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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 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
November 2011
Jerilyn Klein Bier |
Best-Laid Plans Advisors who've built substantial 401(k) practices share their strategies. |
Financial Advisor
November 2012
Jerilyn Klein Bier |
No More Secrets New 401(k) fee disclosure rules could generate big opportunities for advisors. |
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
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. |
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. |
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 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. |
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. |
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
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.
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
December 2003
Jeff Schlegel |
Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business. |
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? |
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. |
Financial Advisor
August 2007
Eric Rasmussen |
A Velvet Niche National Retirement Partners Inc. is a consortium that is dedicated to retirement plans and their regulatory needs. Some advisors have decided to stop competing with them and have joined them instead. |
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
May 8, 2006
Randy Myers |
Drawing a Bead on Cost A clearer picture of 401(k) plan fees is helping more plan providers drive down costs. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
December 2008
Janet Aschkenasy |
Who Discloses What? New regulations clarify the duties of qualified retirement plan fiduciaries and advisors. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007
Anne Field |
The Retirement Game For many financial advisory practices, providing 401(k) services to small businesses has been a virtual gold mine. Here's a look at three different advisors, and how they did it. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Lynn Brenner |
401(k)risis The stock-market meltdown has dealt a crushing blow to retirement plans. Brace for repercussions. |
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. |
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
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
March 2011
Jeff Schlegel |
401(k)s Are Still O(k) Some critics contend the 401(k) concept is broken and has failed its basic mission to fund the great American retirement. Avatar Associates begs to differ. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
November 2007
C.J. Prince |
Hire On First-Class Employees Attract top-notch employees with a 401(k) plan that matches your company's success. |
CFO
May 1, 2011
David McCann |
A Sense of Disclosure New 401(k) rules pose a challenge for small and midsize companies. |
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. |
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 Advisor
June 2007
Sydney LeBlanc |
Are SMAs Appetizing For 401(k) plans? Essentially "do it yourself" plans, more 401(k) participants than ever before are asking for professional investment advice and a larger number of these individuals are educating themselves about their investment choices, including separately managed accounts. |
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
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.
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. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
You Gotta Have a Plan By itself, a retirement plan sponsored by a small business or a professional practice might be modest, with $1 million or less in assets. By pursuing several plans, though, advisors may discover that "real money" is attainable. |
Entrepreneur
December 2006 |
Advise Advisory Hiring fiduciary advisors for your employees. |
