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401(k) record keepers near final stage of ‘consolidation curve’
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
401(k) record keepers near final stage of ‘consolidation curve’

There are lessons from numerous other industries that have gone through the full consolidation process

By Fred Barstein
Fiduciary insurance costs soar amid new 401(k) litigation
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
Fiduciary insurance costs soar amid new 401(k) litigation

It is arguably a scary time to be a retirement plan sponsor, and many might forgo liability coverage

By Emile Hallez
Pandemic fuels retirement fears, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
Pandemic fuels retirement fears, study finds

The majority of workers affected by COVID-19 are pessimistic, a Wells Fargo study shows

By InvestmentNews
Labor Department moves at 'warp speed' on ESG rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
Labor Department moves at 'warp speed' on ESG rule

The proposed rule, which would make it more difficult for retirement plans to invest in ESG, was submitted to the White House last week

By Bloomberg
Timely tax strategies on the eve of the election
OPINION OCT 20, 2020
Timely tax strategies on the eve of the election

Tax rates are more advantageous now for realizing compensation and capital gains than they likely would be after a hypothetical 'blue wave' election

By Mark Rubin & Allen Injijian
More participation equals more savings, Fidelity study of retirement plans finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2020
More participation equals more savings, Fidelity study of retirement plans finds

Workers enrolled in both stock purchase plans and company 401(k)s tend to save more

By InvestmentNews
NYSE threatens to move out of New Jersey if trade tax is imposed
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 19, 2020
NYSE threatens to move out of New Jersey if trade tax is imposed

A test in which the exchange temporarily moved its production servers out of New Jersey was successful, exec says

By Bloomberg
Bill would let 403(b)s use PEPs
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2020
Bill would let 403(b)s use PEPs

There could be even more demand for pooled employer plans from nonprofit organizations than from the for-profit side

By Emile Hallez
INmail: Birthdate foils ex-spouse’s Social Security claiming strategy
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2020
INmail: Birthdate foils ex-spouse’s Social Security claiming strategy

Only people born on or before Jan. 1, 1954, have the right to file a restricted claim for spousal benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Planning for uncertainty around Social Security
OPINION OCT 19, 2020
Planning for uncertainty around Social Security

The shutdown caused by the pandemic threw millions of people out of work, which cut into the FICA payroll taxes that fund Social Security payments

By InvestmentNews
How secure is Social Security?
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2020
How secure is Social Security?

Advisers will need to act to help clients navigate what is potentially a looming financial crisis

By Mary Beth Franklin
Fidelity on pace to dominate HSA business
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2020
Fidelity on pace to dominate HSA business

Since 2016, Fidelity’s market share more than doubled, according to a recent Morningstar report

By Emile Hallez
Addressing women's longevity gap
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2020
Addressing women's longevity gap

Advisers can help couples prepare today for survivorship and health care costs

By Mary Beth Franklin
401(k) plans should allow cross selling: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2020
401(k) plans should allow cross selling: Report

Hearts & Wallets report finds participants want advice that their employer-sponsored plans simply can't provide

By Emile Hallez
New Jersey financial transaction tax set for Assembly hearing
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 15, 2020
New Jersey financial transaction tax set for Assembly hearing

Amendments to reduce the size of the levy and set an expiration date likely to be considered

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Most advisers now have more clients than before pandemic, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2020
Most advisers now have more clients than before pandemic, survey finds

The College of Financial Planning poll also finds that most clients have not postponed retirement

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan Chase creates small-business 401(k) plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2020
JPMorgan Chase creates small-business 401(k) plan

The new offering will use SS&C Technologies as record keeper and the investments are J.P. Morgan products

By InvestmentNews
Nestle sued over its 401(k)
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2020
Nestle sued over its 401(k)

A class-action lawsuit alleges excessive record-keeping and managed account fees

By Emile Hallez
Voya offers credit to retirement plans of minority-owned businesses
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2020
Voya offers credit to retirement plans of minority-owned businesses

COVID-affected nonprofits are also eligible for the $500 to $5,000 one-time credit to offset plan fees

By InvestmentNews
How to stay out of trouble with ESG-related investments
OPINION OCT 13, 2020
How to stay out of trouble with ESG-related investments

What the DOL has failed to grasp is that today, ESG items can be financial factors, capable of creating value or exposing liability

By Deborah G. George