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T. ROWE PRICE TO ACQUIRE RETIREE, INC., BOLSTERING RETIREMENT INCOME CAPABILITIES
Deal Strengthens Company's Position as a Leader in Retirement BALTIMORE, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and
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[{"type":"text","content":"Deal Strengthens Company's Position as a Leader in Retirement\nBALTIMORE, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement, today announced a definitive agreement to purchase Retiree, Inc., a fintech firm that offers innovative retirement income planning software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; the transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2023, subject to satisfaction of certain closing conditions.\n\"Combined with our investment capabilities, we believe Retiree, Inc.'s retirement income technology will help millions of Americans confidently prepare, save for, and live in retirement,\" said Dee Sawyer, head of Retirement Plan Services and U.S. Intermediaries at T. Rowe Price. \"The software will be an important part of our strategy to build personalized retirement income solutions and services for our clients. Retiree, Inc. and T. Rowe Price share the passion and understanding that increasing the longevity of a retirement income strategy is critical to improving retirement outcomes for Americans.\"\nT. Rowe Price delivers leading capabilities in multi-asset investing, portfolio construction, glide path strategies across lifestages, and investment and retirement thought leadership. Retiree, Inc.'s retirement income planning software complements and expands T. Rowe Price's existing retirement capabilities to create a more comprehensive suite of retirement income solutions for investors and practitioner tools for financial professionals. Retiree, Inc.'s tax-aware income planning software provides a personalized income strategy by drawing from a household's accounts with different tax treatments, including Roth conversion strategies, with the goal of increasing the lifetime value of total after-tax income and bequest value. The powerful software enables clients to make more informed decisions, improving their potential to optimize their retirement resources.\n\"As technological innovations make quality advice and planning more accessible, investors are increasingly looking to their financial services partners for more comprehensive education and support in navigating the complexities and trade-offs of retirement,\" said Phil Korenman, head of Individual Investors at T. Rowe Price. \"This acquisition provides T. Rowe Price the ability to meet this...