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In Segment III of the 21st Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2003 NTSA Past President Mike Pollakowski, founder of Reliant Financial Services. They discuss what the NTSA means to him and how it has helped his career.
In Segment II, NTSA Past President...
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has provided some guidance related to locating and distributing benefits to “missing or nonresponsive participants.”
According to Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration...
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NTSA’s Winter Virtual —a complimentary event for NTSA members, Feb. 23–24, 2021—will provide a snapshot of the most pressing issues of the day, to belay your need for critical information until the NTSA Summit in June.
Topics will include:
the state of the retirement industry;
the post-...
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In a year in which uncertainty and confusion reigned supreme, almost overnight our industry packed up and went home one night and opened up for business the next day from… what seemed a zillion different locations.
Most doubtless did so anticipating a short disruption—a couple of weeks, a month...
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COVID-19 has been an accelerator for our business regarding adaptation, initiative and creativity.
During the shortage of masks, we were able to acquire a large supply of cloth face coverings. We made these available to our employees for their use and for passing on to clients and family. We also...
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SageView Advisory Group has announced a strategic investment from Aquiline Capital Partners, which also owns Ascensus.
According to a press release, Randy Long, SageView’s Founder and Managing Principal, and Jon Upham, Principal, will retain a significant equity stake and continue to lead the...
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In Segment I of the 21st Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2003 NTSA Past President Mike Pollakowski, founder of Reliant Financial Services. They discuss Pollakowski’s background and business model.
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COVID forced us to take a lot of actions and change our method of doing business; however, we have had over five years of preparation as events such as modest snowstorms close schools and wreak havoc from time to time. As our company began to grow five years ago, we realized we needed to make...
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A common remitter is a type of third party administrator service that:
Captures data from the employer’s payroll;
Compares the amounts remitted with expected employee contributions;
Compiles and reconciles exceptions with the payroll department;
Identifies employees eligible for “catch-up...
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In Segment II of the 24th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff. They discuss retirement policy and the future landscape of the ARA and the NTSA.
In Segment I of the 24th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past...
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On Oct. 27, 28 and 29, the Certified Retirement Education Specialist (CRES) Committee held an inaugural series of roundtables on the different challenges arising for the K-12 403(b) marketplace and school community. They examined how successful advisors get their brands out there while access to...
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Once again, the Department of Labor has taken comments on a controversial proposal to heart, and pulled back on the letter, if not the impetus, in its final rule of plan proxy voting.
As had been the case with its recent rulemaking on Environmental Societal & Governance (ESG) investing (more...
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During these difficult economic times, our team feels it is pertinent to reach out to all of our existing clients and help them understand what is actually happening with the state of this economy. There is a lot of misinformation, noise and confusion, which could easily lead a client to make...
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MarketBeat features a look at the insights American Retirement Association Director of Technical Education Robert M. Kaplan offered in “Ethics—It Is Never the Wrong Time to Do the Right Thing,” a refresher on the importance of ethics in conducting business and serving clients as a member of the...
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In Segment III of the 20th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2015 Elite Advisor Lyle Uyeda, a financial advisor and Vice President of Chinen and Arinaga Financial Group, Inc. They discuss volunteerism, community service and what the NTSA means to Uyeda. ...
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What strange and unusual times these are.
Our client base (school employees) have been home for many months. Their world, as for all of us, has been flipped upside down as to how to go about doing their respective jobs with any sense of normalcy. Schools are grappling with reduced budgets and...
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In MarketBeat, Nevin E. Adams, JD points out some things a retirement industry professional, their clients, and their participants should check out in light of reports of 401(k) thefts and an ongoing concern about cybersecurity.
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Thanksgiving has been called a “uniquely American” holiday—and so, even in a year in which there has been an unprecedented amount of disruption, stress, discomfort and loss—there remains so much for which to be thankful.
I’m thankful that so many employers (still) voluntarily choose to offer a...
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In Segment II of the 20th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2015 Elite Advisor Lyle Uyeda, a financial advisor and Vice President of Chinen and Arinaga Financial Group, Inc. They discuss Uyeda’s business model.
In Segment I, NTSA Past President Randy...
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The priority guidance plan that the Treasury and IRS have issued for 2020-21 includes plans for action that will affect retirement plans. They unveiled the plan on Nov. 17.
The 2020-2021 Priority Guidance Plan contains guidance projects that will be the focus of the efforts by the Treasury and...
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