Data & Research November 10th, 2022 Smaller Asset Managers Lag Behind in Adviser Digital Experience Gap in website satisfaction between large and small asset managers could lead to less investment.
In Practice November 10th, 2022 Full-Service Retirement Advisers Are Engaging in Busy Open Enrollment Season – With a Light Touch Retirement advisories at companies also providing HR benefit, wealth management, and financial wellness are talking saving during this period of...
In Practice November 9th, 2022 Regulators: Crypto, Fake IRAs Increasingly Used to Scam Older Investors Representatives from NASAA, the SEC, and FINRA spoke about the need for financial advisers and firms to be trained to...
Data & Research November 4th, 2022 Financial Advisers Focused on Client Outreach A new survey finds that a majority of advisers expect marketing efforts to play a big role in growing their...
Data & Research November 4th, 2022 Women in Senior Roles Reach Retirement with 62% of Wealth of Male Peers The wealth accumulation gap between women and men is largest in leadership roles, in part because the pay trajectories for...
In Practice November 3rd, 2022 FINRA Prompts Succession Planning for Aging Adviser Industry Financial Regulator FINRA issues guidance on succession planning for the graying adviser space, including small firms looking to sell.
Data & Research October 31st, 2022 The Case for the 60/40 Portfolio’s Survival – In Two Charts 60/40 investing for long-term savers is coming under fire with the recent market downturn and rise in alternative options. Researchers...
Data & Research October 28th, 2022 Which Party Does the Financial Industry Support? It’s complicated. Data shows that some sub-industries within finance tend to support Democrats while others support Republicans.
Data & Research October 27th, 2022 Half of Americans Say They’re Reducing or Stopping Retirement Savings Due to Inflation An Allianz survey finds another 43% of Americans are also dipping into savings to meet costs. But recent PLANSPONSOR and...
Data & Research October 27th, 2022 Young Workers Want Cryptocurrency in 401(k)s These workers are more likely to consider a broad range of retirement plan investments and want more options.
Data & Research October 27th, 2022 Market ‘Fear Factor’ Has Retail Annuities Booming. Can In-Plan Options Catch the Tailwind? Market volatility is contributing to record sales of retail annuities. But in-plan annuities to provide guaranteed income in retirement are...
Data & Research October 24th, 2022 Inflation Concerns Have Spiked for Investors, with Retirement Effects Investors who work with an adviser or financial professional are more likely to have a plan to generate income in...
In Practice October 21st, 2022 Advisers are Adopting Technology, Model Portfolios More practices are looking to upgrade their technology and implement direct indexing and model portfolios as they look to spend...
Data & Research October 21st, 2022 Millennials and Gen Z Wealth Rises 25%, Outpacing Gen X and Boomers The growing wealth of younger generations brings more challenges – and opportunities – to the investing and retirement planning sector,...
Data & Research October 21st, 2022 Annuities as Part of Target-Date Funds Grow in Popularity Cerulli retirement research shows growing interest in TDFs with guaranteed income for plan sponsors’ lifetime income options among consultants.
Data & Research October 21st, 2022 Think Again: When Should Workers Begin Saving for Retirement? A new study in the Journal of Retirement argues that if one’s goal for retirement saving is to keep their...
Data & Research October 20th, 2022 Financial Advisers Increasingly Turn to Alternative Investments Amid Stock and Bond Declines A Broadridge adviser survey saw an 8% jump in alt investment use over the year, though many aren’t fully satisfied...
In Practice October 20th, 2022 Know Where the Puck Will Be Advisers discussed three areas of focus to position practices for the future.
Data & Research October 19th, 2022 The Appeal of Guaranteed Lifetime Income Option Is Growing Among Participants While more participants are looking for a consistent source of income in retirement, they also want the flexibility to change...
Data & Research October 18th, 2022 High-Net-Worth Individuals Worry if They Will Have Enough to Retire While millionaires are saving more compared to the average, it’s not at a great enough amount to make a significant...