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In Segment III of the 26th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2021 Elite Advisor Shane Michael Robinson. They discuss volunteerism and the North Carolina state 403(b).
In Segment II of the 26th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy...
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Another federal court has weighed in on the status of participant data as a plan asset.
The issue arose most recently last January in an excessive fee suit brought by the St. Louis-based law firm of Schlichter, Bogard & Denton on behalf of four participant-plaintiffs in Shell Oil Co.'s $10.5...
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In Segment II of the 26th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2021 Elite Advisor Shane Michael Robinson. They discuss Robinson’s business model.
In Segment I of the 26th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz and 2021 Elite Advisor...
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The American Retirement Association, its sister associations, and the communities we serve rely on the volunteer service and leadership of their extraordinary members.
Please consider our NTSA member colleagues whose NTSA volunteerism is unique and valuable—who are also committed to community...
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In Segment I of the 26th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2021 Elite Advisor Shane Michael Robinson, Robinson and Associates, Lincoln Investment. They discuss Robinson’s background.
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In Segment III of the 25th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2021 Elite Advisor Michael Goldberg, Senior Vice President of The Equitable. They discuss volunteerism.
In Segment II of the 25th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz...
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Plan administrators and sponsors have some work to do in educating plan participants, a recent study indicates. Researchers add awareness of fees to the curriculum.
One-quarter of those surveyed do not know how much they pay in fees, found investment firm Rebalance.
But that’s just the tip of...
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In Segment II of the 25th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2021 Elite Advisor Michael Goldberg, Senior Vice President of The Equitable. They discuss Goldberg’s business model.
In Segment I of the 25th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy...
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In Segment I of the 25th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2021 Elite Advisor Michael Goldberg, Senior Vice President of The Equitable. They discuss Goldberg’s background.
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The world has been upside down for a year now. Life is creeping back to a semblance of normal, but there are challenges in reopening—which affects the manner in which retirement professionals can contact educators. A panel of experts at a session of the NTSA Winter Virtual conference offered their...
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American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff and a panel of industry experts offered their insights on Feb. 23 on the state of things for the industry regarding activity on Capitol Hill, as well as in the federal regulatory agencies. They made their remarks as part of the NTSA Winter Virtual...
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COVID-19, along with the measures adopted to address the pandemic’s effects and the actions taken under those measures, have had unexpected effects—including an impact on plan audits.
The changes that have taken place, as well as the pandemic itself, have affected both plan sponsors and...
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In the latest big shift in the M&A space, Voya Financial, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with Cetera Financial Group, Inc. to acquire the independent financial planning channel of Voya Financial Advisors (VFA), Voya’s registered investment advisor and broker-dealer.
According to...
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In Segment III of the 22nd Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2018 NTSA Past President Tamara Indianer. They discuss volunteerism and what the NTSA means to her.
In Segment I, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2018 NTSA Past President Tamara...
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In Segment II of the 22nd Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2018 NTSA Past President Tamara Indianer. They discuss the pandemic, business transactions and assistant programs.
In Segment I, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2018 NTSA Past...
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As soon as COVID-19 hit, I had a Hi/Low list created and started from the top and called every day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. It was a great experience. No agenda except to ask, “How are you doing?” Everyone was glad to hear from me. I actually got a lot of new business out of the endeavor! And as time...
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Here are the most important approaches I have taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1) We immediately reached out to every client personally. This required three of us to send about 10 emails per day (30 per day) to our top clients requesting a phone call or Zoom meeting. This was done in...
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In Segment I of the 22nd Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2018 NTSA Past President Tamara Indianer. They discuss her background, running a regional office and her personal practice.
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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 IRS has updated the procedures for determination letter requests. The new procedures are outlined in Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2021-04.
Rev. Proc. 2021-04 is a general update of Rev. Proc. 2020-4, https://www.irs.gov/irb/2020-01_IRB#REV-PROC-2020-4 which sets forth:
general information...
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