Practice Management
Can 403(b)s make a difference in your practice? Both Kelsey Mayo and Nathan Glassey believe so.
They led a workshop at the NAPA 401(k) Summit in Nashville, Tenn., “Understanding the 403(b) Plan Marketplace for 401(k) Practitioners,” which provided plan advisors with insights into the opportunities...
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If ever there were any doubts about the benefits of having a formal financial plan to help prepare for retirement, a study by T. Rowe Price on retirement savings and spending puts that to rest, writes Ted Godbout in MarketBeat.
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The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) redefined when a participant in a governmental 457(b) plan may enter into an agreement to participate in that plan. The change is optional, but has the benefit of both easing the administrative burden of governmental employers and enabling participants to...
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Well, as they always say, better late than never. I hope you have been able to sleep at night during the last week without the March version of Nate’s Notes being released, but if you have not, never fear, they are here now.
The end of February and all of March were an extremely rewarding time!...
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While it may come as no surprise, a survey early in 2024 finds that nearly all Americans agree that the financial professional who provides one-time recommendations or other one-time advice about retirement investments should be required to act in their client's best interest, writes Ted Godbout in...
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Millennials are defining retirement by financial independence rather than age, writes John Sullivan in MarketBeat. He cites a survey in which more than half say retirement is defined not by age but by financial independence.
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Editor’s Note: This is part II of a two-part series. Part I is available here.
Generation Z is looking ahead and shows a healthy regard and respect for their financial future, long-term. Studies show that they have a strong interest in financial literacy, saving and employer-provided retirement...
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To “get the meeting no one else can,” in a general session at the recent 2024 NTSA Summit Sam Richter offered simple steps for distilling “trillions of data floating around” into tangible tools that can help foster connection with prospects.
Describing Google as a vacuum cleaner that “sucks up and...
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While employers strive to address employees’ evolving needs, the results of a new survey find a disconnect between compensation and benefit offerings and employee preferences, writes Ted Godbout in MarketBeat.
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Prior to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE), and the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0), for state and local governmental employers sponsoring eligible 457(b) deferred compensation plans (457(b) plans), age 70½ was a significant age for the following...
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This session was led by Ed Salyers, who worked over 30 years with the IRS before opening his CPA firm.
Attendees aware of his experience clearly appreciated his presentation, in which he explained how plan sponsors, administrators, and TPAs should respond if/when the IRS sends a pre-exam...
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Harkening back to the early days of the administration, President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget, once again, proposes significant tax increases on corporations and upper-income taxpayers, including a proposal to limit how much taxpayers are allowed to accumulate in their retirement plans. ...
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Student loan debt has long been said to be a drag on retirement saving, and a just-released report adds fuel to the fire, writes John Iekel in MarketBeat.
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Greater longevity than in the past is a good thing, as is concurrent big picture improvement in finances, writes John Iekel in MarketBeat. He continues that nonetheless, periodic economic challenges do take place, which can spell trouble—especially for retirees who did not save enough.
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Working for the American worker’s retirement is extremely rewarding and non-stop. February has brought a lot of opportunities to educate in many different directions. From working on Capitol Hill in D.C. to testifying in Washington state, to meeting with individual state legislators in numerous...
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Wowcasts, a series of enlightening discussions with members from both NTSA and ARA, offering an insider's perspective on the intricacies of practice management, are back.
You can access Wowcast 2.0, as well as the rich repository of knowledge contained in the approximately 50 episodes of Wowcast 1...
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Being a 403(b) advisor is both rewarding and challenging.
Helping a teacher prepare for retirement is gratifying, but many other aspects of the work are a struggle. Battling client apathy toward retirement planning, deciphering the complexities of retirement plans, and dispelling client...
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An expert panel recently suggested that the U.S. retirement system is a success but also argued that we can still do better, writes John Iekel in MarketBeat.
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Greetings fellow NTSA members, and Happy New Year! I wanted to send this note to welcome everyone to 2024 and get started on our new initiatives for this calendar year.
I am Toni Whaley, your NTSA President for 2024. It is my privilege and pleasure to serve and continue to move the needle forward...
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Plan professionals may find it useful to know that plan sponsors continue to make participants’ retirement security a priority, and are boosting their work to enhance it.
JP Morgan, in its fifth Defined Contribution Plan Sponsor Survey, which provides the results of an online survey of 788...
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