Behind Robinhood’s Retirement Push
Online brokerage Robinhood’s head of investment management left a 21-year career at J.P. Morgan to reach a wider population of...
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When Merging Retirement Planning and Wealth Management, Participants Must ‘Come First’
As retirement planning and wealth management begin to overlap, a dividing line must be drawn between them for both business...
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...
IRS Issues Update on Required Minimum Distribution Rule
The guidance clarifies that people who did not take RMDs in 2021 and 2022 will not be responsible for the...
What Mutual Fund Fee Disparities Mean for Retirement Savings
Retail investors generally pay more fees in IRAs than in workplace plans, leading to higher costs and lower long-term savings.
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Best Interest Reasons for a Rollover
PTE-2020-2 allows for circumstances that outweigh an IRA’s costs.
MyCTSavings Launch Hailed by State Leaders
Discussing the program’s launch with PLANADVISER, Connecticut Comptroller Natalie Braswell says the goal of the program is straightforward—to help ensure everyone can achieve a financially secure retirement regardless...
Legislative Retirement Reforms Over 25 Years Might Have Primarily Benefitted Wealthy Individuals
A University of Virginia law school professor examines the impacts that policy changes, which intended to boost retirement savings, have...
Broadridge Fi360 Offers Enhanced Solution Ahead of DOL IRA Rollover Requirements
The Decision Optimizer tool offers a customizable, turnkey solution to help financial advisers and home-office clients comply with evolving ERISA plan/IRA transfer regulatory requirements.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Morningstar invests $11 million in iraLogix; Transamerica announces latest R6 share classes; and ESG Asset launches new capital health care...
DOL Publishes Final Fiduciary Prohibited Transaction Exemption
The final rule confirms the reinstatement of the traditional five-part test for determining fiduciary status, though it does not definitively state that advice regarding IRA rollovers necessarily triggers...
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Never Too Late
Strategies to help clients who are behind on saving ‘retrieve’ lost time.
IRS Issues Supplemental SECURE Act Guidance
Though many in the industry remain focused on addressing the challenges of the pandemic, major changes to the U.S. retirement planning landscape continue to unfold, thanks to the...
Employees, Employers Have More Time to Contribute to Benefit Plans
However, excess deferrals made by participants in 2019 must still be paid to participants by April 15.
Stretch IRA’s Disappearance Demands Trust Adjustments
“There is a lot of work that some clients should do right away—it’s actually imperative to address these issues in...
A New Way to Think About Building a Retirement Planning Practice
What is your closing rate for 401(k) plans? Have you tried offering simpler solutions?
Inheritance Pathways Exist to Replace Stretch IRAs
The SECURE Act is stalled in the U.S. Senate due in part to several lawmakers’ concerns that it does away...
FPS Group Expands IPX Platform to Handle IRAs
The product bundles complete custody, recordkeeping, administration and portfolio maintenance of IRAs. It can be paperless and resides in a cloud-based environment.