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To “get the meeting no one else can,” in a general session at the recent 2024 NTSA Summit Sam Richter offered simple steps for distilling “trillions of data floating around” into tangible tools that can help foster connection with prospects. Describing Google as a vacuum cleaner that “sucks up and... READ MORE
Wowcasts, a series of enlightening discussions with members from both NTSA and ARA, offering an insider's perspective on the intricacies of practice management, are back. You can access Wowcast 2.0, as well as the rich repository of knowledge contained in the approximately 50 episodes of Wowcast 1... READ MORE
Being a 403(b) advisor is both rewarding and challenging.  Helping a teacher prepare for retirement is gratifying, but many other aspects of the work are a struggle. Battling client apathy toward retirement planning, deciphering the complexities of retirement plans, and dispelling client... READ MORE
Generation Z—the youngest generation in the workforce—may also be the most interesting regarding retirement and preparing for it.  Studies reveal a mix—cacophony?—of behaviors and attitudes among its members that suggest it is a group that may be receptive to a range of approaches in working to... READ MORE
Providing retirement benefits is a dynamic function, and in an age of accelerating technological transformation that requires reinvention of products and services. In MarketBeat, John Iekel writes about an expert panel whose members shared some of their experiences in that vein. READ MORE
The nation’s youngest members of the workforce have ambitious goals to retire at an early age, though they also believe they are facing more obstacles to do so than those before them. In fact, according to Charles Schwab’s annual nationwide survey of 401(k) plan participants, Gen Z workers (21–26... READ MORE
Amid ongoing market volatility, plan participants are increasingly keeping a close eye on their retirement account balance via mobile apps, writes Ted Godbout in MarketBeat. He discusses a report that mobile apps have taken center stage as a critical tool for retirement investors.  READ MORE
October is cybersecurity month, “something that pairs nicely with Oktoberfest,” American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff joked during a panel called “Fulfilling Cybersecurity Oversight Requirements” at the ERISA 403(b) Conference in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2. It was a moment of levity in... READ MORE
The 21st century industrial revolution mass-produces information but also makes it an individual experience, John Iekel writes in MarketBeat. One of the vehicles for that information is apps—but how interested are participants different generations in that form of access? READ MORE
Almost 26,000 New York Life customers had their names and Social Security numbers exposed to a data breach, the latest in a massive hack that affected hundreds of companies and millions of Americans. The hack occurred in late May and involved Progress Software, the provider of MOVEit transfer... READ MORE
Plan costs and an uncertain economic outlook are driving plan sponsors to look to digital recordkeepers, representing an opportunity to solve a need and unexpectedly disrupt the market, writes John Sullivan in MarketBeat. He discusses a report that shows retirement plan sponsors face more cost... READ MORE
Building off the SECURE 2.0 Act and taking a page out of the “behavioral finance playbook,” two influential senators introduced bipartisan legislation to establish an automatic reenrollment safe harbor.  SECURE 2.0 soon will require new 401(k) and 403(b) plans to automatically enroll participants... READ MORE
Cybersecurity—and its importance to retirement plans and savings—are top of mind. In MarketBeat, John Iekel covers Assistant Secretary of Labor Lisa M. Gomez’s suggestions on reducing the risk of fraud or loss to a retirement account. READ MORE
Retirement Clearinghouse, a Charlotte, NC-based firm, which helps to automatically move participant’s retirement account balances from a former employer to their new employer, has notified individuals in various states of a data breach.   As many as 10,509 individuals may have had their personal... READ MORE
Enactment of the SECURE 2.0 Act, ongoing industry innovations, and the aim to provide greater personalization are among the many opportunities that plan sponsors have to align DC plan features, practices and investments with participant needs. Indeed, the need for greater personalization of the... READ MORE
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. READ MORE
The IRS has issued proposed regulations on the use of  electronic media to make participant elections and spousal consents. The proposed regulation generally affects sponsors and administrators of, and individuals entitled to benefits under, certain qualified retirement plans. The proposed... READ MORE
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have announced that brokers will not be required to report additional information with respect to dispositions of digital assets until final regulations are issued. According to IRS Announcement 2023-2, brokers are still required to comply with... READ MORE
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) has released a new guide about cryptocurrency-related assets to help CFP professionals uphold the Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct (Code and Standards) in their practices. While the same standards apply to cryptocurrency-related... READ MORE
Mobile apps increasingly have become the first resource that investors consult to review their investments, make transactions and conduct research, positioning digital as a critical component of the wealth management client experience, a new study suggests.   According to J.D. Power’s 2022 U.S.... READ MORE

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