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NAPA unveils new adviser designation for nonqualified plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2022
NAPA unveils new adviser designation for nonqualified plans

The credential will confirm an adviser’s expertise in working with nonqualified deferred compensation and executive compensation plans.

By Gregg Greenberg
Equitable, American Century prepare for SECURE 2.0 with new retirement tools
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2022
Equitable, American Century prepare for SECURE 2.0 with new retirement tools

Equitable's new program is aimed at the micro 401(k) market, while American Century launched a product to help select guaranteed income products for plans.

By Gregg Greenberg
Enhancing tax alpha on a multi-account UMA platform
OPINION SEP 21, 2022
Enhancing tax alpha on a multi-account UMA platform

Adding a tax overlay to multiple unified managed accounts lets advisers generate tax alpha through APIs that identify and recommend tax-smart trades and sales.

By Jack Sharry
Step-up in mortgage rates has advisers rethinking retirement strategies
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2022
Step-up in mortgage rates has advisers rethinking retirement strategies

Financial advisers are fielding calls from clients wondering what, if anything, they should be doing with their home loans now that 30-year fixed mortgages have pierced 6%.

By Gregg Greenberg
Voya launches holistic platform for plan participants
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2022
Voya launches holistic platform for plan participants

The digital platform, myVoyage, integrates account balances in defined-contribution retirement plans with guidance and information about external accounts.

By InvestmentNews
EBRI CEO Lori Lucas to retire
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2022
EBRI CEO Lori Lucas to retire

Lucas has headed the nonprofit employee benefit research group since 2018.

By InvestmentNews
Anxious retirement savers turn digital experience into new battleground: J.D. Power
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2022
Anxious retirement savers turn digital experience into new battleground: J.D. Power

63% of retirement plan participants say they have challenges managing their accounts digitally.

By Gregg Greenberg
Social Security recipients should see sizable COLA for 2023
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2022
Social Security recipients should see sizable COLA for 2023

Tuesday's report on August consumer prices points to an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security benefits next year.

By InvestmentNews
Clients want advice about their Medicare options
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2022
Clients want advice about their Medicare options

Most advisers agree they should be providing health care advice, but they say they need better tools.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Credit Suisse clash over tycoon's trust catches industry attention
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2022
Credit Suisse clash over tycoon's trust catches industry attention

A win for Bidzina Ivanishvili against Credit Suisse Trust (Singapore) Ltd. may force a major rethink of how and when trust operators flag unusual transactions or other shady practices.

By Bloomberg
Nationwide offers income projection tool for retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2022
Nationwide offers income projection tool for retirement plans

The insurer is using a financial projection engine from NewRetirement to power an interactive retirement planner.

By InvestmentNews
American workers won't wait for maximum Social Security checks: Schroders
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2022
American workers won't wait for maximum Social Security checks: Schroders

Only 11% of Americans 45 and older plan to wait until they're 70 to start receiving their Social Security benefits.

By Gregg Greenberg
Investors see inflation as top concern
EQUITIES SEP 13, 2022
Investors see inflation as top concern

Research from State Street Global Advisors exposes a generational divide when it comes to seeking out financial advice.

By Jeff Benjamin
Millennial, Gen Z 'super savers' still bullish on hitting retirement goals
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2022
Millennial, Gen Z 'super savers' still bullish on hitting retirement goals

Nearly 75% of millennial and Gen Z retirement savers who defer close to the IRS maximum are optimistic about meeting their savings goals and retiring comfortably, a Principal survey shows.

By Gregg Greenberg
Norway pops, US drops in retirement ranking
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2022
Norway pops, US drops in retirement ranking

The United States fell to 18th place for retirement security in Natixis Investment Managers' annual retirement index, while Norway grabbed the top spot.

By Gregg Greenberg
DOL orders Wells Fargo to pay $145 million over 401(k) company stock purchases
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2022
DOL orders Wells Fargo to pay $145 million over 401(k) company stock purchases

The Wells Fargo retirement plan paid more than fair market value for stock that diminished participants' savings when it was allocated to their accounts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Vestwell targeting 401(k) TPAs with pair of new products
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2022
Vestwell targeting 401(k) TPAs with pair of new products

The record-keeping platform announced that it's releasing a third-party administrator partner product, Vestwell Flex, as well as a TPA portal.

By Gregg Greenberg
Hub acquires assets of benefit plan consultant
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2022
Hub acquires assets of benefit plan consultant

Direct Advisors of Latham, New York, specializes in serving nonunion construction companies.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley introduces aggregation of held-away retirement accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2022
Morgan Stanley introduces aggregation of held-away retirement accounts

Morgan Stanley at Work is rolling out a Corporate Retirement Portal to give its plan advisers a consolidated view of retirement data.

By Ryan W. Neal
Social Security minimum benefit rule for survivors
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2022
Social Security minimum benefit rule for survivors

Widows and widowers can boost their survivor benefits by waiting until their full retirement age to claim.

By Mary Beth Franklin