The Portability Services Network, a group that includes Alight, Fidelity and Vanguard, aims to automatically transfer retirement plan account balances when workers who've saved less than $5,000 change jobs.
The second half of January saw RIA mergers and acquisitions slow down sharply from the first half, according to a report from Fidelity.
The agency is considering extending the regulation to cover all assets in a client's portfolio, not just securities and funds.
The mega fund complex known for passive strategies is removing two active mutual funds from its lineup.
A survey by the Senior Citizens League shows a majority of older consumers remain skeptical that the 8.7% Social Security COLA for 2023 will keep pace with rising costs this year.
The primary reason RIA principals continue to run their own shops, rather than cashing out or offloading day-to-day responsibilities, has to do with fear.
But Solomon cited improved sentiment among CEOs about the possibility of a 'softer economic landing.'
Statistics show the baby boomers have median retirement savings of just $144,000 — at a time when Americans keep living longer.
Lexington-based Bickling Financial Services, founded in 1984, has three offices across the state.
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The four advisors operate as Momentum Wealth Partners in Akron, Ohio.
More than a third of converted funds have posted net outflows since they made the switch, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The American Securities Association had filed suit alleging that a DOL document improperly claimed that a one-time recommendation to transfer assets from a company plan to an IRA triggered fiduciary duty.
Albuquerque-based Legacy Financial Group was founded in 1995 by Cris Giron and Eddie Fernandez.
Dattomo, a longtime executive for medical associations, takes over from Geoffrey Brown, who departed NAPFA in November to become CEO of the Illinois CPA Society.
Fewer retirement plan participants took hardship withdrawals to meet their immediate financial needs, according to the report.
Finra's action against Long Island Financial Group is yet another indication of its dissatisfaction with the industry's implementation of Reg BI.
BlackRock, Schwab, Vanguard and State Street could be inviting a political backlash with proxy voting campaigns aimed at avoiding a political backlash.
The firm would be one of several companies providing sustainable target-date funds in the US.
But the deal raises the possibility other firms may go after the Securian advisors; Cetera and LPL have faced off in the past over recruiting advisors amid an acquisition.
