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Retirement security advocates hope to attach SECURE to budget legislation in coming weeks
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2019
Retirement security advocates hope to attach SECURE to budget legislation in coming weeks

Despite overwhelming bipartisan support in the House, measure remains stuck in the Senate.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Headwinds to annuities in 401(k) plans persist
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2019
Headwinds to annuities in 401(k) plans persist

Legal and administrative challenges have stalled uptake by plan sponsors.

By Greg Iacurci
Hurricane Dorian puts flood insurance on the front burner
RIAS SEP 03, 2019
Hurricane Dorian puts flood insurance on the front burner

Advisers use storm that crushed the Bahamas as latest reminder for full insurance coverage.

By Jeff Benjamin
Jackson National suspends fee-based annuity sales in New York due to best-interest rule
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 03, 2019
Jackson National suspends fee-based annuity sales in New York due to best-interest rule

Others insurers are also poised to pull out of the New York market given the tougher sales standards.

By Greg Iacurci
Creating time-tested retirement income plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 03, 2019
Creating time-tested retirement income plans

Two veteran advisers reflect on more than 35 years of managing retirees' assets and expectations

By Mary Beth Franklin
Lyft founders giving more than 1.5 million shares to donor-advised fund
TAX AUG 30, 2019
Lyft founders giving more than 1.5 million shares to donor-advised fund

The two transferred some class B shares, which have more voting rights, to class A common stock to make the donation

By Bloomberg
Opening an IRA just for alternative investments
RIAS AUG 30, 2019
Opening an IRA just for alternative investments

Platform leverages the SEC's crowd-funding regulations to give all investors access to alternatives.

By Jeff Benjamin
Hybrid firm managing $700 million at MML Investors switches to LPL
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 29, 2019
Hybrid firm managing $700 million at MML Investors switches to LPL

Six-partner Intermountain Financial Partners is based in Salt Lake City

By InvestmentNews
Variable, indexed annuities may cost more than you think
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 29, 2019
Variable, indexed annuities may cost more than you think

This detail could catch clients off guard when they surrender or exchange a policy.

By Greg Iacurci
There's a wrong way to use target-date funds
RIAS AUG 28, 2019
There's a wrong way to use target-date funds

Investing in other funds in addition to a TDF adds risk and defeats the purpose.

By Jeff Benjamin
Hybrid robo looking to offer financial wellness to retirement plan sponsors
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 28, 2019
Hybrid robo looking to offer financial wellness to retirement plan sponsors

BrightPlan Coach fashions a financial plan for each employee and provides guidance on spending, financial goals, investing, debt management, estate planning and insurance.

By Ryan W. Neal
States aren't great at regulating insurance
OPINION AUG 28, 2019
States aren't great at regulating insurance

Promoters of insurance products can say pretty much anything in their marketing materials

By Ethan Schwartz
Can HSAs flip the script on retirement health care expenses?
OPINION AUG 28, 2019
Can HSAs flip the script on retirement health care expenses?

The accounts come with powerful tax advantages, but not many people use HSAs, and even fewer use them in the optimal manner.

By Jamie Hopkins
Fidelity, Jerry Schlichter trade barbs over Abigail Johnson testimony in 401(k) lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 28, 2019
Fidelity, Jerry Schlichter trade barbs over Abigail Johnson testimony in 401(k) lawsuit

Mr. Schlichter, who represents plaintiffs in the suit against MIT, is seeking to have Ms. Johnson testify about a quid-pro-quo allegation.

By Greg Iacurci
Finra bars former Allstate broker for using employee's IRA money
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 28, 2019
Finra bars former Allstate broker for using employee's IRA money

Kari Ann Buckles kept $2,264 she was supposed to deposit, Finra says.

By InvestmentNews
Low interest rates boost this estate planning strategy
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 27, 2019
Low interest rates boost this estate planning strategy

A type of trust known as a GRAT allows for larger tax-free transfers when interest rates are low

By Greg Iacurci
Helping clients crack the code on Social Security
OPINION AUG 27, 2019
Helping clients crack the code on Social Security

It's critical that advisers educate clients about the benefits and trade-offs related to claiming Social Security at various ages.

By Katherine Roy
Robo-advisers are dead. Long live digital advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 27, 2019
Robo-advisers are dead. Long live digital advisers

Worksites provide huge opportunity for 401(k) advisers to integrate fintech solutions.

By Fred Barstein
Wills of Jeffrey Epstein, Aretha Franklin raise questions of legitimacy
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 26, 2019
Wills of Jeffrey Epstein, Aretha Franklin raise questions of legitimacy

Because they were unconventional, the wills could be challenged.

By Greg Iacurci
AI, blockchain should be high priority for record keepers
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2019
AI, blockchain should be high priority for record keepers

What would the 401(k) industry look like if firms could start with a blank slate instead of a legacy platform?

By Ryan W. Neal