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Unfortunately, recently I have needed a little bit more dental care than usual. My dentist has referred me to several specialists, and the specialist has always been more expensive than my local dentist, and most of the time, it is by a lot. The adage, “Riches are in the niches” echoes as I pay my...
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The parties in one of the first university 403(b) excessive fee suits—by participant-plaintiffs represented by the Schlichter law firm—have unveiled the terms of a big settlement.
The suit, filed way back in August 2016, involved two plans sponsored by the University of Southern California (the...
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The NTSA is always eager to serve its members as well as the 403(b) and 457(b) marketplace, its professionals, and those whom it serves. And that takes fine-tuning to make sure the effort best meets their needs.
So the NTSA will be boosting its efforts to enhance its social media presence as well...
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Tech Talk discusses the circumstances under which the IRS ordinarily does not issue a determination letter.
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Many recent events have changed the way we look at access to teachers in order to provide long-term retirement planning. A Feb. 27 panel discussion at the NTSA Summit looked at best practices as well as the likely trends for the future.
Panelists included the following:
Brad Hope, AIF®, PPC,...
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Five new members were added to the distinguished professionals who are honored to be among those recognized by receiving the NTSA Elite Advisor Award. They were named at the Feb. 27 luncheon held at the 2023 NTSA Summit in Tampa, FL.
Kelly Larkin, CFP®, whose practice is in Seattle, WA, serves...
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Eleanor “Ellie” Lowder, TPGC, was honored with the 2023 Bob D. Schiller Award. Lowder, a volunteer with the NTSA for decades, passed on in 2022.
Born in 1938 in Virden, IL, Ellie was a loving mother and dedicated wife, and in a time in which it was more traditional for women to not enter the...
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Susan Diehl, QPA, CPC, ERPA, TGPC, BCFTM, President of PenServ Plan Services, Inc., is the 2023 winner of the Richard Ford Volunteer Service Award. The award was bestowed at the Feb. 27 luncheon at the NTSA Summit in Tampa, FL.
Diehl, the 2012 Bob D. Schiller Award winner, is a long-time...
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Does a plan sponsor violate a duty of loyalty when considering retirement plan participant preferences?
Here’s what Tim Hauser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), had to say.
“We added a provision that expressly says the...
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“You have to have a succession plan. Dying with your boots on as an advisor leaves your clients in the lurch,” Lincoln Investments' Tom Lakatos said at the beginning of “'Out”'Placements: M&A Succession Planning at its Core," a session at the 2023 National Tax-Deferred Savings Association (...
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“We spend so much time chasing the next ‘yes,’ but we’re communicators at our core,” Phil Kim told the TPA and advisor attendees at the 2023 National Tax-Deferred Savings Association (NTSA) Summit in Tampa on in a Feb. 27 session. “Wouldn’t it be great if we focused on communicating better?”
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Three and a half years ago I decided to accept a job in the retirement industry working for National Benefit Services. In the last year and a half, I’ve held the title of Team Lead, Supervisor, and currently — at 25 years old — Director.
Being as young and fresh in the industry as I am, I have...
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In the inaugural episode of the DC Pension Geeks podcast, American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff sits down with Lisa Gomez, the Department of Labor's Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
In her first major interview since her confirmation, Gomez...
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A new consortium called the Portability Services Network (PSN) that helps employees who change employers automatically move their workplace retirement savings to their new retirement plan has gained another partner.
Colorado-based Empower will join forces with the Retirement Clearinghouse (RCH...
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Employee participation in retirement plans could be better, by some measures. How to improve it has long been a topic of discussion — and knowing what employees are looking for in a plan is a key factor in bringing that about.
It’s the Economy, S_____
What employees want can be a bit of a moving...
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In MarketBeat, Ted Godbout discusses a new report that says that market volatility, increasing compliance pressures and a competitive landscape for wealth management professionals continue to challenge independent broker-dealers (IBDs) and registered investment advisors (RIAs), requiring them to...
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It is a growing club that no one wants to join: the club of companies that became victims of cyberterrorism. In MarketBeat, Alison J. Cohen writes that it is often not a question of “if” a company will be attacked, but “when,” and that her firm is being asked what one should do about that.
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Why not start the New Year off with a client appreciation event?
You have probably already guessed that this client event idea is a cooking class. With money being tight for so many people, why not help encourage your clients to do some cooking at home and save a little money. There are many...
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Once an employer has established a 457(b) plan, that plan still requires ongoing maintenance to comply with plan design modifications and federal legislative and regulatory changes. The following overview is intended to help governmental employers understand the IRS due dates — both past and...
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The IRS has updated the procedures for letter rulings and information letters. The update is contained in Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2023-1.
More specifically, the IRS has updated the procedures for letter rulings and information letters issued by the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate),...
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