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Plans with Independent Advisers Offer More Investment Options
Data from a new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey shows that firms using an independent investment adviser (80%) to help them manage their plan are, on average, more likely to...
Managing the RFP Process
A provider search is often one of the most time consuming parts of a client relationship.
401(k) Fee Hearings Begin on Capitol Hill
Congressional hearings focus on whether fees paid by 401(k) participants are fair and properly disclosed.
Investment Advice Exemptions Have Unresolved Issues
It is not easy to be in compliance with the new investment advice exemptions under the Pension Protection Act (PPA).
Six Trends to Shape Business in the Next Century
There are six unstoppable trends that are driving the economy today and that will shape business tomorrow, according to one academic.
Fidelity Initiatives Target Participant Engagement
“We’d like to pat ourselves on the back saying we’ve helped people but the evidence is not in our favor,″ said Steve Ulian, Senior Vice President with Fidelity...
U.S. Faces Federal, Retirement and Healthcare Challenges
The U.S. offers many tax preferences to encourage savings, but by and large they’ve failed.
Affluent Americans Not Taking Advantage of Rollover Opportunity
Nearly half (44%) of affluent Americans, and 53% of those with more than $5 million in investable assets, have assets remaining in a former employer's retirement plan.
IMHO: Option “Null″
Not too long after my first daughter was born, my wife decided that we needed to have a vehicle with four doors.
IMHO: Option “Null″
Not too long after my first daughter was born, my wife decided that we needed to have a vehicle with four doors.
Making The Right Choices
Advisers have many criteria to examine when helping clients select the right asset allocation fund.
Capturing Rollovers Presents Opportunities for Advisers
Advisers focusing on capturing rollover assets from the 401(k) market can look to three areas: the roll-in, the rollover and the roll-on.
DTCC Platform to Support Wrap-Like Retirement, Benefit Programs
The Depository Trust&Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) Insurance Services platform will now support registered broker/dealers that create and sell non-insurance retirement and other benefit programs.
Building Relationships is Vital to a Successful Business
Are you a persuader or a partner?
Focus on Plan Fees and Revenue Sharing to Continue (Part 2)
Advisers should be proactive on helping their clients understand their plan fees in the coming year.
IMHO: Committed Relationships
Advisers in the retirement plan industry make a difference
Focus on Plan Fees and Revenue Sharing to Continue
Retirement plan advisers can anticipate a continued focus on fee transparency in the coming months.
Are YOU an E-Mail E-ddict?
It used to be that a messy desk was considered to be the sign of a cluttered and inefficient mind (at least by so-called efficiency experts).
ETFs and Income Growing Components of Portfolios
Investors increasingly turn to income investments and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).