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Investment Advisor September 2007 Melanie Waddell	Failure to Compute? The Department of Labor is set to tell Congress by year-end if computer models are suitable for IRAs.
Investment Advisor December 2009	Walking the Fiduciary Line on Retirement Retirement plans and their participants may need to use separate advisors who are separate fiduciaries, devoid of the potential for conflicts.
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey	The New Rules of the Road The following four regulatory reforms will likely have the most impact on the financial services industry over the next 24 months. Here's a short synopsis of what they will require.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 John Churchill	Deciphering the Rules of Retirement Advice Title VI of the the Pension Protection Act, far from being a clear-cut signal for reps to dive into the retirement advice business, does, however, open the door wider to advice giving.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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 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 Advisor March 2012 Juliette Fairley	More 401(k) Avenues Demand is increasing for advisors who can help companies with their retirement plans.
Investment Advisor April 2009	Soapbox: How to Restore Trust If we want advisors to act in the best interest of clients, there should be a compensation system that offers them incentives them to do so.
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.
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 Planning September 1, 2008 Blaine Aikin	New Disclosure Regimen Planners are facing considerable competition from brokers in the arena of retirement plans, and the reality that brokers typically don't work as fiduciaries is a thorn in planners' sides.
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.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2013 Diana Britton	The New Face of The Fiduciary Just when the industry thought it didn't have to worry about the DOL, the agency has made it clear that its fiduciary standard is imminent. For registered reps and RIAs alike, it could change the game.
Investment Advisor January 2007 Ken Ziesenheim	The Other Fiduciary Issue Many members of company retirement plan investment committees are not fully aware of the nature of their fiduciary responsibilities.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Donald B. Trone	12 Steps to the Future If you have never prepared a checklist to evaluate your practice, 2011 is the time to start. You'll need to know your strengths and weaknesses as advisors in what promises to be an interesting year.
Registered Rep. August 18, 2006 Halah Touryalai	The Pension Protection Act of 2006. Hooray! Pension Protection Act of 2006, which President Bush signed into law, allows Series 7-holders to provide advice to 401(k) plan participants and directs the Secretary of Labor to issue a class exemption for advice provided to IRA holders.
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.
Investment Advisor April 2010 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: New Advice Rules Favor RIAs With the new rules brokers would charge a level fee, and couldn't give 'off-model' computer advice.
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.
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 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.
Financial Advisor November 2012 Karen DeMasters	DOL Fiduciary Regulations May Be Revived U.S. Department of Labor regulations that would extend the fiduciary standard to a larger group of people advising on retirement plans are on hold for now, but they may not be dead, according to those following the fate of the proposals.
Financial Advisor November 2011 Jerilyn Klein Bier	Best-Laid Plans Advisors who've built substantial 401(k) practices share their strategies.
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 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 December 2004 Gerald C. Steffes	Innovative Trends in 401(k) Plans The brutal bear market beating in recent years has led to significant innovations in 401(k) plans offered by small to mid-size employers. One of the driving forces for these innovations is a re-emergence of trustee awareness with regard to their fiduciary liability.
Registered Rep. March 2, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	New Rules For 401k Advice The White House has proposed rules that require advisors to either use independent computer models that spit out advice, or else avoid steering workers into funds to which they are tied or that pay them a fee based on their recommendation.
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 Planning November 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell	The 411 on 401(k)s Retirement planning is no simple task - but it just got a little easier. A growing number of specialized firms have started digging deep into retirement plan documents to unearth competitive details about how the plans work.
Investment Advisor January 2009 Elizabeth D. Festa	Fixing Fiduciary Failings The financial services world may finally be catching up with the fiduciary standards that Blaine Aiken, CEO of fi360, a Pittsburgh-area based firm that offers education and management support for the investment fiduciary profession, has been espousing for years.
Investment Advisor September 2006 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Some Good News on Pensions Advisors praise the new Pension Act.
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.
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.
Registered Rep. January 16, 2013 Diana Britton	DOL's Fiduciary Proposal Presents Renewed Threat to Securities Industry SIFMA expects a DOL fiduciary proposal in the second quarter of this year, renewing the industry's concern over the possible legislation, which the organization says is contrary to the SEC's.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options.
Investment Advisor March 2008 Melanie Waddell	Focus! There's plenty to think about when doing retirement planning for clients; read on for the priorities that you should be doing something about, right now.
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey	Sweet Harmony Industry and regulators can feel comfortable that a fiduciary standard need not be cumbersome, but should, when properly crafted, significantly improve how investment decisions are prudently managed.
Financial Advisor September 2006 David L. Lawrence	A Fiduciary Practice For financial advisory firms, operational challenges come with offering advice.
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.