Editor’s Note: A number of recent studies clearly demonstrate the importance of the work done by “face-to-face” financial advisors, in terms of the success and results of the account balances in 403(... Read More
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BY Rick Meigs | 12/27/2012
Entrepreneur magazine ran a short article that serves as a valuable reminder about how to make the most of this holiday workweek between Christmas and New Year's. Author Lisa Evans lays out six good... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/18/2012
With advisors aging, where will the next crop come from? Success rates at major brokerage firms can be as low as 30%, and it can be harder for smaller firms that do not have the resources or time to... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/10/2012
Mistakes are an important part of the employee learning process, but they definitely represent risk to a financial services practice. How you train and manage your employees, including how you handle... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/30/2012
Some liken the recent fee disclosure regs and the preparation for them to Y2K – others say it has just been a big waste of paper. Regardless, it's not going away, and fees and transparency are front... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/16/2012
When all is said and done, Hurricane Sandy will probably weigh in as the second most costly storm in U.S. history. As the Northeast slowly struggles to return to normal, relief and recovery efforts... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/15/2012
The end of the year brings lots of lists. Following up on yesterday’s “Case of the Week” question about notices due by Dec. 2, the law firm of Snell... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/8/2012
Describing Tuesday’s national and state elections as a “status quo election,” NAPA’s Executive Director and Washington insider Brian Graff notes that, despite spending about $5 billion on this year’s... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/5/2012
The winner of the 2013 NAPA 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award may be reading this right now. Is it you?This annual leadership award recognizes the efforts of advisors to:• serve their clients (plan... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 10/25/2012
Almost all advisors who have worked in the DC market for even a few years acknowledge that they are functional fiduciaries, even if their broker dealer or insurance policy does not allow them to be... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/24/2012
Is long term care insurance a long time gone? In the wake of a skeptical report by Moody’s and a dramatic price increase by one of the major carriers (driven by higher-than-expected medical costs and... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/19/2012
By Timothy D. Rice
Our industry is notorious for churning out large reports for investment committee meetings that, for all intents and purposes, are thrown by the wayside an hour or two after the... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/19/2012
The Internal Revenue Service announced on Oct. 19 the annual cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations and thresholds for pension plans and other retirement-related items (i.e., IRAs,... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/17/2012
At a NAPA-hosted webcast on Oct, 16th, presenters focused on the challenges and action items surrounding 404a-5 disclosures and offered ways for advisors to add value for their clients. Key take-... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/17/2012
What’s driving cost cutting by mutual funds offered to retirement plans? Some might say disclosure, but there may be other drivers at work, like technology and market pressure. Many of the... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/16/2012
Most DC plans do not even have an Investment Policy Statement (IPS), which is debatedly required. So do we need another document that could potentially create liability? The answer is laid out... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/16/2012
By David J. Witz(Editor's Note: This article is reprinted with permission from the Fall 2012 issue of Plan Consultant magazine, published by the American Society of Pension Professionals and... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/15/2012
With the impact of the DOL’s disclosure regulations now trickling down to participants and the attendant focus on fees in 401(k) plans, the debate over who should pay and what they should pay is just... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/10/2012
In a scathing report on service provider 408(b)(2) disclosures published Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal detailed the problems that plan sponsors have in two key areas: first, understanding the fees... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/5/2012
By Timothy D. Rice
Our industry is notorious for churning out large reports for investment committee meetings that, for all intents and purposes, are thrown by the wayside an hour or two after the... Read More
BY Jason Roberts | 10/3/2012
By Jason C. Roberts and Kimberly Shaw Elliott, Roberts Elliott, LLPFinally, after months — potentially years — of preparation, diligent providers of services to retirement plans have completed their... Read More
BY Marcy Supovitz | 10/2/2012
Momentum. Championship-caliber sports teams have it. In politics, victorious candidates have it.And in the retirement industry, NAPA has it. Barely a year old, we’re now nearly 3,800 members strong,... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/2/2012
With greater fee disclosure and focus on fiduciary issues, it seems logical that RIAs and hybrids would increase 401(k) market share. SageView’s growth might be an indicator of this trend as well as... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/2/2012
Participants’ concern about their retirement is growing, according to the 4th Annual 2012 DC Participant Experience Study by KK... Read More
BY Adam Sokolic | 9/29/2012
Do we really live in the Information Age? I ask because it seems to me the retirement plan industry is a bit behind the curve when it comes to making key information available to those who need it... Read More
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