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BY NAPA Net Staff | 1/9/2014
The Great Recession brought an inordinate amount of scrutiny to target date funds from both industry experts and political organizations. And the scrutiny came with good reason: Some estimates show... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 1/6/2014
Last week’s top five most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in FINRA’s announcement that it will focus on IRA rollovers, Labor Secretary Tom Perez lobbying congress on the EBSA’s... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/30/2013
Last week’s top 5 most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in Ted Benna’s perspective on improving DC plans, the San Jose judge’s ruling that city workers’ pensions may not be cut, the... Read More
BY John Ortman | 12/30/2013
Look for your next issue of the Daily on Friday, Jan. 3. 'Till then, we wish you a Happy New Year!
BY Fred Barstein | 12/27/2013
Most of us chose the 401(k)/DC plan business either by accident or because we saw an opportunity to make money. But some of us also view the DC industry as a way of helping people while providing for... Read More
BY John Ortman | 12/20/2013
Look for your next issue of NAPA Net Daily on Friday, Dec. 27. 'Till then, we wish you all the joy and peace of the season.
BY John Ortman | 12/10/2013
It looks like the issue of tax reform is fading away, notes Brian Graff, NAPA’s Executive Director/CEO in this month’s Washington Update video. The reason has nothing to do with the retirement... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/9/2013
Last week’s top five most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in the Detroit bankruptcy judge’s ruling, survey data on wholesalers’ role in advisor satisfaction, participant disclosure... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/6/2013
By Alexander G. Assely IIIEditor's Note: This is the first in a series of posts by speakers at the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit, March 23-25, 2014 in New Orleans.The world we live in today is not the... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 12/5/2013
For most plan advisors, their provider is really their local wholesaler. Though they may travel to due diligence meetings and visit with home office people, more than 90% of their interactions are... Read More
BY John Ortman | 12/4/2013
"Retaining Plan Rollovers" has pulled into a virtual tie with "Building Your Brand Through Thought Leadership" in the voting tool we added to NAPA Net last month to help us choose topics for future... Read More
BY John Ortman | 11/26/2013
As we noted last week, we’ve added a new voting tool to the NAPA Net portal so you can help us choose topics for future NAPA webinars. After two weeks, here are the current “standings” in the poll:1... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/25/2013
With greater scrutiny by the DOL and more litigation resulting in settlements and judgments against plan sponsors and providers, including the recent International Paper case, it’s critical that plan... Read More
BY John Ortman | 11/22/2013
If you had to skip NAPA’s inaugural DC Fly-in Forum last September because of a scheduling conflict — or if you want to make sure you return for the second Fly-in — you can now put Sept. 30-Oct. 1 on... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 11/19/2013
In a sense, many advisors work in a box — not knowing, for example, how well they are doing, especially when it comes to sales compared with their peers. If you sold five plans this quarter, is that... Read More
BY John Ortman | 11/19/2013
We’ve added a new voting tool to the NAPA Net portal that you can use to help select future NAPA webinar topics that you want — not ones that we choose. The tool will replace our Reader Poll for a... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/15/2013
The 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit will be a seminal event for a number of reasons, including the fact that it will be the first time that the Summit, launched by ASPPA, will be branded exclusively as a... Read More
BY John Ortman | 11/12/2013
We’ve just added a new section to NAPA Net devoted to NAPA Net the Magazine. In this new tab you’ll find information about the new magazine, which mailed to NAPA members last month. You can now... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/12/2013
Capitalized under $25 million, small businesses represent more than 99% of all companies in America — and yet nearly 72% of small business employees do not have access to a retirement plan. As these... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/11/2013
Members of NAPA have the opportunity to nominate an advisor to serve on the 2014 NAPA Leadership Council — but only through the middle of next month. Two voting advisor members and one firm partner... Read More
BY Steven Dimitriou | 11/6/2013
The end of the nomination period for the 2014 NAPA Leadership Award is right around the corner — Nov. 15. The winner of the prestigious award will be announced at the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit in New... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/1/2013
It’s abundantly clear the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit, to be held in New Orleans, March 23-25, 2014, will be the conference to attend in the retirement plan industry next year. Attendance is the doorway... Read More
BY John Ortman | 10/28/2013
With the creation of NAPA in 2011, plan advisors who want to bring about change rather than react or complain have a group that speaks for them and a way to engage with Washington. The first step in... Read More
BY John Ortman | 10/24/2013
NAPA members, keep an eye on your mailbox next week — you should receive the inaugural issue of NAPA Net the Magazine soon. Why are we launching a magazine at a time when so many are ceasing... Read More
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