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By John Sullivan | 7/20/2023
There are fewer greater frustrations than developing a financial plan only to exclude held-away assets that can materially and significantly change the advisor’s recommendations (if they’re even discovered). Too often, the client’s 401(k) is just such an asset, something a new strategic... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/20/2023
Recent research from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) sought to answer two critical questions on which retirement policy is often based—how do the amount and compositions of spendable income for individuals change from middle to old age? “There are constant proposals to overhaul Social... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/19/2023
Fifty retirement-related organizations sent a letter to the Treasury Department and specifically the IRS on Wednesday requesting “transition relief” for Section 603 under the SECURE 2.0 Act. The signers—representing advocacy organizations (including the American Retirement Association), large... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/18/2023
Congressman Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, wants to know how the country’s (and the world’s) largest asset managers make investment decisions and if proxy power is driving those firms towards ESG at the expense of... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/17/2023
New requirements included in SECURE 2.0 legislation to simplify and consolidate reporting and disclosure forms have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Appearing on the regulatory dashboard at Reginfo.gov, the items identified as RIN: 1210-AC23 have not been added to the... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/17/2023
“AI opens up tremendous opportunities for humanity, from healthcare to science to finance,” Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said in a speech on Monday at the National Press Club. “As machines take on pattern recognition, particularly when done at scale, this can create great... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/13/2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision on Wednesday to abandon “swing pricing” requirements for money market funds has industry pundits and professionals predicting the same fate for its controversial rule regarding open-end funds. Under the latter, the SEC would require an open-... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/12/2023
Financial Finesse Ventures, a venture arm of financial coaching and wellness firm Financial Finesse, announced a new investment in OfColor, a “bold, minority-owned financial wellness platform that is available to all, but is unapologetically focused on the financial empowerment of employees of... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/11/2023
Plan costs and an uncertain economic outlook are driving plan sponsors to look to digital recordkeepers, representing an opportunity to solve a need and unexpectedly disrupt the market. The report, a new Cogent Syndicated release from Escalent, shows retirement plan sponsors face more cost... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/11/2023
The American Retirement Association (ARA) and its affiliates sent a letter to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts legislature opposing its House Bill No. 3031 and Senate Bill No. 2025, legislation that makes available the Massachusetts Defined Contribution CORE Plan to nonprofit organizations of any... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/10/2023
SECURE 2.0 provisions for small business retirement plans, a new fiduciary lawsuit threat, M&A in the current market environment, and top DC teams and wholesalers. It's all in the latest issue. COVER STORY: LOOK OUT FOR THE LITTLE GUY The business and moral case for targeting the small... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/10/2023
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new initiative to help “create and promote business ownership by America’s workers.” The new Employee Ownership Initiative will fall under the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) as part of the Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge (WORK)... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/7/2023
How does loan behavior on the part of plan participants correlate with savings rates and, ultimately, retirement outcomes? It’s a question asked and answered by T. Rowe Price, who recently drilled deeper into the subject to connect the finding to SECURE 2.0 provisions to combat leakage and assist... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/6/2023
An extensive survey from Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) looks at generational priorities, attitudes, defining financial moments, and retirement plan coverage and savings rates. Forty-one percent of workers think that future generations of retirees will be worse off than those... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/6/2023
The movement to auto-portability continued to grow on Thursday with the announcement that Principal Financial Group will join Portability Services Network (PSN) alongside TIAA, Empower, Fidelity, Vanguard, and Alight at the Retirement Clearinghouse-backed initiative. According to PSN, the... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/5/2023
U.S. wealth management firms have an “advisor engagement problem.” With volatile markets, growing compliance and administrative responsibilities, and an aging advisor population, many advisors are planning their exit strategies. Nearly one-third of financial advisors say they do not have enough... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/5/2023
Maybe they don’t know everything after all? Over half of Gen Zers and Millennials consider themselves at least somewhat financially dependent on their parents, with 23% stating they’re still very reliant on their parents, according to newly released research by Experian.  And while Gen Z had a... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 7/3/2023
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! It’s that magical time of the year when the former New York Mets great collects a gargantuan check for having done little more than extremely savvy financial planning. The 59-year-old MLB vet hasn’t played in a major league game since the late 1990s, but the Mets still pay... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 6/30/2023
“Advisors are under attack,” Jay Jumper bluntly said. “Retirement plan providers are using their 401(k)-plan access to get the participants' other assets." It's a variation of the who-owns-the-participant-relationship conundrum. Jumper, CEO and President of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Future Capital... READ MORE
By John Sullivan | 6/29/2023
The American Retirement Association joined over 100 organizations—including major corporations, law firms, and advocacy outlets—in sending a letter Thursday to the House Ways & Means Committee seeking a two-year delay of the Roth catch-up requirement in SECURE 2.0. It requires anyone who earned... READ MORE

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