SEC 2025 Examination Priorities: Retirees and Rollovers
Key Takeaways Over 11,000 people are reaching age 65 every day and most have retired or are contemplating retirement. Many of those retirees will rollover money from retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, into IRAs. The IRA investments will need to provide sustainable retirement income for the lifetimes of those retirees, with regular withdrawals to pay […]
The SEC’s 2024 Examination Priorities: Impact on IRAs and Retirement Plans
Key Takeaways The SEC Division of Examinations is focused on advice to older investors and retirement investors. Advisors and their firms should review their practices for those investors. Among the concerns of the Division of Examinations is whether conflicts are adequately disclosed so that investors can provide informed consent. Off-the-shelf disclosures may not have sufficient […]
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #23
Regulation Best Interest: SEC 2020 Examination Priorities—Examinations for Compliance With Reg BI and the Investment Adviser Interpretation The SEC has issued its final Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS Rule, RIA Interpretation and Solely Incidental Interpretation. I am discussing the SEC’s guidance in a series of articles entitled “Best Interest Standard of Care for […]