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Many recent events have changed the way we look at access to teachers in order to provide long-term retirement planning. A Feb. 27 panel discussion at the NTSA Summit looked at best practices as well as the likely trends for the future.
Panelists included the following:
Brad Hope, AIF®, PPC,...
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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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In MarketBeat, Ted Godbout discusses a new report that says that market volatility, increasing compliance pressures and a competitive landscape for wealth management professionals continue to challenge independent broker-dealers (IBDs) and registered investment advisors (RIAs), requiring them to...
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NTSA honors its 2023 Elite Advisors:
Kelly A. Larkin, CFP®; Kelly A. Larkin; Seattle, WA
Mitch Melan; Melan Financial; Atlanta, GA
Jennifer Prosise, CFP®, CRES®; Voyager Group, Ltd.; Joliet, IL
Rian A. Steinbiss, AIF®, CRES®; Clearpath Wealth Partners, LLC; Marlton, NJ
Donald E. Wade, CFP®,...
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The 2022 TPA Growth Summit offered a series of insights on team building, including a special session focusing on the importance of company culture, writes Nevin Adams in Marketbeat.
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Editor’s Note: This is part of the Advisor Alley series, brief, bi-weekly articles that provide a quick read about activities that other advisors, like yourself, are engaging in to serve their existing clients and prospect for new clients in this ever-changing environment in which we are all...
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The NTSA Elite Advisor Awards are in the 10th year celebrating the “best of the best” of NTSA member financial advisors. These lifetime achievement awards honor the “best of the best” financial advisors in the NTSA universe. The focus is on those who excel, advocate proactively, lead in profound...
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It’s that time of year again…Back to School! We’re not talking about a silly comedy starring Rodney Dangerfield from 1986, we’re talking about all those educators and school personnel that keep the schools running heading back into the schools for their academic year grind.
With back to school /...
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Franklin Templeton announced Sept. 13 that it is moving its 403(b) business to PCS Retirement’s Aspire 403(b) platform. Aspire is a division of PCS Retirement and is the largest independent recordkeeper serving K-12 retirement plans in the United States.
To date, says Franklin Templeton, most 403(...
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NTSA congratulates NTSA 2020 Elite Advisor Joseph Avallone for his outstanding, unique accomplishments. Avallone practices through NTSA Strategic Partner PlanMember in Winter Springs, FL.
Joseph Avallone began his career in the financial services industry in 1990. Twenty-nine years ago, Avallone...
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The 2023 NTSA Summit — Feb. 26-28, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt Tampa, in Tampa Bay, Florida — is the only industry event designed for 403(b) and 457(b) professionals.
But it gets better!
You can expect tailored general sessions and workshops based on advisor feedback we received from the agenda...
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NTSA congratulates NTSA 2020 Elite Advisor Sara McGrath, AIF ®, CRES, for her outstanding, unique accomplishments. McGrath practices through NTSA Strategic Partner Lincoln Investment, Worchester, MA.
For 15 years, McGrath has helped create financial plans, personalized ‘roadmaps’ that solve...
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NTSA congratulates NTSA 2020 Elite Advisor David Wolfe, CRES, for his outstanding, unique accomplishments. Wolfe practices through NTSA Strategic Partner EFS Advisors, Cedar Rapids, MN.
For over 29 years, David Wolfe has been a well-respected financial advisor in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. He...
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SHHHHHH… we know you are busy so we extended the nomination deadline.
The nomination form for the NTSA 2023 Elite Advisor awards will be available for another week—through Monday, Aug. 15!
The NTSA Elite Advisor awards, a lifetime achievement honor, focus on the Best of the Best NTSA financial...
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On Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 at 1 pm EDT (noon CDT; 11 am MDT; 10 am PDT) there is a special zoom information call for all interested parties to promote and support the NTSA 2023 Elite Advisor Awards nomination and application process.
The agenda for the call is to:
listen to membership and any...
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NTSA congratulates NTSA 2021 Elite Advisor Lisa Tursi, AIF ®, CRES, for her outstanding, unique accomplishments. Tursi works with Clifford & Rano, Worchester, MA and practices through NTSA Strategic Partner Lincoln Investment; and serves more than 900 participants in 74 school districts. She...
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