Responding to a call from a financial advisor in Oregon, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center (RLC) address a common question about Qualified Small Business Stock and qualified ...
Some months back, the Labor Department published an intriguing three-part “proposed rule” that, to my eye, offered helpful fiduciary tips that go well beyond pooled employer plans (PEPs).
Legislation has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives that would require businesses to pay at least 50 cents into an employee’s retirement savings plan for every hour worked.
The parties in an excessive fee suit that tried to expand to include forfeitures (but failed) have come to terms.
NFP, an Aon company, on Monday announced the appointment of a new Retirement Advisory National Practice Leader, as well as a new Wealth Management National Practice Leader.
Noting that it “appreciates the Court’s careful effort to craft an injunction that ensures compliance with ERISA’s twin duties of loyalty and prudence, while avoiding “overbreadth that could disturb ...
A trio of former Morgan Stanley employees have filed suit against the Labor Department for an advisory opinion they say, “creates immediate and concrete harm to financial advisors who are arbitrating ...
The opening session of the 2025 ASPPA Annual in San Diego included a wide-ranging discussion on the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), the government shutdown, new agency leadership, private-market assets ...
More educated participants tend to make more financially literate choices, such as taking fewer loans, early withdrawals, and may even choose investments with lower expense ratios, all of which have ...
Responding to a call from a financial advisor in Maryland, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center (RLC) address whether a 403(b) plan’s “Universal Availability Notice” can be ...
In further expanding its national footprint, AssetMark Financial Holdings on Friday announced its intention to acquire Efficient Advisors, LLC, an asset management platform with $3 billion in client ...
MetLife and Alight have announced a strategic collaboration to bring MetLife’s institutional income annuities to the Alight Worklife platform, which serves nearly 12 million defined contribution (DC) ...