Tag: Practice management

Involving family members in retirement planning brings peace of mind, according to a survey on how families approach future financial needs.

Financial services consultants expect 18.5% of assets under management in 2016 will come from outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) engagements, up from 12% in 2012.

Three retirement research and education firms released a business diagnostics report providing guidance on how to build a successful group retirement advisory practice.

Nationwide Retirement Solutions now offers comprehensive, mobile-optimized access to its public-sector retirement plan website without use of an application (app).

Retirement plan participants said that they control two-thirds of their assets by themselves without the assistance of an adviser.

Advisers can help clients demystify liquid alternatives with a digital education campaign from AllianceBernstein LP.

An enhanced version of BrokerCheck by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) gives investors quicker access to investment professionals’ reportable events.

Edward Jones created FORCES last year to provide training and a compensation package to smooth the transition to a financial services career for veterans.

Regulatory changes and expectations of increased competition are redefining registered investment adviser (RIA) practices around the U.S.

USI Consulting Group launched a newly designed website (www.usicg.com).

Bank of America is moving its $19 billion defined contribution (DC) plan, currently with Fidelity, to the Merrill Lynch platform.

Plan advisers should stress the importance of communication and planning, signaling that retirement is a time of empowerment—not a dismal single life event.

Householder Group, a network of 40 independent hybrid advisory practices, joined LPL Financial’s suite of broker/dealer and registered investment adviser (RIA) custodial platforms.

Complicated, non-intuitive terminology is a barrier to plan participation, endangering the retirement security of large numbers of Americans.

Institutional investment data and analytics provider eVestment issued a pair of retooled solutions for managing traditional and alternative investment strategies.

The DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund uses the long-term stock valuation principles of Nobel Prize-winning Yale economics professor Robert Shiller.  

The House voted Tuesday to pass the Retail Investor Protection Act, which would delay any fiduciary updates issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) or the Securities and...

As rising debt levels push aside retirement savings, access to financial education and advice may be part of the solution.

ING Financial Partners (IFP), a registered broker/dealer and one of ING U.S.’s component companies, named Thomas Halloran as the firm’s president, effective November 18.

During National Save for Retirement Week, advisers might meet with their plan sponsors to consider advice for plan participants, who generally take positive action afterwards.