede retirement savings and can have a significant impact on how much an individual saves for retirement.

By Gregg Greenberg
Ride the annuity bull market (while you can)
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2022
Ride the annuity bull market (while you can)

The first half sell-off in both stocks and bonds has opened the door for annuities and those selling them.

By Gregg Greenberg
Consistent participation in 401(k) plans key to account balance growth, study finds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2022
Consistent participation in 401(k) plans key to account balance growth, study finds

Those who kept contributing accumulated the most, according to the Investment Company Institute and the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

By InvestmentNews
Pontera expands access to held-away account management with GeoWealth partnership
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2022
Pontera expands access to held-away account management with GeoWealth partnership

Fintech company Pontera is continuing its partnership spree in hopes of giving more financial advisers the ability to manage client assets in held-away retirement accounts.

By Ryan W. Neal
Registrations soar ahead of California auto-IRA deadline
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2022
Registrations soar ahead of California auto-IRA deadline

More than 87,000 employers have already registered for CalSavers, which launched in 2019.

By Gregg Greenberg
Social Security program needs reform now
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2022
Social Security program needs reform now

Congress continues to ignore the fact that Social Security's trust fund is expected to run out of money in 2035, which would result in a 20% cut in benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Prime Pensions acquires Northwest Retirement Plan Consultants
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2022
Prime Pensions acquires Northwest Retirement Plan Consultants

The acquisition diversifies Prime Pensions' client base and extends its geographic presence.

By InvestmentNews
A happenstance focus on wealthy widows
RETIREMENT RIAS JUN 29, 2022
A happenstance focus on wealthy widows

Spuds Powell defies popular thinking with the niche client base he's built, one that he says makes both him and his clients happy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Inflation rising but 401(k) mutual fund fees falling, says ICI report
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2022
Inflation rising but 401(k) mutual fund fees falling, says ICI report

The downward trend in the expense ratios that 401(k) plan participants incur for investing in mutual funds continued in 2021.

By Gregg Greenberg
Match retirement cash flow with clients' long-term goals
RETIREMENT OPINION JUN 29, 2022
Match retirement cash flow with clients' long-term goals

Don't assume that clients intend to spend their principal in retirement.

By Sharon Carson
Burr hopes to include 529-to-Roth bill in final retirement legislation
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2022
Burr hopes to include 529-to-Roth bill in final retirement legislation

The provision was rejected as an amendment to the Senate Finance Committee's EARN Act, but it could reemerge in a final bill sent to the floor of the House and Senate.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Inflation causes shift in retirement priorities
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 27, 2022
Inflation causes shift in retirement priorities

Workers now see maintaining their current standard of living as their top financial priority in retirement, replacing more lavish plans, according to a new study.

By Gregg Greenberg
Middle-income Americans' big question: To contribute or not to contribute?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2022
Middle-income Americans' big question: To contribute or not to contribute?

As rising costs cause many to contemplate lifestyle shifts, one question that keeps popping up is whether the spending cuts should include investing for retirement.

By Gregg Greenberg
Study shows retirement regret over too much spending, too little planning
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2022
Study shows retirement regret over too much spending, too little planning

70% of retirees would advise saving or investing more or earlier, according to a new EBRI study.

By Gregg Greenberg
What millennials should expect from Social Security
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2022
What millennials should expect from Social Security

A projected 20% benefit cut in 2035 could significantly reduce lifetime income for younger workers, according to a new paper from HealthView Services.

By Mary Beth Franklin