The Next Generation of Producers Is Emerging
The median age of advisory firm associates is 42, while the median age of lead advisers is now 46 years,...
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‘Stretch IRAs,’ Multigenerational Inheritance and the SECURE Act
Low and middle-income Americans struggling to save for retirement are depending on the U.S. Senate to pass the SECURE Act,...
The DOL’s Fiduciary Race Ahead of 2021
There is precious little time remaining for the proposal and adoption of any new advisory industry conflict of interest rules that the DOL hopes to make effective during...
Former House Speaker Boehner and Rep. Crowley Talk Union Pension Crisis
The influential former lawmakers are using their combined bipartisan stature to advocate for progress on the union multiemployer pension funding...
Meet Your FINRA Board of Governors Large Firm Candidates
A contested election for a seat on the FINRA Board of Governors will be settled at the annual meeting of...
A DOL Secretary Scalia Would Quickly Find Direction
Having served as the DOL Solicitor General under the Bush Administration, experts suggest, Eugene Scalia would likely hit the ground...
HSAs, FSAs and HRAs: Get to Know the Health Savings Alphabet
The account types differ quite a lot. Some require same-year spending, most are owned by the employer, and one comes...
Time to Humbly Brag
I am pleased to roll out a new PLANADVISER initiative that I think is long overdue: Advisers Giving Back.
The Retirement Crisis Is a Coverage Crisis
For those workers who are offered a retirement savings plan at work, the U.S. retirement system functions pretty well; solutions...
Retirement Readiness From a Global Perspective
Advisers across the developed world adhere to similar philosophies and policies when it comes to helping people plan for retirement.
Fiduciary Clarity Needed for Successful Open MEP Expansion
Open MEPs as detailed in the SECURE Act offer a structure for a small plan to get maximum fiduciary support,...
Market Sentiment for Second Half of 2019 Varies
It’s hard to know what investments to put into place when market watchers are in disagreement, but one thing they...
Human Error Leaves Retirement Plan Data Exposed
Experts in financial services cybersecurity are confident in most organizations’ technical strategies—in their use of sophisticated firewalls, encryption and network...
SECURE Act Ensnared in Senate After Flying Through House
Washington insiders say Senator Ted Cruz is probably the biggest roadblock to the SECURE Act being passed in the near-term...
Newly Allowed 401(k)s Will Need Advisers
Advisers may shy away from helping hemp and CBD companies with their 401(k)s because they may find themselves crossing into...