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Investment Advisor February 2007 Melanie Waddell |
Clear Road Ahead Commonwealth's retirement platform, Preferred Portfolio Services Retirement Solutions, keeps financial advisors compliant with ERISA and PPA. |
Investment Advisor January 2007 Savita Iyer |
DC Advisor-Sponsor Matchmaker The relative lack of corporate advisors is a result of inertia on the part of plan sponsors; despite pronouncing themselves dissatisfied with their retirement plans, plan sponsors do not take the easy step of finding a new advisor. |
Investment Advisor April 2007 James J. Green |
Retirement Planning Balancing Act Being a financial advisor who focuses on selling and servicing corporate 401(k) plans is a matter of balance. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 David Liebrock |
Mining 401(k) Gold Small- and mid-sized companies are looking for help with their retirement plans. Here's how to reach out to this untapped market. |
Registered Rep. July 24, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Fee Disclosure - Can You Handle the Truth? New federal rules are forcing advisors to spell out what they're charging for running 401(k) plans and what their clients are getting for the money. It could lead to some difficult conversations. |
Investment Advisor February 2007 Savita Iyer |
Taking Advantage of the Pension Protection Act Financial advisors need to understand fully what the Pension Protection Act means and how it pertains to their business. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
Get Smart When the U.S. Department of Labor speaks, we should listen, whether we work with qualified retirement plans or not. The DOL made several announcements in October that are going to be significant game changers for the financial services industry. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 |
Now and Then When it comes to plowing through the complexities that are associated with retirement planning, advisors need all the help they can get. Fidelity looks ahead to dominate retirement planning now. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Trolling for 401(k) Treasure Congress is expected to enact new pension legislation that would make it easier for financial advisors to work with participants in company retirement programs. |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Jerilyn Klein Bier |
No More Secrets New 401(k) fee disclosure rules could generate big opportunities for advisors. |
Registered Rep. February 10, 2012 Mark Miller |
New Focus on Small Workplace Retirement Plans Means Lower Fees, Opportunity for RIAs The spoils of the 401(k) market have always gone to the large players -- big retirement plan providers providing the best, most efficient plans to big plan sponsors. But small is starting to look beautiful. |
On Wall Street March 1, 2010 Bo Bohanan |
Do You Really Want To Be A 401(k) Consultant? It is fairly easy to spot the advantages and opportunities of working in this marketplace. But, not all of the pitfalls are as evident. |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Melanie Waddell |
Leading the Way This year is shaping up into one in which advisors will have to stay compliant with a plethora of retirement planning rules and regs if they expect to stay firmly rooted in the retirement planning arena -- and doing what's best for their clients. |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Consolidate and Refer Fidelity Investments introduced a report showing that advisors who offer retirement income planning services have found that their clients are more satisfied, consolidate more assets with them, and provide more referrals for new business. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2012 Elizabeth Wine |
Financial Advisors Turn to the 401(k) Market for More Business Advisors look to 401(k) plans as fertile ground for business. |
Financial Advisor May 2012 Michael J. Mcdermott |
Day Of Reckoning Fee-based advisors should benefit when 401(k) participants soon find out the cost of their plans. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell |
The BIG Fix Familiar as 401(k)s are, planners love to hate them, and they'll readily cite long lists of faults with the plans themselves, as well as the way the $2.8 trillion 401(k) industry operates. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 Raymond Fazzi |
Into The Black Hole Of 401(k) Consulting Advisors find that the need on the part of both sponsors and participants for professional and unbiased advice regarding 401(k) asset allocation and management is great. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Kevin Burke |
60 Seconds with...David Tyrie A short interview with the head of Putnam's retirement services unit, who works directly with 401(k) sponsors and financial advisors. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 E. Thomas Foster Jr. |
Seek Opportunities to Help Employers With Retirement Plans Financial advisors whose business clients sponsor 401(k) or other defined contribution plans can provide critical assistance in helping educate both plan sponsors as well as participants in making the most of their retirement plans. |
Financial Advisor June 2012 |
LPL Financial Launches Rollover Program LPL Financial is launching a new platform to help advisors increase their retirement business by serving more individuals rolling over their 401(k) plans. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2012 E. Thomas Foster Jr. |
Reviewing Retirement Plans Can Reduce Risk In the retirement plans marketplace financial advisors can provide tremendous value for business owners by reviewing the inner workings of 401(k)s and other defined contribution retirement plans for potential risks and overall effectiveness. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Jack W. Callahan |
