Continuing Education

On Thursday, Feb. 7, the NTSA will be holding a complimentary on-demand recording for NTSA members only. It will concern the national initiative the NTSA is launching to improve retirement literacy for public educators, aimed at advancing retirement security and 403(b) participation rates in... READ MORE

After saving the date for your attendance at the NTSA Summit, consider ranking and or contributing topics that could help shape the conference. We have launched an innovative online polling tool to ultimately compile the best ideas for session topics at the conference.Here’s how it works: The... READ MORE

Think you’re dealing with a stressful environment? It could be worse. Astronaut Fred Haise knows something about stressful situations, based on his experience on Apollo 13. Haise was slated to become the sixth human to walk on the Moon before circumstances interrupted that mission and created a... READ MORE

The Chairman’s Mark of the GOP tax reform proposal introduced in the Senate last week does some damage to 403(b) and 457 plans. Under the proposal unveiled Nov. 9 by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, a single aggregate limit would be applied to contributions for an... READ MORE

Why take time away from your office to participate in the NTSA Summit? There are a lot of good reasons — here are three.It’s hard to find a good time to be out of the office — but if you’re a 403(b) or 457 retirement plan professional, your participation at the NTSA Summit can pay off in amazing... READ MORE

“Life is complicated and has many moving pieces. One can’t look at retirement in a vacuum,” American Academy of Actuaries Senior Pension Fellow Ted Goldman says of the effort to address and foster employees’ financial wellness.Goldman spoke at an April 5 session of the Enrolled Actuaries meeting in... READ MORE

The advent of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary rule has already been having results, and more than half a year before implementation. The latest sign of its potency: advisor interest in training about regulations.That interest is up sharply, says the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute in a... READ MORE

There is a sizable number of pre-retirees and retirees who do not enlist the assistance of a professional when devising a financial plan for their retirement, according to a recent study. It also takes a look at how they do in the effort.The study, by the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute, found... READ MORE

Have you ever attended a conference session about using social media and walked away thinking that when you got back to your office you weren't going to be allowed to do any of the stuff you just learned? Or worse, that you didn't really understand what any of it meant to begin with?This year’s 403... READ MORE