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BY Ted Godbout 1/12/2018
Individual retirement accounts generally show consistent growth, but differences do arise when comparing data samples, according to a new report from EBRI.For example, while the cross-sectional overall average balance increased 36.1% from 2010 to 2015, the increase for those IRA owners who...
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BY Nevin E. Adams, JD 1/12/2018
As we head into the new year, there are lots of predictions and portents (and predictions based on portents) for the year ahead – and this week NAPA Net readers peeked into their crystal balls, and took a shot at their predictions for markets, the elections, the fiduciary regulation, retirement...
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BY Nevin E. Adams, JD 1/12/2018
Plan fiduciaries have once again prevailed in a suit challenging the presence of company stock in a 401(k) plan.Plaintiffs-appellants Mike Laffen, Karyn Lustig Keelan and Paul Higgins had filed the class action suit on behalf of current and former HP employees who participated in HP’s 401(k)...
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BY Ted Godbout 1/11/2018
While technology, legal and compliance matters dominated their spending in 2017, RIAs anticipate that their biggest investments in 2018 will be marketing and hiring, according to new survey results.RIAs also say that a top strategic priority in 2018 will be technology investments that focus on...
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BY John Iekel 1/11/2018
Missouri is the latest state whose legislature has before it a measure that would establish a state-run program for employees whose employers do not offer a retirement plan. State Rep. Kip Kendrick, D-Columbia, who also serves as Minority Whip in the Missouri House of Representatives, introduced...
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BY NAPA Net Staff 1/10/2018
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will join the Senate Finance Committee, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Jan. 9.The appointment of Whitehouse to the powerful Finance Committee resulted from a shift in the Senate’s political makeup in the wake of last month’s special election in...
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BY Ted Godbout 1/10/2018
Similar to last year’s efforts, addressing fraudulent activities, high-risk firms and brokers, and operational and financial risks are among the leading matters that FINRA will continue to pursue in 2018.“The coming year will bring both continuity and change in FINRA’s programs,” FINRA CEO Robert...
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BY NAPA Net Staff 1/10/2018
Bipartisan legislation that proponents say will provide funding relief for some multiemployer plans could emerge shortly, according to published reports.Reps. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Phil Roe (R-TN) have just announced a multiemployer pension bill, the Give Retirement Options to Workers (GROW)...
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BY Jeff Acheson 1/10/2018
Ever ask yourself what your personal and professional life would have looked like if you had missed certain seminal introductions, relationships, exposures or meetings?In every life there are key moments – critical decisions, turning points, pivotal moments that can completely transform – for good...
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BY John Carl 1/10/2018
The ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center Resource regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs, qualified retirement plans and executive compensation arrangements. A recent call with an advisor in New York is representative of a...
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