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Wall Street Access will join National Retirement Partners, Inc (NRP), effective October 1, 2007.

Summit Investment Partners, Inc. (Summit), advisor of Summit Mutual Funds, is managing new lifestyle exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for its UNIFI Retirement Advantage Series platform.

Scrutiny of fees has never been more intense. A panel of advisers discussed how they are responding to the environment while protecting their bottom line.

According to representatives from LPL, National Retirement Partners, and Raymond James, retirement plan advisers working in the independent channel will have many opportunities to broaden their businesses in...

What do clients really think about advisers’ services?

Although there will always be a market for the wirehouse adviser, particularly due to brand recognition, the changing retirement landscape calls for some tweaking of the wirehouse model,...

Why be independent? And, when going independent, what business model is right for you?

The conversation about retirement income should not be an at-retirement discussion.

It is generally thought that competitive pressures bring out the best in us, that we come with our best “game″ when we know that that is what it...

A panel of experts at PLANADVISER’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida, offered insights on how to win a finals presentation.

409A has shaken up the deferred compensation business, and the changing landscape offers many opportunities for advisers.

A panel of industry professionals at PLANADVISER’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida, discussed the faults with defaults and how to remedy them.

Due diligence requires that fiduciaries monitor the performance and suitability of their plan providers on a regular basis.

Plan sponsors and participants may not appreciate what specific adviser designations mean, but designations can still be useful for a retirement plan adviser’s business.

Knowing the audience and customizing presentations for specific participant groups are the keys to having an effective participant meeting, according to a panel of industry professionals at PLANADVISER’s...

A new Standard and Poor’s study found that money fund managers are concentrating on safety and liquidity and downplaying yield.

Women’s confidence in their ability to retire with a comfortable lifestyle has remained low and has not changed since 2004, with only 23% claiming to be very confident...

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. has named William McDermott as Executive Vice President of Corporate Markets, where he will develop retirement solutions for large companies.

At a time when the level of plan fees and the extent of their disclosure are a key issue in the retirement services space, a mutual fund trade...

401k Toolbox, a Watkinsville, Georgia-based advice provider, has unveiled its On Track retirement planner and prospecting tool for plan advisers.