InvestmentNews columnist Ed Slott got a lot of people thinking about Roth IRA and Roth 401(k) strategies this week — and whether traditional tax-deferred saving should be anyone’s go-to in the current tax environment. In his column Monday, Slott urged advisors to be “sounding the alarm” about growing pretax balances...
President Joe Biden has nominated former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley as the next commissioner of the Social Security Administration. The agency is responsible for distributing Social Security to more than 70 million beneficiaries and commands a $1 trillion budget, according to Reuters, which reported O’Malley’s selection Wednesday. It has been...
Brokers and investment advisors would have to remediate conflicts of interest related to interactions with investors conducted through artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and similar technology under a proposal released Wednesday by the SEC. By a 3-2 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved releasing a 243-page proposal for public comment...
The Mega Millions jackpot grew to $910 million on July 26, 2023.Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesThe Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $910 million, with the next high-stakes drawing on Friday at 11:00 p.m. ET.The big prize has only exceeded $1 billion four times,...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. Tuesday fined LPL Financial $3 million for falling down on its oversight of two financial advisors who pocketed $2.4 million from 13 clients, mostly senior citizens. The two advisors, who are not named in the Finra settlement, from May 2018 to August 2020...
A recent study conducted by BlackRock, the global money manager with $9.4 trillion in assets, has revealed a concerning trend among participants in U.S. retirement plans. Over the past two years, there has been a significant increase in pessimism regarding their ability to save for retirement. Economic anxiety is...