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401(k) FIDUCIARY: Chaotic Confusion: Do Advisors Really Know the Difference?
When it comes to 3(38), 3(21) and 3(16), they’d better. These three numbers mean big success—or complete disaster. Our high-profile experts clue us in.
401(k) PRACTICE: Male, Pale and Stale — Female 401(k) Advisors Wanted (And Badly Needed) An organization and conference of women, for women and run by women gets real about what it will take to get more women involved in the 401(k) industry.
401(k) INVESTMENTS: Sending Out An SOS — Active Managers Need Help (Or Do They?) Active managers are getting hurt, but here’s why it doesn’t matter in the 401(k) target date space.
401(k) ROLLOVERS: IRA Rollover Drought? Retirement demographics demanded a 401(k)-to-IRA rollover surge, but then the DOL’s fiduciary rule happened. Has the predicted 401(k) to IRA deluge slowed to a trickle? Will it? What should advisors watch for?
401(k) CLIENT ACQUISITION: What Will ‘Impact’ an Advisor’s 401k Fiduciary Obligations? Impact investing is all the rage with younger participants. It can act to attract clients and fulfill the advisor’s fiduciary obligations. Fiduciary giant Blaine Aikin explains how.
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401(k) Client Connection Why is it critical for advisors to ‘standardize their brand?’ Rebecca Hourihan, CMO of 401(k) Marketing, lets us know, especially in light of all that’s happening with the election and the fiduciary rule.
Dispatches from the DOL What does Donald Trump’s win mean for the all-important DOL fiduciary rule? Mike Narko from Ascensus breaks it down.
401(k) Advisor Voice A stressed-out employee is a poorly – performing employee, and nothing stresses a person out more than finances. What’s to be done? Financial wellness expert (hint) Mark Singer has some ideas.
401(k) Investment Insight What’s wrong with 401(k) auto enrollment adoption? Quite a bit, it turns out. Thomas Hawkins, vice president of sales and marketing with Retirement Clearinghouse, tells us what to do about it.
401(k) Sales and Strategies Multiple-employer plans are a hot topic, and Lincoln Financial’s Jim McCrory lists three important advantages they present.
401(k) Provider Perspective Here are five strategic alliances to help your 401(k) Practice from Jeff Giantonio, managing director with Beirne Wealth Consulting Services.