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BY Fred Barstein | 3/19/2014
Not only is America aging, but the top plan advisors are getting older too. Though there are many great, seasoned professionals who have been highlighted in numerous lists and articles, where is the... Read More
BY John Ortman | 3/16/2014
Editor’s Note: This is the third of three profiles of the finalists for the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Leadership Award.Now in its seventh year, the NAPA 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award continues to recognize... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/14/2014
As William Shakespeare might have said if he were a plan advisor in 2014, "Are you in or are you out? That is the question." Decision time is here — advance registration for the 2014 NAPA 401(k)... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/13/2014
Okay, maybe using food to illustrate your success is a silly metaphor. But after all, the 401(k) SUMMIT will be in New Orleans next week, and elevating your success is what the SUMMIT is all about.... Read More
BY John Ortman | 3/13/2014
Editor’s Note: This is the second of three profiles of the finalists for the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Leadership Award.Now in its seventh year, the NAPA 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award continues to recognize... Read More
BY John Ortman | 3/12/2014
Editor’s Note: This is the first of three profiles of the three finalists for the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Leadership Award.Now in its seventh year, the NAPA 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award continues to... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/12/2014
Have you made your plans for the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit yet? This year's Summit is right around the corner — it’s March 23-25, a little more than a week away. And the cutoff for registrations is... Read More
BY John Ortman | 3/8/2014
NAPA has experienced tremendous growth since its inception in 2011 — we now have more than 7,000 individual members and over 150 Firm Partners. To help manage a venture of this size, NAPA would like... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/6/2014
NAPA has announced the three finalists in the running for the 2014 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award:
• Alliance Benefit Group Financial Services, Corp. represented by Bradley K. Arends, J.D.
•... Read More
BY John Ortman | 3/6/2014
If you’ve been putting off registering to attend this year’s NAPA 401(k) SUMMIT March 23-25 in New Orleans, now’s the time to make your arrangements. In fact, there’s only one week left to register... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/3/2014
By Alexander G. Assely IIIAt the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit in New Orleans later this month, we want you to "elevate" — your knowledge, your practice and your clients' success. We continually ask for... Read More
BY Michael Bushnell | 2/25/2014
There are few events in American life more awe-inspiring than walking into the Capitol Hill office of your congressman or senator, pulling up a chair, and talking about what you do with the member... Read More
BY John Ortman | 2/20/2014
With the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit just over a month away, anyone who has put off registering for the industry-leading conference in New Orleans has a good reason to act now — to take advantage of the... Read More
BY John Ortman | 2/20/2014
Despite their differences, there’s at least one thing that all of the stakeholders in our retirement system agree on: average American workers are not saving enough for retirement. In Washington,... Read More
BY John Ortman | 2/6/2014
The application window for the 2014 NAPA DC Fly-In Forum is now open. Applications from qualified plan advisors to attend this year’s Fly-In Forum will be accepted until the limit on Forum delegates... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 2/4/2014
Last week’s top five most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in President Obama’s attack on retirement tax incentives, Sen. Tom Harkin’s retirement reform legislation, the findings of... Read More
BY Craig Hoffman | 2/1/2014
On a semi-annual basis, the Department of Labor publishes a work plan for the guidance they intend to issue in the coming months. The plan is just that, a “plan.” There are no guarantees that the... Read More
BY John Ortman | 1/31/2014
With the equity markets reaching new highs, participants in 401(k) plans are still unprotected from significant market drops. The majority of target date funds used in plans today are not designed to... Read More
BY John Ortman | 1/29/2014
The latest addition to the NAPA 401(k) Summit agenda promises to attract a full house: a point-counterpoint session featuring NAPA Executive Director/CEO Brian Graff and economics professor Teresa... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 1/27/2014
Last week’s top five most-read posts on NAPA Net reflected keen interest in the inclusion of brokerage windows on the DOL’s 2014 agenda, Mohamed El-Erian’s departure from PIMCO, which record keepers... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 1/23/2014
The Spring 2014 issue of NAPA Net the Magazine will be published and ready for the NAPA 401(k) Summit in New Orleans March 23-25. The cover story will reveal the industry’s top wholesalers and what... Read More
BY John Ortman | 1/17/2014
The Daily will not publish on Monday as we observe Martin Luther King Day. There will be about 72 hours in the long weekend. Take half an hour to reacquaint yourself with the intellect and... Read More
BY Jim Dornan | 1/15/2014
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) will be keynoting the NAPA political action committee (PAC) lunch at the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit in New Orleans on March 24, 2014. She will talk to NAPA PAC contributors... Read More
BY John Ortman | 1/10/2014
In an industry created by — and sometimes burdened by — rules and regulations, most people and companies in the defined contribution market are just trying to improve the current system. When it... Read More
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