To, or Through? Guiding Plan Sponsors Beyond the Glide Path

Ed McCarthy

Target-date funds either reach their most conservative equity allocation at retirement, or continue to shift assets in the years following. But neither definition tells you everything you need to know.

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Fighting Fee Compression

Ed McCarthy

“Your fees seem high.” If you haven’t heard that from a plan sponsor yet, you likely will. How to mitigate the downward pressure? Amplify your value and benchmark the cost.

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Avoid the Dreaded Double Tax on Retirement Benefits

E. Peter Tiboris

The incentive to keep assets compounding in a retirement plan can have significant tax implications if the retiree were to die.

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Insurance

Does the MetLife Deal Signal the End of the Insurance Agent?

Diana Britton

MetLife will sell its advisor force to MassMutual, the firm announced Monday. Will other insurance firms follow?

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Wealth Management Wire

For Optimal Protection, Mix Cat Bonds And Reinsurance

Seeking Alpha

A recent academic research paper has highlighted the benefits of utilizing catastrophe bonds alongside traditional reinsurance to optimize firms' catastrophe insurance programs.

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