Expanding Horizons: Driving Convergence of Wealth Management and Retirement Planning
Wealth Management
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Advisors look toward holistic client-focused strategies with converging retirement planning and wealth management.
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SageView Advisory Group to Acquire $415M Lakeview Wealth Management
Wealth Management
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Chicago-based and women-led, the former LPL affiliate will join SageView as it continues to build out its wealth management capabilities alongside retirement plans.
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RPAs Need Wealth Management Skills to Serve Unadvised, Ignored 401(k) Participants
Wealth Management
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
While wealth management advisors need to serve smaller/start-up retirement plans.
Retirement Planning Cannot Be Linear
Wealth Management
APRIL 9, 2024
Adopting an adaptive approach to retirement planning acknowledges the dynamic nature of spending patterns and emphasizes flexibility in financial strategies.
Attributes of a Great Retirement Plan Advisor
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The bar is only getting higher for retirement plan advisors.
Advisor Builds a Bridge to Connect 401(k) Savers With Wealth Management Services
Wealth Management
APRIL 15, 2025
Retirement plan advisor Shane Hansons Viserly hopes to overcome a long-standing growth impediment: Getting advisors the data they need to better connect workplace savers with broader wealth management services.
Diversify Advisor Network Launches Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Wealth Management
APRIL 30, 2024
The program builds on the expertise of Caliber Wealth Management, which merged with Diversify earlier this year.
Voya to Acquire OneAmerica’s $60B Retirement Plan Business
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
For an upfront purchase price of $50 million, the deal brings $47 billion of assets in the emerging and mid-market retirement plan segments and competitive ESOP administration.
Retirement Needs Are Forcing Wealth, Retirement Plan and Benefits Advisors to Adapt
Wealth Management
JUNE 12, 2023
But most wealth, retirement plan and benefits advisors are still stuck in silos and old business models.
Advisors Are Afraid of Retirement Plans. They Shouldn’t Be
Wealth Management
MARCH 19, 2024
The key is finding the right firm that will enhance an advisor’s ability to work with retirement plans in an efficient and scalable manner.
Advisor Innovations Podcast: Mark Miller on Rebooting a Retirement Plan
Wealth Management
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The author of the recently published book, Retirement Reboot: Commonsense Financial Strategies for Getting Back on Track, discusses the challenges of retirement planning from both an advisor’s and client’s perspective.
Retirement Plan Advisors Must Now Become Defined Benefit Managers
Wealth Management
APRIL 22, 2024
Internal professionals at employers are poorly trained or ill-equipped to properly handle plans.
Hub International Acquires $2.3B AFS 401(k) Retirement Services
Wealth Management
DECEMBER 4, 2023
AFS 401(k) Retirement Services and AFS Financial Group is a retirement plan and wealth management consulting firm with $2.3 billion in assets under advisement.
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Integrated Recruits $1B Retirement Plan-Focused Firm
Wealth Management
JANUARY 15, 2025
RetirementDNA, a San Diego-headquartered advisory team with over $1 billion in assets under management, has joined Integrated Partners.
Adviser links: dissolving structures
Abnormal Returns
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
citywire.com) How Jacob Turner turned a professional baseball career into a wealth management business. advisorperspectives.com) Retirement planning models are just uncertainty piled on uncertainty. (clientwise.com) Do's and don'ts for training new advisers. wealthmanagement.com) How to set up an internship program.
Empower Launches Private Market Investment Option for 401(k) Savers
Wealth Management
MAY 14, 2025
Empower has worked with private market investment providers such as Apollo and Goldman Sachs to make private credit, equity, and real estate available in defined contribution retirement plans.
401(k) Industry Scrambles to Stem $800B IRA Rollover Leakage
Wealth Management
MAY 19, 2025
How to capture IRA rollovers is a pain point for both retirement plan advisors and record keepers.
Adviser links: demonstrating confidence
Abnormal Returns
OCTOBER 30, 2023
kitces.com) AI How recommendation engines could work in wealth management. nextavenue.org) Advisers Comprehensive financial planning takes more time and effort. kitces.com) Why formal retirement plans provide clients with additional confidence. morningstar.com) How working with UNHW clients is different.
How to Rate a Retirement Plan Advisor
Wealth Management
JULY 8, 2024
And how RPAs’ role is evolving as DC plan sponsors awaken.
Firms Not Offering Tax, Retirement Planning Are Getting it Wrong
Wealth Management
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Advisors are overdelivering services such as health care, estate and business planning, while falling short in the areas their clients most desire.
Adviser links: estate uncertainty
Abnormal Returns
MARCH 10, 2025
(citywire.com) The latest in advisor fintech news including saturation in the portfolio management tech space. kitces.com) Estate planning Estate plans are a big lift for everyone, including advisers themselves. kindnessfp.com) Why clients need to organize their digital assets for estate planning purposes.
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Adviser links: limited progress
Abnormal Returns
JANUARY 15, 2024
Podcasts Michael Kitces talks about starting over with Kimberly Enders who is the Lead Financial Planner and Managing Partner of Enders Wealth Management. thinkadvisor.com) Vanguard is entering the cash management space with the Cash Plus Account. riabiz.com) Avise is a cooperative platform for advisers.
