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Portal Conductor, Columnist: Nevin E. Adams, JD
Nevin is the former Chief Content Officer and Head of Retirement Research for the American Retirement Association. One of the retirement industry’s most prolific writers, these days he’s “retired,” which means he writes less, but continues to keep his eye on developments in, and threats to, the nation’s private retirement system.
In addition to helping guide the agenda development for the NAPA 401(k) Summit, he’s also the “Nevin” in the Nevin & Fred podcast (along with renowned ERISA attorney Fred Reish), offering irreverent, but relevant perspectives on the critical issues confronting plan sponsors, advisors, and retirement industry professionals.
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 9/8/2015
Time marches on, and each generation comes to the workplace with its own unique set of experiences and expectations.Each August since 1998, Beloit University has published the Beloit College Mindset List, providing a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 9/8/2015
A new survey suggests that we’re checking work email at home, home email at work, and both kinds of email in bed, while driving, and even in the… “loo.” This week, we’d like to know about your email usage — how much, when, and how you keep up with it while you’re in — and out — of the office....
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 9/8/2015
Some plan sponsors may be reluctant to change the default investment, regardless of monitoring results, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).The GAO report, initiated at the request of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), noted that questions have arisen regarding...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 9/4/2015
Think you’ve had a bad week? It could have been worse. Check out what happened to these guys…
In Houston, Texas, Deleon Alonso Smith, 19, was taking selfies at an apartment here… taking selfies of himself with a gun… do you really need to ask?
In Wyandotte, Michigan, an unnamed 16-year-old...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 9/4/2015
When it comes to the biggest plan conversion complication, there wasn’t much contest in this week’s NAPA Net reader poll.In fact, among NAPA Net poll respondents, poor data quality was such a dominant factor it actually showed up in multiple categories in the top five: Missing and/or wrong SSNs, no...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 9/3/2015
The Department of Labor is moving ahead with its effort to make it easier for states to offer retirement initiatives without running afoul of federal law, sending a proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget for review Sept. 1.The action, noted in an OMB website posting, could accelerate...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 9/1/2015
By now, you’ve heard — and perhaps dispensed — what appears to be the “common wisdom” about the recent market tumult: “stay the course,” “ride it out,” and my personal favorite, “don’t just do something, stand there.”For all our industry’s long-standing concern about participant inertia, in times...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/31/2015
What would a plan conversion be without a “bump” — or two — along the way. But what have you found to be the biggest complicating factor(s) in a plan conversion?This week we’ve got two ways for you to weigh in.You can do so via our unique voting tool — where you can tell us which of two pitfalls...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/31/2015
The tepid take-up rates of annuity offerings in defined contribution plans are well-chronicled — but if that were to change, how much difference might it make?That’s the focus of a new report by the non-partisan “fact tank” Employee Benefit Research Institute, which takes a look at one of the...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/28/2015
Think you’ve had a bad week? It could have been worse. Check out what happened to these guys…
In Lake Elsinore, California, Alex Gomez, 36, spotted a snake in a field by his family’s ranch here… so he picked it up… and proceeded to do what so many do these days… he decided to pose with it for a...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/28/2015
Reviewing — and making changes to — plan investment lineups is integral to the fiduciary function, and a process in which plan sponsors routinely rely on their plan advisors for help. This week we asked NAPA Net readers to share their experiences.As for the “why” behind those changes, respondents...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/25/2015
One of the most valuable skills in my profession — and perhaps in any profession — is an ability to discern trends early. Just as valuable is the ability to discern the sometimes fine line of distinction between what may be a trend, and what may, in fact, be nothing more than a fad. Most plan...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/25/2015
The hearings may be over, but it’s beginning to look like the opponents of the Labor Department’s fiduciary proposal have only begun to fight.Last week, the Financial Services Institute (FSI) published a paper by Oxford Economics titled “Economic Consequences of the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/24/2015
They say change is good — and yet human beings seem naturally predisposed to resist it.Still, reviewing — and making changes to — plan investment lineups is integral to the fiduciary function, and a process in which plan sponsors routinely rely on their plan advisors for help. This week, we’d like...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/21/2015
Think you’ve had a bad week? It could have been worse. Check out what happened to these guys…
In Boston, Massachusetts, Jose Ramirez of baseball’s Cleveland Indians popped up a fly ball to Red Sox right fielder Rusney Castillo… who handled the catch cleanly… and then tossed it to some fans...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/21/2015
There are easy questions, and tough questions, irritating questions, and “eye-rollers” (like the one above) — this week NAPA Net readers share their biggest “pain in the butt” questions they routinely get.There were, of course, questions about investments and returns: What's our rate a return since...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/19/2015
Believe it or not, a pair of academics claims to have found “systematic evidence that institutional investors located near prestigious golf courses earn significantly better benchmark- and risk-adjusted return.” I kid you not.The premise, apparently, is that knowledge gained during this social...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/18/2015
When it comes to workplace retirement plans, there are three kinds of people: people who are ERISA fiduciaries and know it, people who aren’t ERISA fiduciaries and know it, and people who are ERISA fiduciaries and don’t know it.If you’re in the first or last category — well, here are seven things...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/17/2015
There are easy questions, and tough questions, irritating questions, and “eye-rollers” — but what’s the biggest “pain in the butt” question you routinely get from clients — or prospects?And — if there’s more than one, don’t worry. This week’s NAPA Net reader poll has room for that as well!Share...
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By Nevin E. Adams, JD 8/14/2015
Think you’ve had a bad week? It could have been worse. Check out what happened to these guys…
In Bowling Green, Missouri, Bettye Wilson, 66, was visiting an associate-resident at the state prison here… she had planned to smuggle some heroin to that associate… planned to do so by passing heroin...
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