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401(k) Plan Sponsors
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401(k) Advisors, Check Your Anti-Annuity Bias
Too many 401(k) advisors, and financial advisors in general, treat annuities as a four-letter word, but they might…
What’s More Important than 401(k) Fund Performance?
Lower fees continue to dominate 401(k) industry discussion, and now 401(k) plan sponsors are consolidating the number of…
What’s the Pension Protection Act Done for 401(k)s?
Ten years on and what have we got to show for it? Quite a lot, according to Vanguard.…
Didn’t Get the 401k Business? Time to Find Out Why
Too many advisors fail to follow-up after missing out on a piece of 401(k) plan business. Those that…
Who Has the Most, and Least, Access to a 401(k) Plan?
Access to employer-based 401(k) plans is a hot topic, with more states and municipalities implementing government-run 401(k) plans for workers…
ICYMI: Top 10 401(k) Providers That Offer the Most ‘Value’
An 401(k) industry survey in which one of the “Big Three” (Fidelity, Vanguard, T. Rowe Price) doesn’t come…
Envestnet Advisor Summit 2016: How Much is an Advisor Really Worth?
How much is an advisor really worth? Do they really add enough value to justify their fees? It’s…
The Single Biggest Problem with 401(k) Product Performance is …
“401(k) platforms demand closet indexers,” Tom Howard bluntly, and emphatically, states. “They want name brands with high assets and…
Ouch! A $590,000 Fee for Your Client’s 401(k)
We get it; 401(k) fees are high and can do lasting damage to a balance over time, but…
What 401(k) Advisors Need to Know About Capital Preservation Options
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ratified changes to Rule 2a-7, overseeing money market funds, initiating a…