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The Department of Labor is working on a guidance package addressing cybersecurity issues as they relate to plan sponsors and third-party providers, a key official said Oct. 28.
Addressing SPARK’s Cybersecurity Virtual Event, Tim Hauser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for National Office Operations...
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Please respond NOW to this quick NTSA 2021 Member Survey #3. It is open today, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 for two weeks, through Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.
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In today’s new normal, school districts and teachers have so many things to juggle in the classroom, and among the matters that are top of mind are diversity and inclusion. An NTSA panel discussion offered insights to help schools, educators and advisors frame their discussions for the classroom...
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Memory fades. But how fast? Within six months, at least regarding cybersecurity protocols, according to a study of how long employees retained the security measures they had learned.
In “An Investigation of Phishing Awareness and Education Over Time: When and How to Best Remind Users,” researchers...
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First, I would start by saying it has been a struggle, not everything comes easy—even for Elite Advisors. But we persevere and figure things out. That is what makes someone elite. Much is the same during this pandemic.
I continue to serve my clients by making outreach calls, I called every...
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The circumstances in which retirement plan professionals—like everyone—have found themselves spells opportunity to develop new ways of working with and serving clients. An Aug. 6 NTSA webcast offered practical ideas on how to capitalize on that opportunity and serve clients virtually—and in the...
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In MarketBeat, Nevin E. Adams writes that notwithstanding data breaches in which someone who had access to data for legitimate purposes lost it, it’s planned use of participant data that has emerged as a matter of concern in a handful of excessive fee litigation suits.
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Under the final rule on electronic disclosures the Department of Labor (DOL) issued in May 2020, the same ERISA fiduciary obligations that apply when changing recordkeepers responsible for furnishing paper disclosures will apply when changing recordkeepers responsible for furnishing electronic...
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There is still a lot of 2020 left to go. But 2021 is fast approaching, and a July 22 Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) webcast offered ideas on how to prepare for that.
In “Year-End Checklist: COVID-19 issues and Preparing for 2021,” three Winston & Strawn LLP attorneys—Ariane Andrade, an...
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Addressing the 2020 NAPA D.C. Fly-In Forum July 21, a key Department of Labor (DOL) official confirmed that the DOL’s deadline relief provided in response to the Coronavirus pandemic also applies to initial paper notices under the DOL’s new electronic disclosure regulations.
Responding to a...
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In Segment II of the 14th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2016 Elite Advisor and NTSA Past President Adam Pearce, CFP®, CRES CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, who is part of Lincoln Investment’s Phoenix AZ office. They discuss Pearce’s business model,...
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A review of recent research suggests that many plan sponsors and providers are currently underestimating the power of digital design in helping participants make better retirement savings choices.
Appearing in the Harvard Business Review, “How Digital Design Drives User Behavior” by Shlomo...
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The NTSA offers an exclusive series of podcasts — the NTSA Elite Advisor WOWcasts — recorded by NTSA Elite Advisors, sharing insights on ways to build, expand and enhance your practice.
NTSA Elite Advisors are the “best of the best” — excelling in advocacy, practice management and leadership....
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As if 2020 hasn’t been enough fun… now it’s the official hurricane season (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it starts June 1). And we’ve already had four tropical storms in the Atlantic: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal and Dolly—which serves as a reminder that it can be helpful...
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Building a practice is always an important concern. But when a circumstance such as that with which retirement plan professionals must contend this year—namely, a pandemic—intervenes, that effort becomes more complicated.
In a June 17 webinar, NTSA Past President Tamara Indianer, CFP®, AIF®, CRES...
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In a June 10 NTSA Webcast, “A Tech-Driven Approach to Advice,” Tom Lakatos, VP—Branch Development, Lincoln Investment, discussed how to integrate technology into a practice in such a way that increasing efficiency does not come at the expense of effectiveness.
Setting the Table
“There’s a...
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The Internal Revenue Service has provided temporary administrative relief to help certain retirement plan participants or beneficiaries who need to make participant elections by allowing flexibility for remote signatures.
Specifically, Notice 2020-42 provides participants, beneficiaries and...
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NTSA is always providing information and insights that will be valuable to its members!
The pandemic has forced many advisors to implement technology quickly into their practice, whether they were ready or not. In addition, it has also validated that technology is a viable method to deliver...
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In MarketBeat, John Iekel discusses a recent blog entry that argues that cyber breaches of retirement plans put more than participants at risk—they also put plan sponsors at risk of fiduciary liability.
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Technology is ubiquitous, and its use has only increased in importance as a means to communicate, meet needs, and reach clients and potential clients. In Part II of a special, two-part NTSA WOWcast series—Cyber Selling and Servicing—NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz continues his discussion with...
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