Ascensus Acquires Vanguard's Small Business Retirement Plans

clark.com— Ascensus, the largest player in the retirement investment space, announced it will acquire many small business retirement plans from Vanguard. This will bring the total number of Vanguard plans that Ascensus will service to almost 280,000. Vanguard isn’t selling the employer-based 401(k) plans it administers. Rather, it’s divesting some of its small business retirement plans. […]

www.tmonews.com—Here’s How T-Mobile Supports Small Businesses. Small Business Week is upon us and T-Mobile has a number of noteworthy deals for small business customers.  Earlier this week, T-Mobile rolled out Business Unlimited Edge. Small business customers who add at least 10 lines can get up to a $1,000 credit for every voice line.  In addition to this, businesses can get one year plan membership of Amazon Business Prime Essentials from T-Mobile. The Un-carrier also has lots of resources that can help small businesses. [read full article]

usanewsgroup.com—Why Americans worry changes to the U.S. retirement system could upend their plans. Last year, Americans’ confidence that they would have enough money to live comfortably in retirement fell the most since the global financial crisis. New research shows both workers’ and retirees’ confidence has not recovered. But some signs of optimism have emerged, particularly as wage growth now outpaces inflation growth, according to the Employees Benefit Research […]

CNBC—Why Americans worry changes to the U.S. retirement system could upend their plans. When it comes to retirement, Americans worry about uncertainties they cannot control, like a higher cost of living or changes to the retirement system.