Embrace Change Advisors have to adapt their practices to accommodate retiring clients. |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Jeff Schlegel |
Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business. |
CFO December 1, 2011 Russ Banham |
Lifting the Lid on 401(k) Fees The coming mandatory disclosure of plan fees could give participants a nasty shock. |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Jerilyn Klein Bier |
Best-Laid Plans Advisors who've built substantial 401(k) practices share their strategies. |
Financial Advisor December 2008 Janet Aschkenasy |
Who Discloses What? New regulations clarify the duties of qualified retirement plan fiduciaries and advisors. |
Registered Rep. June 14, 2013 Mark Miller |
The Voice of Reason for Jittery Employers A growing number of employers are worried that their workers won't be prepared to retire. For advisors who consult with workplace plans, the heat is on. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 |
Advisor Emporium MFS Offering Equalized Commissions And Open Architecture... Albridge Office Platform... Arrivato Target Date Funds... Decimal Inc. New Service Options... Oberweis Launches China Fund... |
CFO December 1, 2009 Randy Myers |
A Question of Balance The much-maligned 401(k) plan is being beefed up. So are the penalties for failing to manage it well. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Watch Those Fees! The Department of Labor gets tough on retirement plan fee disclosure. Financial advisors, take note. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Stop This Dumb Fee Once and for All 12b-1 fees are a relic of a dying breed of mutual funds. |
Registered Rep. May 20, 2011 Diana Britton |
Fee-Only FAs Positioned Well to Capture Retirement Plan Assets Fee-only financial advisors are well-positioned to capture retirement plan clients because of their fee transparency and their business model's alignment with ERISA. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 Melanie Waddell |
DOL Floats Advice Proposals The Department of Labor recently announced two proposed rules under the Pension Protection Act designed to make investment advice more accessible for millions of Americans in 401(k)-type plans and individual retirement accounts. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Juliette Fairley |
More 401(k) Avenues Demand is increasing for advisors who can help companies with their retirement plans. |
Registered Rep. November 21, 2010 Michael Stillman |
Bundled 401(k)s May Be Ripping Off Your Clients You can help your plan sponsors -- and potentially their plan participants -- by guiding them through the pros and cons of bundled vs. unbundled services. |
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
The New Fiduciaries LPL and Fiduciary360 educate advisors on retirement consulting in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 era. |
CFO April 1, 2007 Roy Harris |
A New Start Under the Pension Protection Act, companies play a key role in keeping employee retirement savings on track. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007 |
Confronting the F Word Experts suggest that reps who ultimately become fiduciaries will require additional training. Simply holding various series licenses is probably not going to cut it. There are now more options than just a few years ago. |
Financial Advisor May 2007 Ken Ziesenheim |
Diamonds In The Rough The new Pension Protection Act offers opportunities for financial advisors, if you know where to dig. |
CFO May 1, 2008 Russ Banham |
Courting Disaster Confusion over 401(k) plan fees is triggering lawsuits and congressional inquiries. What can plan sponsors do to head off trouble? |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Marla Brill |
Under Pressure Financial advisors who provide services to businesses with 401(k) plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act have a new reason to review fiduciary practices and double-check professional liability insurance. |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Alan Lavine |
New Opportunities With 401(k)s Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options. |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Jerilyn Klein Bier |
Tapping 401(k) Opportunities Financial advisors in the 401(k) space are optimistic about future prospects in a shifting regulatory landscape. |
Investment Advisor May 2007 |
That's Not How I Read PPA Letters to the editor: DOL Requires More Due Diligence for 401(k) Advisors... You say adviser, we say advisor... Corrections... |
Investment Advisor September 2007 |
News & Products Participants who consistently held accounts in 401(k) plans from 1999 through 2006 increased their account balance at an annual rate of 8.7%... Rep. George Miller, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the "401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007"... etc. |
Entrepreneur December 2006 |
Advise Advisory Hiring fiduciary advisors for your employees. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Ilana Polyak |
For Advisors, a Big 401(k) Opportunity As regulatory scrutiny of plans increases, advisors are in the sweet spot to capture new business. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
Advisor Pulse If a new survey is to be believed, advisors who help their clients with retirement planning -- and that's most of you -- will soon face a difficult choice: Change the way you service clients or watch your profits shrink. |
CFO May 15, 2012 David McCann |
Will These Investments Catch On? Why the government's proposals for encouraging "longevity annuities" may not impress many 401(k) plan sponsors. |