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401(k) Advisors
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A 401(k) advisor is a financial professional specializing in employer-sponsored retirement plans, specifically 401(k)s. They guide plan sponsors (employers) in various aspects, including plan design, investment selection, employee education, and ensuring compliance with regulations like ERISA. They also help plan sponsors fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities.
Pennsylvania to Seize ‘Abandoned’ Retirement Accounts
It seems 401(k) auto-portability protection came just in time, as state encroachment into the retirement savings space continues. Pennsylvania…
Morningstar Names Kunal Kapoor CEO to Replace Founder Mansueto
Research and consulting bigwig Morningstar announced Tuesday that Kunal Kapoor will take over from founder Joe Mansueto as…
IRS Loosens 401k Loans, Hardship Withdrawals for Louisiana Flood Victims
The IRS announced that it is relaxing loan and hardship withdrawal rules from 401(k)s and similar employer-sponsored retirement…
Tenured Academic Elites Wrong on 401ks, Again
401(k)s aren’t perfect. If it comes as a shock you’re in the wrong business. A paper released at…
Depressing Election Year? Here’s what 401(k) Participants Should Know
Presidential elections have inspired numerous stock market theories, and these can distract 401(k) investors as they try to…
A Boon for Collective Investment Trusts and 401(k)s?
They’re staid, boring and vanilla, and that’s just fine. New research from Boston-based global analytics firm Cerulli Associates…
3 Keys to Earning Gen X and Millennials’ 401(k) Trust
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again—control the 401(k) during the accumulation phase, and advisors have…
401(k) Flows to R6 Retirement Share Classes Spike
Beneficial for participants of bane of their existence—however 401(k) advisors feel about the DOL’s fiduciary rule, it appears…
Why Small Balance 401(k) Distributions Are Falling Through the Cracks
According to the recently released 2016 Willis Towers Watson U.S. Retirement Governance Survey, a major trend in retirement planning…
What 403(b) Plan Participants are Doing Right
They’re better than the rest of us in every way. Not only do non-profit organizations and their employees…