More Than a Nice Interface?
Jon Stein, CEO of Betterment, the biggest of the 'robo-advisors,' talked with RIJ recently at Betterment headquarters--three converted lofts in an historic building just west of the Flatiron Building...
View ArticleBetterment Wants to Build a Better 401(k)
Betterment, the largest independent retail robo-advisor, said Wednesday that it has entered the small company segment of the 401(k) market. But will its model confine it to the shallow end of the pool?
View ArticleLegal Defenses
Will the financial services industry sue the Department of Labor if it doesn't like the final wording of the fiduciary rule? And if it does, what happens next? Four attorneys--Bruce Ashton, Mercer...
View ArticleDFA and S&P Collaborate on STRIDE Index
STRIDE stands for Shift To Retirement Income and DEcumulation. 'We see the index as an appropriate benchmark for the transition from wealth accumulation to income,' said Philip Murphy, vice president...
View ArticleComment: Oracle and Others Sued by Schlichter
'There has been an uptick in the number of ERISA fiduciary breach lawsuits filed in the last few months,' writes Clark at the FRAplantools blog. He comments on four cases filed by plaintiffs attorney...
View ArticleHonorable Mention
Brief or late-breaking items from Starburst/Wealthbox, LIMRA, T. Rowe Price, and Sumitomo Life/Symetra.
View ArticleRoad to “ruin” should be less traveled: Milevsky
Finance professor and decumulation expert Moshe Milevsky, writing in an upcoming issue of the Financial Analysts Journal, thinks that the practice of using "probabilities of ruin" when creating an...
View ArticleBorn to be vetoed: Two more House bills target DOL proposal
The bills emerging from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce would maintain the status quo by requiring disclosure of, not elimination of, conflicts of interest in sales of financial...
View ArticleHuman asset transfers: Finke to American College, Webb to New School
Michael Finke, the widely published financial planning professor, is moving to The American College and Anthony Webb, an economist specializing in retirement income, is moving to the Schwartz Center...
View ArticleMothers, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be… Student Debtors
Two out of three households headed by people who borrowed for college but didn't graduate are at risk for not maintaining their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement, according to the Center...
View ArticleFinancial / Retirement Planning Software Directory
See the detail on financial planning software including vendors, scopes, costs, and contacts.
View ArticleSocial Security Maximizer
The Social Security Maximizer is an integral tool for a retirement planner's comprehensive financial planning calculations.
View ArticleMore Than a Nice Interface?
Jon Stein, CEO of Betterment, the biggest of the 'robo-advisors,' talked with RIJ recently at Betterment headquarters--three converted lofts in an historic building just west of the Flatiron Building...
View ArticleBetterment Wants to Build a Better 401(k)
Betterment, the largest independent retail robo-advisor, said Wednesday that it has entered the small company segment of the 401(k) market. But will its model confine it to the shallow end of the pool?
View ArticleLegal Defenses
Will the financial services industry sue the Department of Labor if it doesn't like the final wording of the fiduciary rule? And if it does, what happens next? Four attorneys--Bruce Ashton, Mercer...
View ArticleAdvisors: How to Outsmart the Smartphone
The shorthand message to registered investment advisors at the Technology Tools for Today (T3) conference in chilly Fort Lauderdale this week: Don't end up as a Yellow Cab in an Uber world.
View ArticleThe Prodigal Daughter (and the Annuity)
An elderly woman's remaining wealth was being eroded by a feckless daughter and granddaughter. Could an advisor solve a family mess with an annuity?
View ArticleNew fintech solutions from ASI, BondView and Envestnet
"With this release, we believe we have set new standards for usability, scalability and flexibility in the digital advice space," said Andrew Rudd, Chairman and CEO of Advisor Software Inc.
View ArticleNew York City eyes public savings plan for private sector workers
Contributions would be made exclusively by employees and their accounts would be portable from job to job. The city would create a board to oversee and manage the program.
View Article401(k) and IRA balances reflect market volatility: Fidelity
After decreasing in Q3 2015 due to market volatility, average retirement account balances recovered in Q4 2015, but were still below the averages from Q4 2014.
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