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Tech Talk discusses whether church plans can have automatic enrollment and automatic contributions. READ MORE
While more investors are interested in cryptocurrencies and the appropriateness of investing crypto in retirement plans is hotly debated, a white paper suggests they are a poor choice for long-term investors, writes Ted Godbout in MarketBeat. He adds that in the paper, PGIM contends that the latest... READ MORE
Help us create an agenda for the 2023 NTSA Summit! Using our interactive online voting tool, https://www.allourideas.org/2023ntsa you can send us your ideas for session topics or vote for suggestions already submitted. Here’s how it works: The voting tool will present two session ideas for you... READ MORE
Tech Talk discusses the effect the PATH Act has on church plans. READ MORE
Retirement plans have garnered heightened scrutiny. In MarketBeat, John Iekel writes about a recent blog entry that argues that increased attention highlights the importance of fulfilling fiduciary duties and not committing a fiduciary breach. READ MORE
Last week American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff sat down with Tim Hauser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), for some insights and perspective on the DOL’s Compliance Assistance Release on cryptocurrency and the... READ MORE
Tech Talk discusses some recent measures that affected church plans. READ MORE
In MarketBeat, Nevin E. Adams, JD writes about a report entitled “The Missing Middle” by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS), which he says treads some all-too-familiar ground, myopically focusing on one element of the nation’s private retirement system. READ MORE
Tech Talk addresses what procedures a 403(b) plan sponsor’s internal controls should cover. READ MORE
In MarketBeat, Alison J. Cohen discusses what happens when a fiduciary fails to properly monitor service providers and investments. READ MORE
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that provides a look at content available through the NTSA Advisor’s weekly MarketBeat feature, an archive of which is contained in the Industry Intel section of the NTSA website here. This installment concerns participation and participant behavior... READ MORE
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that provides a look at content available through the NTSA Advisor’s weekly MarketBeat feature, an archive of which is contained in the Industry Intel section of the NTSA website here. This installment concerns serving clients and participants. ... READ MORE
Tech Talk discusses what internal controls are and why they matter. READ MORE
Get a free copy of the nation’s leading benchmarking resource on 403(b) plans. Just get your plan sponsor clients to complete the survey—and they—and you—can get a free copy of the Plan Sponsor Council of America’s 2022 403(b) Plan Survey. It’s online at https://www.cvent.com/d/skqdxb.  READ MORE
One of the two enduring features of the NTSA Advisor is MarketBeat, which appears weekly and offers analysis of a matter relevant to, and important to, NTSA members and those whom they serve.  In fact, MarketBeat pre-dates the Advisor, having been made available to members in other forms before... READ MORE
Tech Talk addresses whether an employer can continue to make contributions on behalf of a deceased employee in a 403(b) plan. READ MORE
There are plenty of people who don’t claim Social Security benefits “on time”—some do so “early,” and some “late.” In MarketBeat, John Iekel writes about a paper that suggests that it could be a good thing to adjust the way in which adjustments for early retirement and delayed retirement are made. READ MORE
Tech Talk discusses what surrender fees are and how they work. READ MORE
A growing awareness of their potential longer life is changing Americans’ expectations, attitudes and preparations, writes Ted Godbout in MarketBeat. He discusses a study that examines the changing definition of retirement, the patterns of people’s experience in retirement and the keys to thriving... READ MORE
Tech Talk addresses the fees 403(b) service providers charge, including administrative fees, fees for services incurred on an individual-participant basis, investment-related fees, asset-based investment fees, marketing and distribution fees, and trading and transaction fees. READ MORE

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