statue of George Washington in national capitol rotunda The SECURE ACT is "the most meaningful step Congress has taken to address the savings access gap," says Prudential Retirement's Harry Dalessio. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL)

In the 1990s, what then passed for a retirement industry was consumed with the marketing of mutual funds and building advisory and asset management brands.

Moving into the first decade of the 2000s, the meme shifted to target-date funds and other qualified default investment alternatives made available to 401(k) sponsors through the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Now, the stage is set for the next evolution in the retirement space, thinks Harry Dalessio, head of full service solutions at Prudential Retirement.

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Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.