Forfeiture Litigation: Treat It As a Nothing Burger at Your Own Peril
Wealth Management
MAY 16, 2025
Retirement plan advisors need to take the rising trend of ERISA forfeiture lawsuits seriously to protect their clients from potential legal risks.
Adviser links: a positive experience
Abnormal Returns
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
(riabiz.com) The biz Goldman Sach's ($GS) future is in wealth management. ft.com) Creative Planning has closed on its purchase of Goldman Sachs' ($GS) PFM unit. citywire.com) Creative Planning is expanding its reach in the retirement plan space.
Overlooked Fiduciary Risks for Retirement Plan Sponsors
Wealth Management
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Potential failures range from cyber theft to fee inflation to document mismanagement.
401(k) Real Talk Episode 153: May 21, 2025
Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2025
Open, honest and candid discussion about Empower adding private markets to TDFs, startup adding leveraged financing to retirement plans, the growing wave of forfeiture cases and ways to deal with the IRA rollover problem.
‘The Times They are A-Changing’ for Retirement Plans
Wealth Management
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Who will be the winners, losers and new entrants as the convergence of wealth, retirement and benefit at work will revolutionize 401(k) plans?
IRS Issues New Guidance on Retirement Plan Early Distributions
Wealth Management
JUNE 26, 2024
Notice 2024-55 clarifies two exceptions to the 10% additional tax.
How to Win More Retirement Plan Advisor RFPs
Wealth Management
DECEMBER 16, 2024
RPAs need to hone their skill set regarding plan sponsor RFPs.
Edelman Financial Engines Acquires $1.5B Retirement Plan Consultant
Wealth Management
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The deal with New England Pension Plans Systems is Edelman Financial Engine's largest acquisition since 2021.
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Modern Wealth Launches Retirement Plan Business with $1.2B Acquisition
Wealth Management
MARCH 6, 2024
Beltz Ianni & Assoc., in Rochester, N.Y., has left LPL to become the sixth firm acquired by the indie RIA since its April 2023 debut.
Politics Have Put the Brakes on ESG in Workplace Retirement Plans
Wealth Management
MAY 4, 2023
The political circus has taken on dimensions few expected to see just a few years ago.
Adviser links: getting really clear
Abnormal Returns
APRIL 1, 2024
Podcasts Kevin Thompson, CEO of 9i Capital Group LLC, discusses the RIA industry's impact on advisors' autonomy with Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management. youtube.com) Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talk with Peter Mallouk, President and CEO of Creative Planning, about the 'messy' business of financial advice.
Four Reasons to Consider Adding Retirement Plan Servicing to Your Practice
Wealth Management
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Given the difficult market conditions over the past year and increasingly competitive financial planning landscape, 2023 may be the right time to consider building out your firm’s offerings.
Inflation Exposes Most Retirement Planning Models as Financial Russian Roulette
Wealth Management
OCTOBER 6, 2022
There's a reason Monte Carlo is synonymous with gambling.
The Increasing Importance of Retirement Plan Advisor Due Diligence
Wealth Management
MARCH 4, 2024
Lessons learned from the wave of record keeper RFPs.
What WEP/GPO Repeal Means for Retirement Planning
Wealth Management
APRIL 2, 2025
The repeal of the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision is creating major ripple effects for state employees and public sector professionals nearing retirement.
As the Number of 401(k) Plans Grows, Why Are RPAs Shrinking?
Wealth Management
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Cerulli data shows what would entice wealth advisors to manage defined contribution retirement plans.
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Revolutionizing Retirement Planning: Income Lab's Next-Gen Approach
Wealth Management
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Kellan Brown, chief growth officer at Income Lab, discusses the integration of retirement income planning with next-gen financial advising.
Prime Capital Hires OneDigital’s Jania Stout to Lead Retirement Plan Business
Wealth Management
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Jania Stout, who sold her firm to OneDigital in 2021, will lead Prime Capital Retirement and Prime Capital Wellness.
The WealthStack Podcast: How Does 401(k) and Held Away Account Management Fit into Holistic Advice?
Wealth Management
MARCH 17, 2023
Pontera CMO Nicole Zheng how advisors should approach the concept of holistic advice with clients, especially surrounding retirement planning.
Cerulli: Financial Advisors to Sell More Retirement Plans as Micro DC Market Grows
Wealth Management
JANUARY 10, 2025
A survey of DC recordkeepers found a large majority expect to see more financial advisors selling 401(k) plans with less than $5 million in assets.
Wealth Management and Retirement Plan Advice: The Key to Long-Term Growth
Wealth Management
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 2:00 PM ET
Ask The Experts: Retirement Planning Opportunities Under the SECURE 2.0 Act
Wealth Management
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Act regarding individual retirement accounts, including changing when the first required minimum distribution can be made from the account, new rules for inhe The panel of experts will discuss and answer questions about the changes made by SECURE 2.0
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