The Employee Benefit Research Institute, which has the most extensive database of DC plans (with detailed information on more than 60,000 plans and 24 million participant records), also has a rich... Read More
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BY Judy Miller | 6/3/2013
Last week the Congressional Budget Office issued a report on the distribution of major tax expenditures, including the expenditure for “net pension contributions and earnings.” The study was... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 6/3/2013
The Investment Company Institute just published a guide to important retirement plan metrics that busy plan advisors may want to keep handy. For example:• How large are the assets in 401(k)s?• How... Read More
BY John Ortman | 5/30/2013
Millennials tend to be more independent investors than members of the Gen X and Baby Boomer generations, but young 30-somethings who choose advisors are looking for the same qualities valued by older... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 5/29/2013
While many people investing in a 401(k) are opting for the convenience of auto-enrollment, it’s also deflating savings rates. According to data from Aon Hewitt, employees who are auto-enrolled in... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 5/28/2013
Last week’s top 5 most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in DB plans outperforming 401(k)s, updates to industry lists, the uniform fiduciary role, pension lenders and Form 5500 audit... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 5/28/2013
Recently, the Wall Street Journal’s Anne Tergesen wrote a story titled, “Mixed Bag for Auto-enrollment.” Citing data presented at the recent EBRI Policy Forum, [1. Materials from EBRI’s 72nd Policy... Read More
BY John Ortman | 5/28/2013
Interest among plan sponsors in automatic enrollment, step-up deferral rate solutions and target date funds continues to increase, according to Mesirow Financial's 2013 Retirement Plan Survey Report... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 5/24/2013
As a result of our recently published and widely read posts listing the top DC providers and broker dealers, we received some thoughtful comments. Both lists — DC national record keepers and DC... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 5/22/2013
In today’s strong IPO market, experts predict that more money managers will go public like Artisan (APAM), rather than sell to private equity firms as Victory did. And even with a 29% increase in... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 5/21/2013
Last week’s top five most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in updates to industry lists, Fred Reish’s warning of new ERISA litigation threat, and NFP’s deal closing.
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BY Fred Barstein | 5/21/2013
The Chair and ranking member of the Senate’s HELP Committee has sent a letter to the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) requesting documentation to identify people being targeted in so-... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 5/21/2013
Recently a reporter asked me which finding in the 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey most surprised me, before acknowledging that maybe there wasn’t anything to be surprised about in a survey that has... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 5/20/2013
The Washington Post’s Michael Fletcher recently highlighted Pew Charitable Trust research indicating that late Baby Boomers and Gen Xer’s are in the greatest danger of not having enough assets to... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 5/14/2013
Last week’s top 5 most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in revenue sharing, EBSA’s proposed changes to DC benefit statements, insurers’ message to annuity owners, wirehouse-to-RIA moves... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 5/14/2013
Generalizations are often misleading, but I think it’s fair to say that some people (specifically those of the male gender) are notoriously reluctant to ask for directions — even when it’s painfully... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 5/10/2013
Changing broker dealers is one of the most difficult decisions an advisor will make in his or her career, with the transition taking at least 12 months before everything is back to business as usual... Read More
BY John Ortman | 5/9/2013
The number of plan sponsors offering individual financial counseling and advice jumped from 50% in 2011 to 61% in 2012, according to the 12th Annual 401(k) Benchmarking Survey conducted by Deloitte,... Read More
BY John Ortman | 5/8/2013
Not that long ago, most widely accepted predictions held that as Baby Boomers inched toward a retirement funded largely by their 401(k) plans, most of them would seek a one-on-one relationship with a... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 5/7/2013
A new study by Bank of America Merrill Lynch in conjunction with Age Wave shows a dramatic shift in Baby Boomers’ attitudes about retirement. As the first generation without significant DB coverage... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 5/6/2013
Last week’s top five most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in PBS’ Frontline program, “The Retirement Gamble,” a possible exemption from the DOL’s expanded fiduciary definition,... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 5/3/2013
The recent release of EBRI’s 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) got a lot of attention. The headlines were mostly about Americans’ lack of confidence in their prospects for a financially secure... Read More
BY John Ortman | 5/3/2013
Suffering from Frontline Fatigue? We are too, but there is one more thing we recommend you read before we all move on. Over at the FiduciaryNews website, Christopher Carosa has put together a four-... Read More
BY John Ortman | 5/2/2013
While they’ll never eclipse 401(k) plans in terms of sheer numbers, cash balance plans continue to grow in popularity. The number of plans grew from 1,500 in 2001 to 7,500 in 2010 — an average annual... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 5/2/2013
What drives plan sponsors’ loyalty to their advisors? According to Cogent’s recently released PlanScape survey of 1,500 plan sponsors of all sizes, the key is accessibility. Plans sponsors want to... Read More
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