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Five things advisers can do to help participants 50 and older to prepare for a leaner, and likely meaner, retirement
Judy Ward - Year In Review 2009
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Putting retirement income planning front and center
PLANADVISER Staff - Year In Review 2009
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Ellie Behling - Year In Review 2009
Web education tools can help advisers communicate more efficiently and effectively
Ellie Behling - Year In Review 2009
Advisers use targeted communication to reach specific plan demographics
Alison Cooke - Year In Review 2009
President Obama’s budget includes mandatory automatic payroll deposit IRAs
Alison Cooke - Year In Review 2009
Is this the end of the road for the PPA’s fiduciary adviser?
Alison Cooke - Year In Review 2009
Market conditions change NRP’s growth strategy
C. Todd Lacey - Year In Review 2009
The state of today’s 401(k) participant and what we can do about it
Steff C Chalk - Year In Review 2009
How things have changed over the years
Quana C Jew - Year In Review 2009
Suspension or reduction of nonelective contributions under safe harbor 401(k) plans
Nevin E. Adams - Year In Review 2009
In just a couple of months, I will find myself in the unenviable financial position of having two children in college at the same time.
PLANADVISER Staff - Year In Review 2009
President and Chief Executive Officer, Putnam Investments
PLANADVISER Staff - Year In Review 2009
Articles that appeared in the Trendspotting section of the magazine
PLANADVISER Staff - Year In Review 2009
New products, highlights, announcements
PLANADVISER Staff - Year In Review 2009
Tired of giving the same old presentations? Use these nuggets of information to spruce them up.
PLANADVISER Staff - Year In Review 2009
PLANADVISER is spending its summer getting ready for fall conferences
Alison Cooke - Year In Review 2009
The best-laid schemes sometimes go awry.
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 November-December 2008
- • Battle Lines Advisers increasingly are embracing ERISA plan fiduciary status. Why they are doing it, and how to prevent problems
- • A Matter of Perspective: What advisers see when looking for a DC recordkeeper partner
- • Breaking Up: When is the right time to end a relationship with a client?
- • The Road to Profitability: You need to track it to know you are on it
 PANC 2008
- • Looking Ahead: Practice Management in 2013: What your business will look like five years from now.
- • Benchmarking Your Practice : Capturing the profile of the "typical" retirement plan adviser.
- • Service Model: Should wealth management or retirement income be part of your practice?
- • Which Way Do I Go? : Wirehouse, independent, or other. Which business model is right for you?
 September/October
- • Mistake in Identity: Thinking about changing affiliations? Avoid these five missteps in picking a new partner.
- • The Right Pieces: Advisers share their preferences for building a plan investment lineup.
- • Murky Waters: How to work (a) with, (b) around, (c) through your compliance department.
- • The Inside Story: It's up to advisers to help sponsors and participants understand in-plan 'guaranteed' income products.
 July/August
- • Exit Signs: What advisers should do during a wave of recordkeeping consolidation.
- • As Good as Annuity: Annuities are crucial to the retirement income discussion.
- • A Calculated Risk: Risk-based funds remain popular on plan menus. Why some plans pick them, and how some advisers benchmark them.
- • Help Wanted: What the PPA's fiduciary adviser rule means for advisers.
 May/June 2008
- • A New Dimension: Industry trends have many advisers taking another look at their revenue models.
- • More Than Middle Men: Partnering with providers to increase your value proposition to clients.
- • An Elusive Target: With no industry consensus on how to benchmark target-date funds, what can advisers do?
- • A New Way To Pay: ERISA accounts offer a new way of offsetting plan costs.
 Fall 2007 - • The Path Ahead: Plan sponsors want more fee disclosure, and regulators will likely require it soon. That is both a threat and an opportunity for advisers.
- • Playing Favorites: When it comes time to help plan sponsor clients select and monitor investment lineups, advisers have clear favorites.
- • Picking A Winner: How the best advisers quarterback the conversion process.
- • 403b Aware: New 403(b) rules may offer opportunities for advisers to have "a client touch".
 Summer 2007 - • Beneath The Surface: If you are thinking about changing affiliations, ask yourself these five questions before you accept a tempting offer.
- • Provider Choice: Insights from PLANSPONSOR's 2007 Recordkeeping Survey.
- • The Big Picture: Getting participants to swallow a more holistic approach to planning requires employers, employees, and advisers to get it together-and get in touch with reality.
- • Hard To Fit: Despite interest by clients, ETFs are not a slam dunk in retirement plans.
 Winter 2006 - • Tracking Records: This issue we focus on performance: adviser performance, investment performance, and plan performance.
- • From the Front Lines: Front-line experiences, be they silly, stupid, or just plain bizarre, can help you appreciate the normalcy of a "regular" day.
- • Get Clued In: The latest additions to business jargon
- • Keeping Up: How is your education continuing?
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