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.
1 in 3 Plan Sponsors Looking to Change Advisors
Advisors better stay on top of their game or they risk having plan sponsors replace them, if new…
Dems Reintroduce Bill to Protect Women’s Retirement Security
The average woman loses over $400,000 over a 40-year career due to the wage gap between the sexes,…
Over Half of Non-Retired Boomers Fear Never Retiring Due to Pandemic
A new survey of 2,567 Boomers (about 2,200 of whom are not retired) found 52% of those not…
COVID-19 Causes Big Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy
U.S. life expectancy drops in 2020 marked the sharpest decline since WWII, with COVID-19 as the leading cause.
Empower to Acquire Prudential’s Full-Service Retirement Biz for $3.55 billion
Empower Retirement and Prudential Financial, Inc., today announced that Empower will acquire Prudential’s retirement business in a multi-billion-dollar…
Bend Financial Expands HSA Investing Platform
Fully integrated investment offering provides health savings account investors with enhanced capabilities including fractional trading and ETFs
Lifetime Income Solution Added to Lincoln’s YourPath Target Date Suite
Post SECURE Act, momentum for protected lifetime income products within retirement plans continues to build. Another step was…
Why Couples Need Coaching When It Comes to Retirement Planning
According to Fidelity’s new 2021 Couples & Money study, while 57% of respondents say they are joint decision makers on…
Gold Medal Strategy: How Financial Fitness Can Put 401(k) Participants on the Podium
With the Tokyo Olympics on deck, Lincoln Financial got to wondering if 401(k) participants are using gold-medal strategies…
Mass Affluent Ranks Drop During COVID
Mass affluent wealth households declined as the COVID market runup boosted $5M-plus investors, reshaping U.S. wealth concentration.