Research released by EBRI March 18 shows that a sizable portion of the population has saved very little. That’s sobering by itself, but a closer look reveals more regarding what that means for... Read More
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BY John Iekel | 3/19/2014
Changing policy toward and tax treatment of 401(k) plans may be an idea academia and some pols are entertaining, but their ideas don’t resonate with the people their theories would affect. In a... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 3/19/2014
Yale Law School professor Ian Ayres’ collaborator, Curtis Quinn, conducted an exclusive interview with Chris Carosa of Fiduciary News about their recently released study about the effect of fees on... Read More
BY John Iekel | 3/18/2014
Some rays of sun appear to be dispelling the gloom that has long engulfed employees’ confidence in their ability to fund a comfortable retirement. The Employee Benefit Research Institute in its 2014... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 3/18/2014
We’ve never invested in a vacation home, but for a number of years now, my family has made relatively regular trips to Gettysburg, PA. Though we’ve visited many places over the years, Gettysburg... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 3/18/2014
Does Nicholas Schorsch know something about the independent broker dealer market that the rest of us don’t? Judging by the share price of RCAP, the Schorsch subsidiary that is buying BDs, the answer... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/17/2014
Last week’s top five most read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in IRA rollovers, fee equalization, DOL’s proposed guide to 408(b)(2) disclosure documents and Phyllis Borzi’s warning to... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/17/2014
Legg Mason’s acquisition of QS Investors LLC spells the end of Batterymarch Financial Management Inc., the 45-year-old Boston-based quantitative equity manager that many regarded as a pioneer in its... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 3/14/2014
Calling the DOL redefinition of fiduciary proposal a “rule in search of a problem,” an Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) study shows that people who use a financial advisor are better prepared for... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 3/13/2014
A study by LIMRA SRI shows that U.S. companies continue to move away from DB plans as sales on pension buyouts continue to rise. Sales in 2012 are considered an anomaly because of the large... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 3/11/2014
Is participant fee equalization a fiduciary requirement? Though no one has gone that far, most experts claim that it’s a matter of fairness. Why should two people in the same plan with the same... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 3/7/2014
While the market for firms offering online financial advice is limited even by the most generous estimates, the biggest opportunity may be partnering with traditional advisors, according to a report... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 3/6/2014
Polling 540 executives from record keepers, DCIOs and consultants, a P... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 3/6/2014
Though fewer participants used an advisor to help with retirement planning at work in 2013, according to a study by Mercer and Brightscope, the quality of the investor was very high — as was... Read More
BY John Iekel | 3/6/2014
Sometimes rules are made to be broken — even when they are long-standing and seem rock-solid. The 4% rule is one, and “Breaking the 4% Rule,” a recent paper by J.P. Morgan makes the case for that. (... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 3/5/2014
RIAs stepped up to lead the M... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/4/2014
Last week’s top five most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in Rep. Dave Camp’s tax reform proposal and Brian Graff’s response to it, publication of Yale Law professor Ian Ayres’ paper... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 2/26/2014
According to industry blogger Michael Kitces, low-cost, cloud-based software tools were the buzz at the recent T3 (Technology Tools for Today) conference. Kitces highlighted four programs that are... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 2/25/2014
Following the lead of many other states in what is becoming a national groundswell, Democrats in Wisconsin proposed a bill that would allow workers in private companies without a “pension” plan to... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 2/25/2014
I’ve never been very keen on going to the dentist. As important as I believe dental hygiene to be, I’ve come to associate my visits with the dentist with bad things: some level of discomfort, perhaps... Read More
BY Ray Harmon | 2/25/2014
The wait is over. You may recall last summer when Yale Law School professor Ian Ayres threatened to run a national smear campaign against employers who voluntarily sponsor retirement plans. NAPA... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 2/24/2014
Last week’s top five most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in the findings from the latest 401(k) Averages Book, RCS Capital’s aggressive retention plan, the Maryland legislature’s... Read More
BY John Iekel | 2/22/2014
Figures don’t lie. Or do they? At the very least, how they are derived — and what they measure — is as important as the data they provide. That was the message at the American Enterprise Institute’s... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 2/22/2014
New research by EBRI indicates that the level of participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans decreased in 2012 for almost all size plans. Even participation in public sector plan decreased... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 2/20/2014
RCS Capital, led by Executive Chairman Nicholas Schorsch, filed a plan with the SEC last week outlining plans to retain the more than 9,000 reps it added through the acquisition of four IBDs over the... Read More
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