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A federal judge has affirmed a $1.5 million judgment against Schlichter Bogard & Denton LLP and Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP for their role in bringing a “reckless” excessive fee suit.
Back in September 2020, determining that the decision to pursue litigation was “objectively...
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A federal appellate court says that the Labor Department is allowed to pursue its inquiry into the cybersecurity practices at a large recordkeeper.
Judge Michael B. Brennan (joined in the opinion by Judges Frank H. Easterbrook and Ilana D. Rovner) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh...
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NTSA congratulates NTSA 2020 Elite Advisor David Wolfe, CRES, for his outstanding, unique accomplishments. Wolfe practices through NTSA Strategic Partner EFS Advisors, Cedar Rapids, MN.
For over 29 years, David Wolfe has been a well-respected financial advisor in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. He...
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As if there wasn’t enough to worry about regarding retirement—a new research paper suggests we’re not worrying about the “right” things.
More precisely, that paper, published by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, was titled, “How Well Do Retirees Assess the Risks They Face in...
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NTSA congratulates NTSA 2021 Elite Advisor Shane Robinson for his outstanding, unique accomplishments. Robinson’s firm, Robinson and Associates, Greenville, NC, practices through NTSA Strategic Partner Lincoln Investment and serves 1950 participants in six school districts. He had $180 million in...
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SHHHHHH… we know you are busy so we extended the nomination deadline.
The nomination form for the NTSA 2023 Elite Advisor awards will be available for another week—through Monday, Aug. 15!
The NTSA Elite Advisor awards, a lifetime achievement honor, focus on the Best of the Best NTSA financial...
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Capozzi Adler and Miller Shah have wrested another settlement in an excessive fee suit—in record time.
This time it’s the $1.2 billion Rush University Medical Center 403(b) plan—sued by four former workers just a few months ago (Jan. 21, 2022) who has agreed to settle for $2.95 million—as well as...
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Do you know an educated, experienced, community-minded NTSA financial advisor who is “best of the best” and whose works are:
innovative
unique
successful
with specific, outstanding accomplishments and/or contributions
And who:
advocates proactively for the industry
leads in profound...
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On Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 at 1 pm EDT (noon CDT; 11 am MDT; 10 am PDT) there is a special zoom information call for all interested parties to promote and support the NTSA 2023 Elite Advisor Awards nomination and application process.
The agenda for the call is to:
listen to membership and any...
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NTSA congratulates NTSA 2021 Elite Advisor Lisa Tursi, AIF ®, CRES, for her outstanding, unique accomplishments. Tursi works with Clifford & Rano, Worchester, MA and practices through NTSA Strategic Partner Lincoln Investment; and serves more than 900 participants in 74 school districts. She...
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Do you know of an NTSA Advisor who is the Best of the Best? Why haven’t you nominated him or her yet?
Does the process seem daunting? Never fear!! The NTSA Awards Judging Committee Chair and others will hold an Information Session this Friday, Aug. 5 at 1:00 p.m. EDT to help you navigate the...
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Wine tasting has become a popular activity throughout the country. This is often a social event with a bunch of friends and can include several trips to a winery to create a finish-bottled product. How about working with a winery to create a client event centered on the last step, which is corking...
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With fee compression and other market pressures in the defined contribution space, financial planning and wealth management opportunities are becoming more attractive offerings to recordkeepers, plan advisors and other DC providers.
In fact, several DC plan providers are harmonizing their DC and...
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NTSA congratulates NTSA 2021 Elite Advisor Michael Goldberg, CRES for his outstanding, unique accomplishments. Goldberg, Boca Raton, FL, practices through NTSA Strategic Partner Equitable and serves 5,100 participants in six school districts. He had more than $46 million in retirement assets under...
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Tech Talk provides plan document tips for 403(b) individually designed plans.
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Have you been on vacation? Not our Awards Judging Committee (AJC)! They have been hard at work preparing for the NTSA 2023 Elite Advisor Awards.
The members of this year’s AJC are:
Carla Ann Goedtke of Investors Choice Financial Services, Inc.;
Michael Goldberg of Equitable;
Chris Janeway...
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Welcome to Advisor Alley! The NTSA Advisor will be running brief, bi-weekly articles intended for you, the financial advisors, who spend your time and effort serving your clients’ retirement needs.
This section is a place for a quick read about activities that advisors like you are engaging in to...
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A recent appellate court decision warrants a rethink of an excessive fee suit decision—at least that’s the argument being made by the plan fiduciaries.
The suit in question was filed by a group of participant-plaintiffs in the $5.354 billion Humana Retirement Savings Plan (represented by the law...
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More Americans (37%) spanning generations and demographics feel unprepared or unsure if they are on track for retirement compared to the previous three years—and women are even less certain, according to a new survey.
Nearly half of women (47%) report a lack of confidence, according to BlackRock’s...
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After nearly a year of negotiations (though that’s a pretty short turnaound by some measures), the parties in an excessive fee suit have asked for the court’s approval on a settlement agreement struck by the parties.
The plan in question—more specifically the plan fiduciaries—involved are those of...
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