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The Department of Labor’s proposed new fiduciary rule has moved one step closer to being finalized and could be released any day now.
The DOL sent the final version on its proposed advice package, “Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees,” to the White House’s Office of Management...
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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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There have been numerous reports about companies suspending matching contributions—but how does that compare with the 2008-09 financial crisis?
As it turns out, in contrast to the response during the 2008-09 financial crisis, more than 90% of employers will still make their retirement plan...
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Congress faces a government funding deadline, while a bipartisan group of lawmakers push for emergency COVID-19 relief, but it’s not clear whether there will be an opening for retirement relief.
Time is running short, as Congress is facing a Dec. 11 deadline to approve either a catch-all funding...
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One of the first university 403(b) suits—one in which plan fiduciaries prevailed at the lower court, lost on appeal, and failed to gain a review by the Supreme Court—has settled.
The suit was filed in 2016—brought by participants in the $3.8 billion University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan against...
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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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The NTSA has named the Honored Nominees for the NTSA 2021 Elite Advisor Award.
The NTSA Elite Advisor Award focuses on innovative, unique, profound and successful best practices for advocacy, leadership, practice management and legacy within the 403(b), 457 and ERISA nonprofit retirement industry...
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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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At a Nov. 10 meeting of the Oregon Retirement Savings Board (ORSB), the board voted to enter into termination negotiations with Ascensus to end the arrangement under which the firm has been the service provider for OregonSaves.
In an email to the NTSA Advisor, Michael Parker, Executive Director...
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In a year chock-full of proposed rules and final regulations, the Labor Department has apparently wrapped up its work on a new fiduciary rule.
According to a posting on the Office of Management and Budget website, the DOL on Nov. 24 dropped off its final rule on its proposed advice package, “...
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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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I am in the non-mask wearing, still hugging, praying for an end to COVID-life camp. Some of my clients join me in this sentiment, others don’t. To my dismay, hugs and handshakes were quickly replaced with fist and elbow bumps. Despite some of the shutdowns, I still came to my office each day...
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In Segment III of the 19th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2016 Elite Advisor Martin Arinaga, Senior Vice President of Chinen and Arinaga Financial Group, Inc. They discuss his community service, his efforts to support the community and what the NTSA...
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I as I reach out across the miles, I hope you and yours are safe. While many of us were together at the end of January enjoying Denver and visiting at the NTSA annual conference, little did we know that the world was about to turn upside down. Seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it?
Our clients...
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Your sales advisors are about to head out to do business. What would you tell them? Following are some responses from heads of practices and experienced advisors regarding their words of wisdom to those in the field.
Knowledge
They emphasized the importance of knowledge. “Be an expert in...
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The speeches and debates have ended—now comes the analysis!
Hear what the elections may portend for retirement plans in a Wednesday, Nov. 11 NTSA webcast.
Join American Retirement Association Director of Legislative Affairs Andrew Remo as he offers his insights on the results of the election and...
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Total monetary recoveries by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) enforcement and oversight activity in fiscal year 2020 apparently hit a record.
According to an annual fact sheet released by the agency, EBSA recovered more than $3.1 billion in direct...
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