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Are Retirement Accounts ‘Too Exposed’ to Equity Market Risk?
When the stock market declined by 35% between its February peak and March trough, it revealed the extent…
June 23, 2020
Vetting VP Contender Kamala Harris’ Views on Retirement
Updated: 2 Ways a Harris Presidency Could Impact Social Security With the likelihood of being selected as Joe…
June 16, 2020
Self-Directed 401k Balances Drop 14% in Q1 2020
The average self-directed brokerage account balance finished Q1 2020 at $252,675, down 6% year-over-year and down 14% from…
June 10, 2020
Cannabis Organizations Can Legally Offer Retirement Benefits
Over the past decade, the legal cannabis sector has evolved into one of the fastest-growing industries in the…
May 28, 2020
DOL Finalizes Electronic Disclosure Rule for Retirement Plans
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced publication of a final rule that permits default electronic delivery of…
May 21, 2020
TSP Still Investing in ‘Shady’ Chinese Companies
With soaring interest in environmental, social and governance-oriented (ESG) investing in recent years, it may be surprising to…
April 15, 2020
3 Reasons Coronavirus Will Drive ESG Investing
DeVere Group’s Nigel Green believes that over the next 12 months, COVID-19 will drive a “skyward surge” in…
March 27, 2020
Waived: 2020 RMDs, Early 401(k) Withdrawal Penalty If (When?) Coronavirus Relief Bill Passes
While some Republicans in Congress are threatening to block a $2 trillion federal stimulus package—the largest bailout in…
March 25, 2020
Portman’s Push for a SECURE Retirement
Ohio Senator Rob Portman had more reason to celebrate than just about anyone when the SECURE Act, the…
March 23, 2020
Bill Introduced to Allow Collective Investment Trusts in 403(b)s
Advocates for including more collective investment trusts in retirement plans are routinely frustrated at the lack of CIT…
March 18, 2020