Practice Management
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a new feature, “Strategic Partner Corner,” which is intended as a means for professionals from NTSA strategic partners to share their insights and experience. It will appear occasionally in The NTSA Advisor.
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So many factors are in play in running a practice and serving clients. And a session at the recent 2023 NTSA Summit focused on one fundamental to doing both effectively: mental health.
In “‘Holding’ Pattern: Is Mental Health Holding You Back?” Eric Jenkins, LCSW/Therapist at Willow Pines...
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Researchers have found that feeling cared for at work is a key driver of employee holistic health and happiness, and not prioritizing it can cause major issues in the workplace, writes Ted Godbout in MarketBeat.
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Some advisors have found that a great way to solidify their relationship with a school district is to promote service awards for the district’s employees.
One of the ways to do this that has the most impact is to actively participate in recognizing employee milestones. And one way you can do this...
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The retirement industry is dynamic, and there are always new developments its professionals must adapt to and consider. An expert panel at the recent NTSA Summit offered some insights into two recent factors having a significant impact on the industry and those it serves.
Panelists included...
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One of the inevitable results of Congress’ failure to cobble together some sort of compromise on what the most suitable “Securities Fix” would be for the 403(b) CIT is a flurry of activity to find some way to craft a solution which would permit 403(b) plans’ investments in 81-100 trusts without a...
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The answer to the RFP (request for proposal) challenge is clear: “Step Up! Make it Happen! You Can’t Not …” no matter what your function, if you are a true, growing professional in this grand, meaningful retirement industry.
Five diverse, experienced professionals at the NTSA 2023 Summit shared...
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Following a United States Supreme Court directive, a federal court has reconsidered its earlier conclusions in an excessive fee case.
Now, it’s been awhile, but you may recall that the case[1] (April Hughes et al. v. Northwestern University) had been dismissed by this same Seventh Circuit back in...
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With winter winding down and people itching to get out of their houses, how about helping your clients scratch that itch and have an outdoor client appreciation event?
One activity that has had great success is providing golf lessons for your clients who either golf, or would like to learn how...
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In MarketBeat, John Sullivan writes about American Retirement Association (ARA) member Apryl Pope, co-founder of Cincinnati-based Retirement Plan Partners, who delivers stark statistics about the state of retirement saving for traditionally marginalized communities and offers solutions.
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The NTSA is always eager to serve its members as well as the 403(b) and 457(b) marketplace, its professionals, and those whom it serves. And that takes fine-tuning to make sure the effort best meets their needs.
So the NTSA will be boosting its efforts to enhance its social media presence as well...
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Five new members were added to the distinguished professionals who are honored to be among those recognized by receiving the NTSA Elite Advisor Award. They were named at the Feb. 27 luncheon held at the 2023 NTSA Summit in Tampa, FL.
Kelly Larkin, CFP®, whose practice is in Seattle, WA, serves...
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Eleanor “Ellie” Lowder, TPGC, was honored with the 2023 Bob D. Schiller Award. Lowder, a volunteer with the NTSA for decades, passed on in 2022.
Born in 1938 in Virden, IL, Ellie was a loving mother and dedicated wife, and in a time in which it was more traditional for women to not enter the...
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Susan Diehl, QPA, CPC, ERPA, TGPC, BCFTM, President of PenServ Plan Services, Inc., is the 2023 winner of the Richard Ford Volunteer Service Award. The award was bestowed at the Feb. 27 luncheon at the NTSA Summit in Tampa, FL.
Diehl, the 2012 Bob D. Schiller Award winner, is a long-time...
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“You have to have a succession plan. Dying with your boots on as an advisor leaves your clients in the lurch,” Lincoln Investments' Tom Lakatos said at the beginning of “'Out”'Placements: M&A Succession Planning at its Core," a session at the 2023 National Tax-Deferred Savings Association (...
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“We spend so much time chasing the next ‘yes,’ but we’re communicators at our core,” Phil Kim told the TPA and advisor attendees at the 2023 National Tax-Deferred Savings Association (NTSA) Summit in Tampa on in a Feb. 27 session. “Wouldn’t it be great if we focused on communicating better?”
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Three and a half years ago I decided to accept a job in the retirement industry working for National Benefit Services. In the last year and a half, I’ve held the title of Team Lead, Supervisor, and currently — at 25 years old — Director.
Being as young and fresh in the industry as I am, I have...
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On Jan. 30, the final rule titled “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights” — a.k.a. the “ESG rule” — became effective. American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff recently sat down with the Employee Benefits Security Administration’s Tim Hauser to...
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Comparisons between public- and private-sector benefits are understandable; indeed, such comparisons are often a large factor in employment decisions. But the variety and types of employers — and workers — covered by programs that operate under the auspices of 403(b) plans are extraordinarily...
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SECURE 2.0 is a reality now — and two industry experts offered their insights in a Jan. 25 webcast as the dust settles.
American Retirement Association Director of Regulatory Affairs Kelsey Mayo, who also is a Partner at Poyner Spruill LLP, and American Retirement Association Director of...
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