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The “Essential Retirement Advisor” program offers broad fiduciary training designed to help advice professionals stay up-do-date with the latest regulatory challenges. 

A new publication from the SEC outlines the five most frequent compliance topics identified in deficiency letters sent to SEC-registered investment advisers.

Data shows many small business owners continue to work later in life, making them ripe targets for retirement advice and deep support with succession planning and wealth transitions. 

The latest results of the Fidelity Advisor Investment Pulse survey show advisers continue to focus on implementation of new fiduciary controls across different elements of their practices.

HR platform provider Gusto is making 529 plans available through a partnership with Gradvisor.

The new solution by Appo Group aims to cut costs and time by allowing users to create and manage multimedia communication materials through a single platform. 

A participant who drew four loans from a retirement account over the years argues her provider inappropriately kept portions of interest payments that should have been credited back...

The Trump White House has clearly tried to label itself as pro-business, but the effort to halt the fiduciary rule has so far injected more confusion than clarity...

Retirement plan sponsors need help filtering out which providers of financial wellness education and solutions are free of conflicts and are really helping participants.

Custom yield curves help DB plan sponsors determine an appropriate discount rate to measure liabilities for their pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, the firm says.

“About 45% of households believe the financial advice they receive is free, or they are unsure whether they pay for financial advice, but there are several forces driving...

Fiduciaries have a lot of responsibilities, but they are not required to predict the future, and cannot be held liable for deciding to avoid risks that, in hindsight,...

Experts argue bond ladders can work in a rising rate environment and across a variety of unpredictable macroeconomic scenarios—allowing investors to continually readjust their fixed-income exposure. 

The form is important for tax-exempt organizations to file, not only to remain exempt, but to qualify to sponsor 403(b) plans.

A federal court judge has denied a motion to dismiss, allowing the case to move forward.

Of course, this review could lead to a delay in, or even halt of, implementation of the rule.

MassMutual Appoints 5 Managing Directors in Retirement Services; OneAmerica Appoints Head of Guaranteed Income Products; Fiduciary Vest Names New Partner; and more.

Several industry groups have endorsed the use of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Retirement Plan Reporting (RPR) solution to standardize and report plan level data across...

The idea of taking PBGC premiums “off budget” is nothing new, but the project is supported by a laundry list of retirement plan providers and their trade group...

The guides reflect changes to the programs that were effective January 1, 2017.