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In Segment II of the 18th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2018 Elite Advisor Christina Winters, founder, CEO and President of Creating and Managing Wealth, LLC. They discuss best and worst client situations.
In Segment I of the 18th Series of the NTSA...
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Many of you have been in the business longer than I have, but none of us have ever experienced the fear, confusion and anxiety that our clients are under during this global pandemic. Our firm had already been doing most of our group and individual enrollments online and depending on the advisor, 10...
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The nation’s highest court has sought the federal government’s input on a case that the law firm of Schlichter Bogard & Denton says is having a “chilling effect” on excessive fee litigation.
Specifically, the U.S. Supreme Court has “invited” the Acting Solicitor General to “file a brief in...
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NTSA is driven by YOU, our members!
Please respond NOW to this quick NTSA 2021 Member Survey #3. It is open today, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 for two weeks, through Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.
Don’t delay! We need to hear from you. Less than five minutes is all the time it will take.
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In today’s new normal, school districts and teachers have so many things to juggle in the classroom, and among the matters that are top of mind are diversity and inclusion. An NTSA panel discussion offered insights to help schools, educators and advisors frame their discussions for the classroom...
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In Segment I of the 18th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2018 Elite Advisor Christina Winters, founder, CEO and President of Creating and Managing Wealth, LLC. They discuss her business background and she provides an overview regarding her firm.
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Collect and maintain copies of beneficiary designations and changes to same.
Commentary: Many vendors and third party administrators (TPAs) handle this function, as well as putting named beneficiaries on participants’ accounts and reminding participants periodically that they should review who...
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There is much to be done about retirement income literacy, says a recent study that found great lack of understanding about successful planning for a financially secure retirement.
In its 2020 Retirement Literacy Survey, says The American College of Financial Services, respondents got an average...
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In MarketBeat, John Iekel writes about a blog entry that discusses what active management means and entails amidst COVID-19 and also looks at five common misconceptions the authors argue have resulted in passive investments becoming more prevalent in DC plans.
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During this pandemic, we have been available for our clients.
The first month or we worked to reassure them of the options regarding their assets. Service (and promptness) was the reassurance they needed to confirm they could weather the storm and that we were still here along the way. We kept...
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Those of us who specialize in the K-12 space know well that getting on to a school campus has become more challenging over the past 10 years. On-campus security is a serious issue and a major trend. We see more and more school campuses being gated, and basically closed to 403(b) practitioners for...
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In Segment III of the 17th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2020 Elite Advisor Joe Avallone, President of U.S. Retirement Planning Associates, Winter Springs, FL. Avallone discusses community involvement.
In Segment I of the 17th Series of the NTSA...
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The deadline by which large employers in California are to register with CalSavers—the state-sponsored retirement plan for employees whose employers do not offer a plan—is fast approaching.
Employers in the Golden State with 100 or more employees have until Sept. 30 to register. The original...
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Despite social distancing, or possibly because of it, that personal touch with clients carries more benefit than ever before.
We have tried especially hard during COVID to reach out to individual clients either by phone or ZOOM to communicate updates, take financial temperatures, and deal with...
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A month ago, the Labor Department unveiled an interim final rule on lifetime income disclosures on participant statements. Today the window for comments opens.
Under the Interim Final Rule, retirement plans would provide lifetime income illustrations using prescribed assumptions designed, the DOL...
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Workforce agility is vital to the future success of organizations, but agility gaps are widespread, according to the results of a new survey focused on how companies are rethinking their human capital strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Globally, 84% of survey respondents view...
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In Segment II of the 17th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2020 Elite Advisor Joe Avallone, President of U.S. Retirement Planning Associates, Winter Springs, FL. They discuss Avallone’s business model, marketing efforts and more.
In Segment I of the...
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If the plan does not provide for full and immediate vesting, determine the initial vesting computation period.
Commentary: Vesting computation periods are generally 12-month periods that count the years of service to determine vesting. Choices typically are:
the plan year;
the 12 months...
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A tragic byproduct of the global slowdown and stay-at-home mandate was the shutdown of the food and beverage industry. And when restrictions started to ease across the country, and restaurants began to reopen, albeit with a good deal of caution, their revenue was only a fraction of what they are...
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In MarketBeat, John Iekel writes about a blog entry that argues that while employees are “experiencing extraordinary stress” now, “employees close to a planned retirement date are feeling even greater concerns, wondering whether they can afford to retire.”
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