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Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad	Bookshelf: Build a 401(k) Business Planners looking to grow their small-business clientele will find How to Build a Successful 401(k) and Retirement Plan Advisory Business especially valuable as a step-by-step introduction to the market.
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.
Investment Advisor October 2006 Melanie Waddell	Catching up with... An interview with Tom Grzymala, a former RIA and Accredited Investment Fiduciary Auditor about ensuring those advisors who proffer advice are living up to fiduciary standards.
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.
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.
Registered Rep. July 8, 2010 Michael Stillman	For 401k Advisors, Comp Models Must Change In the short-term, financial advisors will need to adjust their 401(k) fee arrangements. For the long-term, registered reps may find it necessary to work with -- or become -- registered investment advisors.
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.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	401(k) Plans Clear the Fog What increased retirement fund transparency means for investors.
Inc. May 2005 Stephanie Clifford	Spitzer Probes Raise Fears of Employer Liability What New York state attorney general Eliot Spitzer's investigations mean for small businesses with regard to benefits administration.
Investment Advisor March 2007 Saxon & Breyfogle	DOL Issues Favorable New Guidance on PPA "Investment Advice" Provisions The Department of Labor's Field Assistance Bulletin resolves some of the uncertainties created by the PPA and creates a new option for service providers that wish to provide investment advice without fee offsets or reliance on computer models.
Investment Advisor June 2008 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning at Envestnet The former president of Ibbotson plans 401(k) advice platform for Envestnet Asset Management's newly established Retirement Services Group.
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey	Are The Retirement Waters Now Murkier? A 40-page document of new regulations from the Department of Labor sets out to ease the challenges of offering investment advice to retirement plan participants and to lessen any conflicts of interest.
Entrepreneur December 2006	Advise Advisory Hiring fiduciary advisors for your employees.
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.
Investment Advisor April 2008 Melanie Waddell	401(k) Participants Can Sue Advisors should take heed, as a high court rules in favor of 401(k) participants; will a torrent of similar lawsuits ensue?
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Avoid the Boiler Room Some financial advisors know more about sales than they do about investing. Finding good financial advice is tough. Investors with little or no knowledge about their finances are extremely vulnerable to disreputable professionals.
Financial Advisor December 2003 Jeff Schlegel	Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business.
Financial Advisor December 2009 Mary Rowland	Rough Road The rules on providing investment advice to 401(k) plan participants have been shifting, and the end of the controversy is not in sight.
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 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.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Will This Move Save You From the Next Crash? Employers are adjusting 401(k) investments, but you still have to be careful. Employers clearly want to protect themselves from any potential allegations that the target funds they have within their plans mislead workers.
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.
Investment Advisor November 2005 Melanie Waddell	Take Your Pick Retirement plan providers are tempting advisors with numerous products and services.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	401(k)s Coming Your Way? Big Blue announced that it has hired Fidelity Investments and The Ayco Company to offer financial advice to its U.S. employees. IBM's move may be a first for a major U.S. company. That's good news for financial advisors.
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Glenn G. Kautt	For Fiduciary Advisors, the Courts Are Watching For fiduciary advisors, a decision by federal judges finding mismanagement of a company s 401(k) plan could have far-reaching consequences.
Registered Rep. May 28, 2003 Ross Tucker	A Greater Hand For Advisors In 401(k) Business Pending legislation could clear the way for advisors with 401(k) business to sell financial advice to plan participants.
Inc. April 2008	How to Launch Your Company's 401(k) Plan Introduction to an article that details a step-by-step guide to picking a plan, a primer on the fees you can expect to pay, questions to ask a prospective investment adviser, and resources for further inquiry.
Financial Advisor June 2010 Stephen K. Davis	What To Do About The 401(k) How do we bring better investment success to the 401(k)? For one, participants need help from financial advisors.
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.
Inc. April 2008	Picking a Plan If you want to encourage your employees to contribute to their retirement, there are two options.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Todd Wenning	The Best 401(k) Plan Sponsors With the right approach and the right 401(k) plan sponsor, you can do better than you would have with a pension. Here are the best defined-contribution providers, by market segment, according to Plansponsor.
Financial Advisor November 2012 Jerilyn Klein Bier	No More Secrets New 401(k) fee disclosure rules could generate big opportunities for advisors.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Start Doing This or You'll Retire Poor The latest data from Vanguard shows what investors are doing right -- and wrong.
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.
CFO March 15, 2006 Chuck Jaffe	The Best Advice Choosing a financial adviser may be the biggest investment decision you make.
Registered Rep. February 9, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	RIA Rising: Employees Dig a Tad Deeper for 401(k) Contributions Last year's market volatility apparently didn't discourage retirement savers from sticking to their plans, but it didn't encourage more frugality either.
Investment Advisor July 2005	Assessing the Roth 401(k) It may not be around forever, but there are real benefits for the next decade.
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad	Bookshelf Best Practices for 401(k) Investment Committees by Rocco DiBruno explores the federal legislation that governs employer-sponsored plans and explains tricky rules about investment options and the fiduciary obligations in play.
Financial Advisor September 2006 Raymond Fazzi	Whose Advice Is It Anyway? A provision of the Pension Protection Act would directly impact the financial planning field by encouraging employers to provide advisors for their 401(k) participants. But who exactly will be doling out that advice?
Financial Advisor March 2008 David Lawrence	A Higher Standard It is incumbent on all financial advisors to acknowledge their potential role as a fiduciary and act accordingly where and when applicable. So, that leads to a question of just what a fiduciary does during a typical day.
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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.
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CFO Kris Frieswick	Prudent Man With A Plan Most 401(k) reforms before congress don't address a critical source of risk: fiduciary duty.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Your 401(k) Isn't as Bad as You Think Although the vast majority of 401(k) plans have investment options that are good enough for workers to create strong retirement portfolios, most workers aren't up to the challenge.
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