More than three-quarters of retail investors say they would prefer a protection-focused portfolio to one that outperforms the market, so what’s an advisor to do?The Cerulli Edge?U.S. Retail Investor Edition, 3Q 2018 Issue explores how balancing downside protection with the growth potential... READ MORE

When ranking their interest in retirement education, employee plan participants are most interested in financial wellness and better understanding retirement planning resources available to them, new survey results reveal.Of the more than 9,200 participants who took part in CUNA Mutual Retirement... READ MORE

A majority of DC plan participants want the help of an expert in managing retirement assets, but many still stop short of wanting employers to choose their investments for them, new survey results show.According to J.P. Morgan’s 2018 Defined Contribution Plan Participant Survey, more than half of... READ MORE

The Treasury Department and the IRS have issued proposed regulations on the new Code Section 199A deduction for qualified business income – but it won’t be much help for advisors.The Aug. 8 guidance addresses how specified service, trade or business (SSTB) income above the thresholds described... READ MORE

The American Retirement Association has weighed in on the SEC’s proposed Regulation Best Interest standard.Overall, the ARA’s Aug. 3 comment letter commends the commission’s efforts to tailor the proposed rules to “preserve investor choice with regard to business models and compensation practices... READ MORE

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would expand the ability of certain retirement plan sponsors to correct inadvertent compliance errors under the IRS’s Employee Plan Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).The bipartisan duo of Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ben Cardin (... READ MORE

Advisors are increasingly being pulled into 401(k) plan litigation under novel theories of liability and need to pay extra attention in documenting their actions, a prominent ERISA attorney told delegates July 24 at the 2018 NAPA DC Fly-In Forum in Washington.Tom Clark, Of Counsel at The Wagner Law... READ MORE

Speaking at the 2018 NAPA DC Fly-In Forum in Washington on July 24, Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce argues that the proposed Regulation Best Interest would set clear standards, even though the word “fiduciary” is not directly incorporated in the proposal.Addressing critics who... READ MORE

Building on the tax cuts enacted last year as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, released a "Tax Reform 2.0" framework July 24 that he plans to push this fall.The two-page outline includes three main components: make the... READ MORE