Veteran financial services industry journalist Brian Anderson joined 401(k) Specialist as Managing Editor in January 2019. He has led editorial content for a variety of well-known properties including Insurance Forums, Life Insurance Selling, National Underwriter Life & Health, and Senior Market Advisor. He has always maintained a focus on providing readers with timely, useful information intended to help them build their business.
Notable Nuggets from BlackRock 2025 Letter to Shareholders
Annual letter published March 31 from CEO Larry Fink is chock full of eyebrow-raising details
BlackRock’s Fink: Democratize Investing by Expanding Access to Private Markets
Annual letter to shareholders says modernizing retirement strategies to open up private market investing the key to helping more Americans improve retirement security
Building Advisor Business and Culture: 5 Takeaways from RPAS Central
Strong lineup of industry leaders tackle challenges facing retirement plan advisors
IRA Use Up 10% in Past Decade: Study
New ICI research shows 90% of IRA-owning households also had employer-sponsored retirement plans or pensions
Equitable Leader Named IRI’s 2025 Industry Champion of Retirement Security
Nick Lane honored for commitment to expanding access to retirement solutions; Insured Retirement Institute also honors FIG’s Arron Price with 2025 Leadership Award
Inflation, Tariffs Increasingly Worry Americans in 2025, New Study Finds
Allianz Life’s latest quarterly market perceptions research finds notable increases in concern since the year started
How Using Guaranteed Lifetime Income Research Can Grow Your Book of Business
Session at Retirement Plan Advisor Summit Central emphasizes that their advisor is the person plan sponsors most want help from in adding new solutions
Rural Americans Face Steeper Retirement Savings Barriers than Urban Peers
New analysis from the Economic Innovation Group finds rural workers much less likely to have access to employer-based plans; say “Retirement Savings for Americans Act” would address the problem
Large-Cap Value Investing in 401(k) Plans with Invesco’s Devin Armstrong
In this episode, we explore how large-cap value investing fits into a well-structured 401(k) plan investment menu with…
Top Retirement Plan Advisors Gathering in Chicago Next Week
8th annual Retirement Plan Advisor Summit Central tackling key industry challenges that will shape the future