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Consumer Sentiment Drops As Market Confidence Soars

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Goldman Sachs Launching Private Credit CIT for 401(k) Market

New collective investment trust product to debut in Q4 as part of Great Gray’s Panorix…

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Micro Plan Market to Account for 9 in 10 401(k)s by 2029: Cerulli

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Trump Signs Law Promoting Stablecoins

The GENIUS Act would provide consumer protections on stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency

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The Standard Partners with Legacy Marketing Group in FI Annuity Launch

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Addition Wealth Unveils AI-Enabled Financial Wellness Solution

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Americans Score Low Marks in Retirement Readiness

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Drive to add alternative investments in workplace retirement plans has quickly accelerated…

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More Historic Lows for 401(k) Mutual Fund Expense Ratios

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Retirement Readiness Holds Steady in Q2

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Defining Value Creation in the Decumulation Phase with Allianz Life’s Danielle Kelso

As retirement plan participants transition from the accumulation phase to decumulation, the focus moves from building wealth to ensuring sustainable income—what’s also known as “value creation.” Danielle Kelso, Senior Institutional Solutions Consultant at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, joins the 401(k)…

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1PROFILES IN PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES

Our latest installments feature two advisors working to enhance the retirement savings journeys for their clients. Drew Tirney of 401kInABox teams up with a family-owned firm to craft a retirement savings plan through challenging times and different ownerships while our second profile highlights the work of Lorie Jones, founder and CEO of Fearless Financial Advisors.

2U.S. Dominates World Wealth Growth, Millionaire Populations

Recent wealth reports from Capgemini and Henley & Partners reinforce U.S. global wealth growth dominance, reveals fastest-growing domestic ‘Millionaire Hubs.’

3Making Retirement Work in Defined Contribution Plans Today

PGIM’s David Blanchett says not only do older 401(k) participants appear to want lifetime income, but want it even more if it’s available in their workplace retirement plan.

4Plan Sponsors Misaligned with Participants, Advisors on Retirement Readiness

Employers continue to overestimate plan participants’ sense of their retirement readiness, according to 2025 retirement landscape survey from Voya Investment Management.