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Robinhood nears debut of retirement accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Robinhood nears debut of retirement accounts

The company has begun adding support for individual retirement accounts and Roth IRAs within its app, as well as pension accounts.

By Bloomberg
Court dismisses ERISA case against Principal
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Court dismisses ERISA case against Principal

The judge says the insurer didn’t violate its fiduciary duty by retaining agreed-upon investments.

By InvestmentNews
Net contributions to target-date funds topped $170 billion in 2021
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Net contributions to target-date funds topped $170 billion in 2021

Roughly 86% of last year's net inflows went into collective investment trusts, which now hold 45% of total TDF assets.

By InvestmentNews
Taxing financial planning services is not the answer
OPINION MAR 30, 2022
Taxing financial planning services is not the answer

Proposed legislation in Kentucky that would tax services including financial planning and investment management could significantly harm the way Kentuckians save and plan for retirement.

By Dennis J. Moore
Daughter of convicted adviser pleads guilty to fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2022
Daughter of convicted adviser pleads guilty to fraud

Vania May Bell is former chief compliance officer of Executive Compensation Planners Inc., where her father was president.

By Bruce Kelly
House approves SECURE 2.0 with strong bipartisan vote
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
House approves SECURE 2.0 with strong bipartisan vote

Supporters of the legislation, which would raise the RMD age to 75, are pushing for Senate action to get a final bill to President Biden later this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Senate HELP Chair Murray promises bipartisan retirement savings bill soon
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Senate HELP Chair Murray promises bipartisan retirement savings bill soon

The measure would be another piece of Senate legislation that complements the SECURE 2.0 bill poised for House approval.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Goldman Sachs to acquire retirement plan robo NextCapital
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Goldman Sachs to acquire retirement plan robo NextCapital

The company's asset management unit already supervises a total of $350 billion in assets in defined-benefit and defined-contribution accounts and will utilize the acquisition to provide new digital tools to customers. 

By Sean Allocca
Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'

The proposal, which goes after households worth at least $100 million, enters unprecedented territory by trying to tax unrealized gains.

By Jeff Benjamin
AIG files for IPO of life and retirement business
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
AIG files for IPO of life and retirement business

The insurer's life and retirement arm, which has $411 billion in client assets, will be renamed Corebridge Financial once it goes public.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2022
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios

The giant fund manager will oversee liquid fixed-income and private placement assets for the insurance company.

By InvestmentNews
Biden to propose 20% tax aimed at billionaires
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2022
Biden to propose 20% tax aimed at billionaires

The tax, dubbed the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax by the White House, would hit both the income and unrealized gains of U.S. households worth more than $100 million.

By Bloomberg
HSA assets hit $100 billion
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
HSA assets hit $100 billion

As of January, there were 33 million health savings accounts, according a Devenir study.

By InvestmentNews
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans

The bipartisan letter asks the Government Accountability Office to examine current protections in defined-contribution plans.

By InvestmentNews
The new IRS 10-year RMD rule isn't what we thought it was
IRA ALERT MAR 24, 2022
The new IRS 10-year RMD rule isn't what we thought it was

The big surprise was the IRS' announcement that if an account holder dies after their required beginning date, required minimum distributions would be required for years one through nine.

By Ed Slott
Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2022
Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities

The Securities and Exchange Commission wins its case against Jonathan Dax Cooke for fraudulently selling variable annuities to hundreds of federal employees.

By Bruce Kelly
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists

When the pandemic pushed millions of older Americans out of the labor force, it also should have spawned a surge in Social Security applications — but it hasn’t.

By Bloomberg
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement

More than half of investors expect inflation to increase this year, and 61% think the combination of low rates and rising price pressures will make it tougher to create a retirement income stream.

By InvestmentNews
Tax planning for new retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Tax planning for new retirees

The shift from having taxes withheld to making estimated tax payments can be challenging for people entering retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding

The Wealth platform is designed to help clients better manage their legacies by creating plans online through a combination of proprietary legal documents and encrypted digital vaults. 

By Sean Allocca