The training is designed to help retirement plan advisers evaluate environmental, social and governance investing opportunities.
Experts acknowledge the "Tower of Babel" criticism regarding ESG guidelines and nomenclature, but are concerned too much structure could be harmful.
Sales reps failed to disclose conflicts of interest when recommending rollovers from employer plans to higher-fee managed accounts that often had worse performance, regulators said.
Continued inflationary pressures could result in the largest cost-of-living increase in benefits since 1983.
The retirement plan provider created its managed account program in 2019.
More money flowed to equities than fixed income in the second quarter, according to data compiled by Alight Solutions.
The IRS has clearly communicated that cryptocurrency assets are taxed when they are traded, but this is news to many of the investors who own cryptocurrencies.
The case for pooled employer plans is compelling, especially to address the fact that there are 5 million to 6 million companies in the U.S. and just 650,000 defined-contribution plans.
The political infighting won't affect the $1 trillion in benefits Social Security sends each year to 65 million Americans. But it will likely make it more difficult to begin work on a solution to the program's long-term financial challenges.
In the current tax-the-rich political environment, the wisdom of getting wealthy clients the insurance of an alternative citizenship or residence is obvious.
The defendants did not appear to solicit competitive bids for record-keeping services and allowed funds with high revenue-sharing to compensate service providers, according to the complaint.
Employees of select large client plans can use an array of tools and speak with an adviser.
There are three major trends that could make the small and micro DC markets more attractive to retirement plan advisers.
While the provision helps level the playing field, prominent industry observers, like Michael Kitces, worry the benefit is too narrow. Investment Adviser Association, and other groups, are pushing for a broader tax deduction.
The firm is buying Austin, Texas-based Trusted Capital Group, which has about 750,000 plan participants in its book of business.
Financial preparedness is only a piece of the equation; clients must understand the impact retirement will have on every part of their lives.
The defendants succeeded in getting the case dismissed in 2018 at the district court level, a decision that was upheld by an appellate court in March 2020.
2021 is the last year your clients can use their retirement funds for unlimited charitable giving as a result of provisions in recent tax laws.
The deal to buy Arizona- and Southern California-based MJM401k adds 100 retirement plans and eight employees to SageView.
Sens. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., and Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., say proxy votes by BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors promote 'left-leaning' ESG priorities over investment returns
