Practice Management
An Oct. 18 session of the 2021 ASPPA Annual conference included a discussion of 403(b) plan terminations.
Addressing the SECURE Act, Stephen Forbes, President of Forbes Retirement Plan Consulting, and Melissa Terito, a Partner at Sentinel Pension, discussed plan terminations and upcoming IRS...
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Tech Talk discusses what it means to adopt a 403(b) plan document.
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Noting that “the flawed complaint in this case flunks” ERISA’s pleading standards, the defendants in an excessive fee suit before the nation’s highest court say the case against them should be dismissed.
The Issue(s)
The issue that the plaintiffs—represented by the law firm of Schlichter Bogard...
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Halloween is the time of year when one’s thoughts turn to trick-or-treat, ghosts and goblins, and things that go bump in the night—and, for plan sponsors, and those who support them, a good time to think about the things that give us pause—that cause a chill to run down our spine…
Things like…...
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The retirement industry currently faces challenges—but there is opportunity and good news as well, Brian Graff pointed out in the Oct. 17 Washington Update session at the 2021 ASPPA Annual conference.
Work to Do
There is plenty of work to do, Graff suggested. The ASPPA Executive Director/ARA CEO...
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In MarketBeat, Leisha Gosling writes that most new employees will fill out beneficiary forms and not think about the initial election ever again, while some employees may not fill one out at all—and why it’s a big deal.
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A great resource to help you grow and expand your business could be right under your nose…
Are you spending time you don’t have trying to work out problems you didn’t create? Let’s face it—good service, or the lack thereof, is widely cited as the most common reason why plan sponsors change...
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Open your calendar and reserve Feb. 6-8, 2022—for the 2022 NTSA Summit!
Our Summit is the only industry conference designed for 403(b) and 457(b) professionals. And it will include:
Six general sessions, an array of workshops, and continuing education (CE) credit.
The Certified Retirement...
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Retirement plans are in cyber criminals’ sights, and it takes positive action to head off the threat, said experts in an Oct. 7 Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) webinar.
“The retirement plan community is a very attractive target” for cyber criminals, warned Tom Briggs, Divisional Sales...
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There is frequently a difference between doing what the law requires and doing everything that you could do as a plan fiduciary. That said, there are things that plan fiduciaries must do and things that—while not required—can keep the plan, and plan fiduciaries, out of trouble.
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It is possible that sometimes an employee’s elective contribution may not timely deposited for a variety of reasons. In MarketBeat, John Iekel writes about a blog entry that points out that there are consequences to that, as well as ways to address such a situation.
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The 2021 NTSA Summit provided a unique opportunity for industry experts to provide their insights on issues relevant to the NTSA community. Following is a look at our news coverage of the Summit.
Education Market in Transformation
The education sector of the retirement plan market is in a period...
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New research finds that retirement plan participants have clear preferences when it comes to communications, but employers and the retirement planning industry are not always listening.
In setting out to discover what language and formats work for savers, the Empower Institute explains in “Less...
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Tech Talk addresses best practices one can follow when one is considering having multiple 403(b) providers.
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Many Americans are struggling with burnout—which if left unaddressed, can affect not only an individual’s wellbeing, but the success of firms, according to Jennifer Moss, a burnout expert and author of The Burnout Epidemic.
Speaking at the NAPA 401(k) Summit Sept. 13, Moss discussed the current...
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Amid the rapidly changing regulatory and investigative initiatives at the Department of Labor and IRS, plan advisors can serve their clients well by helping them stay ahead of the curve, a panel of industry insiders said Sept. 12.
At an opening-day workshop session at the 2021 NAPA 401(k) Summit...
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While it is more common than not for an employer to offer a retirement plan, still there are some that do not. The IRS offers information and materials for those that are considering offering a retirement plan—which, in turn, can be helpful information to provide potential clients and customers...
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As asset management firms compete for assets in a primarily virtual environment, data can help distribution teams increase productivity by identifying the next best opportunities, but system integration and data sourcing remain challenges for many firms, according to a new report by Cerulli.
When...
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In MarketBeat, John Iekel discusses a webcast in which Toni E. Whaley, a financial planner with PlanMember Securities Corporation, addresses how business as usual in the financial services industry “came to a screeching halt” with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and business suddenly became...
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My wife Conni and I have lurked in the netherworld of retirement plan administration for decades now, working on those things nobody ever sees. One of the ways we explain what we do to friends and family is with a story about their own 401(k) and 403(b) plans. What we tell them is that when they go...
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