Practice Management

A settlement term—and plaintiffs’ attorney fees—in a proprietary fund suit may be undermined by the Labor Department’s recent comments on cryptocurrency—more specifically, concerns about what those comments mean for the role of self-directed brokerage accounts.  In January, T. Rowe Price settled a... READ MORE

Cyber criminals are as innovative as those who develop and refine the technology they manipulate—and now their targets include the retirement industry. John Iekel writes in MarketBeat about experts in a recent panel, and also in a report, who weighed in on the tricks those criminals use and... READ MORE

Choosing the right technology and integrating it into your practice smartly can turbocharge your business. In MarketBeat, John Ortman writes about a workshop at which tech-savvy execs explained how. READ MORE

Both group and individual custodial agreements can have many of the same participant features such as accepting both employer and employee contributions, allowing for participant loans and hardship withdrawals, etc. The biggest differences between the two types of agreements are the level of... READ MORE

Past behavioral economics research demonstrating that nudges can be a potent tool for increasing savings rates, notes Ted Godbout in MarketBeat, writing that the results of a recent study suggest that fresh start framing can be an effective nudge. READ MORE

Timeliness matters regarding a plan audit. But if you think that just means having everything ready on time, you may already be too late. In MarketBeat, John Iekel writes about a recent blog entry that argues that the time to be concerned about timeliness is well before the date of a plan audit. READ MORE

In MarketBeat, Ted Godbout writes about a new paper that outlines plan features and strategies that can help bolster savings for underserved workers and can help plan sponsors that wonder what they can do to help diverse workers increase their retirement savings. READ MORE

As we approach the second anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown, a new study by Fidelity Investments finds that consumers have shifted their employee benefit priorities and are adapting their investing habits and attitudes.  According to the study by Fidelity Investments, nearly two-thirds (63%) of... READ MORE

Tamara L. Indianer, CFP®, AIF®, CRES, Lincoln Investment, represents the best of NTSA, which her father, Paul Indianer began 33 years ago! Both are pillars of their communities and of NTSA. Tamara provides some insight on her service: “Our adopted son was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (NF). The... READ MORE