Advertisement
Daily News
NAPA Net Daily
Powered by the National Association of Plan Advisors.
BY NAPA Net Staff 10/5/2012
Now that plan sponsors realize that 401(k) plans will the primary vehicle that most of their employees will rely on to finance their retirement, a recent survey by Towers Watson outlines how behavior has changed — especially regarding plan design, communication, fees and retirement income. Though...
READ MORE
BY Sheri Fitts 10/5/2012
Would having the ability to receive an email the moment one of your clients receives an accolade or award be helpful to you in solidifying relationships? What about some type of an automated way to scour the web everyday to research a specific topic such as MEPs or retirement income (and use this...
READ MORE
BY John Ortman 10/4/2012
It’s campaign season — do you know where your proposed regulation is?The pending regulation from the DOL that would expand the definition of investment advice and fiduciary status with respect to retirement plans has disappeared down a rabbit hole that magically appears in Washington every four...
READ MORE
BY NAPA Net Staff 10/4/2012
Are you the next winner of the 2013 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award?Nominations for the prestigious Leadership Award are due by Nov. 2. Click here!
READ MORE
BY NAPA Net Staff 10/4/2012
As you may have heard, there’s an election coming up in about a month. In a video shot just before the first presidential debate, NAPA’s Executive Director and Washington insider Brian Graff explains his take on the presidential campaign as it enters the stretch run, the likely political balance in...
READ MORE
BY NAPA Net Staff 10/4/2012
Contrarian Robert Arnott, Chairman of Research Affiliates, told CNBC viewers on Wednesday that investors will yield a 20% greater return by being more aggressive closer to retirement — bucking the conventional wisdom of most TDFs and glide paths. Being more aggressive when the amount of investable...
READ MORE
BY NAPA Net Staff 10/4/2012
Speaking at an industry conference years ago, Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger — who grew up in the 401(k) world — noted that there are three types of 401(k) providers: market leaders, market followers and rule breakers. Clearly casting Schwab as a rule breaker, Jim McCool, Schwab’s COO (and Bettinger’s...
READ MORE
BY Jason Roberts 10/3/2012
By Jason C. Roberts and Kimberly Shaw Elliott, Roberts Elliott, LLPFinally, after months — potentially years — of preparation, diligent providers of services to retirement plans have completed their disclosures in satisfaction of ERISA Section 408(b)(2) and they lie in the hands (or at least the...
READ MORE
BY NAPA Net Staff 10/2/2012
Participants’ concern about their retirement is growing, according to the 4th Annual 2012 DC Participant Experience Study by KK & Company and Greenwald & Associates. To address that concern, participants prefer more proactive steps to increase their retirement readiness and provide them...
READ MORE
BY NAPA Net Staff 10/2/2012
For decades, the defined contribution industry has focused on the performance of individual funds at the expense of other plan metrics. In a recent white paper, W. Van Harlow, Director of Research, Putnam Institute, analyzes a series of variables — fund selection, asset allocation, portfolio...
READ MORE
Pages
Advertisement
Advertisement
Most Popular
Advertisement
Sign up for The Daily
Recent Comments