TIAA-CREF

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  Top 25 401(k)s for NYC-Based Companies: Where Are the Big Banks?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 22, 2013

  Say goodbye to BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other finance giants—this year's list of the best plans is seriously competitive.

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  New Hire Roundup: Putnam Names New GAA Leadership Team

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 6, 2013

  This week in new hires, Putnam announced a new leadership team for its global asset allocation organization, and Steve Antonakes became acting deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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  New Hire Roundup: Beale, Kayajanian Join Security Benefit; DOL Picks New ERISA Council Members

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 18, 2012

  This week in new hires, Security Benefit welcomed George Beale and Jeffrey Kayajanian, CapWealth named Phoebe Venable president and COO, and the DOL named five new ERISA Advisory Council members.

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  Warning on VAs to Advisors: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 10, 2012

  Glenn Daily, insurance expert and variable annuity dissenter, says the complexity of these products’ guaranteed benefits is beyond most advisors’ ability to assess.

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  Best and Worst 529 College Plans for 2012: Morningstar

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 18, 2012

  What’s striking this year is the big pool of winners, a reflection of the improvement in the 529 industry since it hit bottom in 2008—and seven of the 27 medalists are advisor-sold.

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  Madame Ex: Advising ‘Gray Divorcees’

  By Olivia Mellan, Sherry Christie  |  September 25, 2012

  We all know the cliché of the older divorcing couple: The husband, in the throes of a midlife crisis, dumps his aging wife for a younger cutie. But Boomers are turning this cliché on its head.

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  Public Sector Employees Lack Retirement Confidence, Despite DB Plans

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 19, 2012

  Over one-quarter of public sector employees are not confident they’ll have enough money for a comfortable retirement, according to a study by the Center for State and Local Government Excellence and TIAA-CREF.

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  TDF Trends: Falling Fees, Blossoming Asset Diversity

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 20, 2012

  BrightScope and Target Date Analytics recently released their newest study in the “Popping the Hood” series, providing a detailed analysis of TDFs and fund families.

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  No Jargon, Please: Think 401(k) Investors Know What ‘Fund’ Means? Think Again

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 19, 2012

  Plain English, it turns out, is the key to getting employees to save more for retirement, says a survey of retirement plan participants released by State Street Global Advisors.

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  New Hire Roundup: Orizon Joins Mariner

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 11, 2012

  This week in new hires, Mariner Wealth Advisors announced its acquisition of a majority interest in Orizon Investment Counsel’s wealth management division, and Lynne Ford joined Calvert Investments.