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Congressional Bill Increases Annuity Use in 401ks
Recently-introduced legislation to increase so-called lifetime income options (annuities) in 401k and similar retirement plans specifically notes that…
Americans Want Annuities (Wait, What?) in Retirement Plans
Only a third of workers have access to retirement plans that offer a “secure income stream for life,”…
Tough Tax Talk Reveals Dems’ Investment Ignorance
Last week brought a chorus of howls over President Trump’s tax reform. Among the sophomoric (and expected) soundbites…
Fiduciary Rule Whacks Annuities
Fiduciary rule fallout continues, with a (not unexpected) decrease in annuity sales of 10 percent, to $105.8 billion,…
Fiduciary Hit to Indexed Annuities?
The spectacular run for indexed annuities is on the wane. Is the fiduciary rule to blame? Yes, but…
How Much Income Would Annuities Provide 401k Participants?
An annuity option in the investment menu would account for well over a third of needed income in…
Hold Off on the Social Security Hypocrisy
[Update: A reader took issue with our description of Social Security as an entitlement program, noting it was…
A Critical Checklist for 401k Fiduciary Liability Insurance
Retirement plan sponsors are more exposed to litigation by plan participants than ever before. Under the Employee Retirement…
John Hancock ETF Teams With Dimensional Fund Advisors (Again)
John Hancock Investments has added to it exchange-traded fund lineup with the launch of John Hancock Multifactor Developed International…
More Bad News for Variable Annuities in Wake of DOL Fiduciary Rule
Variable annuities will continue to feel the negative effects of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Conflict of Interest Rule,…