If last week’s volley between President Trump and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) over the potential Rothification of 401(k)s has you perplexed, rest assured, we should have some initial answers this week.Following final House passage of the FY 2018 budget resolution last... READ MORE

In Washington you never really quite know whether a legislative proposal is truly dead, mostly dead, or partly alive. In this case, we’re not talking about Rothification, but a proposed legislative fix to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that includes an expansion of the HSA contribution limits.... READ MORE

The results of a new study make it clear that having access to a 401(k) plan is critical in helping workers get on a path to having a secure retirement.Workers age 50 or older who have access to a 401(k) plan have saved six times more for retirement than those without access, according to findings... READ MORE

How important is it to consistently participate in a 401(k) plan? According to new research from the EBRI/ICI 401(k) database, the average account balance among consistent participants at year-end 2015 was almost double the average account balance among all participants in the database.EBRI's issue... READ MORE

A new study shows that the face of wealth is changing and is beginning to “tip” to Gen X and Millennials (Gen Y), who look and act much differently than older generations of millionaires do.Fidelity Investments’ ninth Millionaire Outlook study finds that today’s younger millionaires differ from... READ MORE

While plan sponsors express a high level of satisfaction with their retirement advisors, that satisfaction does not necessarily translate to commensurate levels of loyalty, according to a new white paper.Chatham Partners’ study, “The 2017 Advisor Cx,” which looks into plan sponsors’ perceptions of... READ MORE

A biennial global finance report gives the U.S. the highest overall grade in terms of global best practices for mutual funds from the perspective of fund shareholders, but says the U.S. lags in its regulation and taxation practices.Morningstar’s 209-page Global Fund Investor Experience Study covers... READ MORE

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling dismissing prohibited transaction and fiduciary breach claims against Prudential over the use of revenue sharing, allegedly excessive fees and a so-called “pay-to-play” arrangement.In Rosen v. Prudential Ret. Ins. &... READ MORE

President Trump signed legislation on Oct 6, 2017, that allows broker-dealers to publish public research reports on exchange-traded funds.The Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (S. 327), sponsored by Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), directs the SEC to establish a safe harbor for research... READ MORE