Nathan Place is a national reporter at American Banker. A native of New York City, he has worked for more than a decade in both print and video journalism. He got his start in Beijing, where he worked as a copy editor and reporter for China Daily. He then returned to New York, where he earned his master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Since then he's worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News and The Independent, as well as a video producer for the Daily Mail, the Daily Beast and Men's Journal.
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The latest data shows inflation is continuing to cool. Which investments could benefit from the slowdown, and which ones could get burned?
By Nathan PlaceNovember 15 -
The Biden administration wants to significantly expand how the fiduciary rule applies to retirement advice. Here's what advisors need to know.
By Nathan PlaceNovember 14 -
The St. Louis-based firm now has more than 19,000 financial advisors, according to its latest SEC filing.
By Nathan PlaceNovember 10 -
Should a young saver put more in his 401(k) or strike out on his own? The active vs. passive investing debate comes to retirement.
By Nathan PlaceNovember 9 -
Shorts and inverse funds dominate Morningstar's bottom 10, taking the successes of the past decade and putting them in reverse.
By Nathan PlaceNovember 8 -
Baby boomers tend to be viewed as one group. But thanks to the Great Recession, younger boomers have had a much harder time saving for retirement.
By Nathan PlaceNovember 7 - This month, retirement planners expressed slightly higher confidence in the U.S. economy — but much more anxiety about the world.Sponsored by ADP
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J.D. Power ranked 16 annuities in terms of customer satisfaction. Here are the winners and losers.
By Nathan PlaceNovember 1 -
High interest rates and a wobbly stock market continued to fuel the Great Annuity Boom this past summer.
By Nathan PlaceOctober 26 -
A couple in New Jersey has enough savings to finally own their home outright. Should they seize their chance or put their money elsewhere?
By Nathan PlaceOctober 25 -
Funds devoted to modern technology, especially semiconductors, yielded by far the highest returns from fall 2013 to fall 2023.
By Nathan PlaceOctober 25 -
At the start of the year, we asked wealth managers to predict the future. Nine months later, it looks like they did a pretty good job.
By Nathan PlaceOctober 19 -
Earn a $10 Amazon gift card and contribute to valuable research by answering a few questions for Arizent's "2024 Predictions" report.
By Nathan PlaceOctober 17 - As Congress battles over spending and House leadership, retirement advisors are losing faith in the U.S. economy.Sponsored by ADP
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New research shows 26% of U.S. adults are wedged between two generations of expenses, leaving little room for their own savings.
By Nathan PlaceOctober 5 -
The world's second-largest economy is facing sluggish growth and a web of crises. Is it time to get out?
By Nathan PlaceOctober 3 -
Over the weekend, Congress approached and then retreated from fiscal armageddon. Wall Street's response: Whatever.
By Nathan PlaceOctober 2 -
The rapidly rising cost of medicine is leaving inflation in the dust, new research shows. Here's how advisors can help retirees cope.
By Nathan PlaceSeptember 28 -
A wealth manager in Cincinnati has little room for new clients, especially one with few assets to manage. Can he turn him down?
By Nathan PlaceSeptember 27 -
Overall, customers expressed greater satisfaction with their retirement plans' websites and mobile apps this year, but experts say there's still much room for improvement.
By Nathan PlaceSeptember 26


















