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Investment Advisor January 2006 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Plan Advisor: Reform is in the Air Officials in Washington expect Congress to pass legislation early this year that would shore up the nation's ailing pension system and provide tax breaks to encourage retirement savings.
Investment Advisor September 2006 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Some Good News on Pensions Advisors praise the new Pension Act.
Investment Advisor October 2005 Kathleen M. McBride	Retirement Plan Advisor: What's Old is New Traditional defined benefit (DB) plans are getting a new lease on life. There is an opportunity for advisors to help clients who own small businesses to set up a DB plan.
Investment Advisor May 2006 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: News & Products CCA Small Business Group recently launched a new version of its MyMax individual defined benefit plan called OurMax... Vanguard added five new funds to its Target Retirement Funds lineup... etc.
Financial Planning January 1, 2006 Lawson & Bloom	A Hybrid Future Financial advisers should learn how the new DB(k) plan could make retirement offerings easier and more affordable for small-business owners.
Registered Rep. August 4, 2006 John Churchill	Senate Passes Pension Bill to Bush The U.S. Senate passed the Pension Protection Act, which lawmakers hope will spur businesses to improve existing employer-sponsored retirement plans. There is also a special gift to financial advisors in the bill.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Kristen French	Trolling for 401(k) Treasure Congress is expected to enact new pension legislation that would make it easier for financial advisors to work with participants in company retirement programs.
Investment Advisor February 2007	News & Products The Tax Relief and Health Care Act... 401(k) participants would rather get advice from an advisor... How the IRS will process determination letters for cash balance and other types of hybrid defined benefit pension plans...etc.
Financial Advisor September 2006 Raymond Fazzi	Whose Advice Is It Anyway? A provision of the Pension Protection Act would directly impact the financial planning field by encouraging employers to provide advisors for their 401(k) participants. But who exactly will be doling out that advice?
Registered Rep. May 28, 2003 Ross Tucker	A Greater Hand For Advisors In 401(k) Business Pending legislation could clear the way for advisors with 401(k) business to sell financial advice to plan participants.
Investment Advisor February 2007 Savita Iyer	Taking Advantage of the Pension Protection Act Financial advisors need to understand fully what the Pension Protection Act means and how it pertains to their business.
Financial Advisor May 2007 Ken Ziesenheim	Diamonds In The Rough The new Pension Protection Act offers opportunities for financial advisors, if you know where to dig.
Financial Advisor July 2005 Jeff Berends	Big Savings For Small Employers Individual defined benefit plans are appealing to the self-employed.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Pension Reform and You A new law will change the way you save for retirement. Assuming that the act is signed into law, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 will provide savers with more options and greater assurance than the current set of incentives.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 John Churchill	Deciphering the Rules of Retirement Advice Title VI of the the Pension Protection Act, far from being a clear-cut signal for reps to dive into the retirement advice business, does, however, open the door wider to advice giving.
Entrepreneur July 2002 C.J. Prince	Out of Reach Could proposed 401(k) overhauls put small-business owners in over their heads?
Financial Advisor June 2007 Eric L. Reiner	Plan Gets Stamp Of Approval Here's how financial planners can use cash-balance plans to let successful business owners save more for retirement.
Entrepreneur November 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson	Dish It Out Pension offerings continue to dissolve, but new laws reward employers whose workers pump up their 401(k)s.
Financial Advisor December 2009 Mary Rowland	Rough Road The rules on providing investment advice to 401(k) plan participants have been shifting, and the end of the controversy is not in sight.
Financial Advisor October 2011 Matt Greco	Adding It Up Many companies are unaware of recent changes that make defined benefit plans more attractive.
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Nanette Byrnes	Pensions That Discriminate against Older Workers With modern retirement plans increasingly under attack by older employees, it's becoming clear that a company's best interests are not always going to intersect with those of all its workers. That's why Congress needs to step up with clear legislation that would reform federal pension laws.
CFO August 1, 2002 Kris Frieswick	Honey, I Shrunk The 401(k) The bear market has clobbered 401(k) accounts -- and could spark a revival of defined benefit plans.
Investment Advisor August 2005 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Plan Advisor: The Capitol Solution Washington lawmakers are rolling out bills meant to untangle retirement's financial knot.
Investment Advisor July 2007	News & Products A new group has been formed to help independent third-party recordkeepers' voices be heard on Capitol Hill... A recent report by the Social Investment Forum has found that socially responsible investment options in defined contribution plans are in demand... etc.
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2003 Art Gering	Undefined Contributions Although a large number of companies invest in real estate in their defined benefit plans, many deny their employees the same advantages in their 401(k) plans.
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 David Liebrock	Mining 401(k) Gold Small- and mid-sized companies are looking for help with their retirement plans. Here's how to reach out to this untapped market.
FDIC FYI January 13, 2004 Miller & Ayres	Could a Bull Market Be a Panacea for Defined Benefit Pension Plans? This report describes the serious challenges and outlook facing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and corporate defined benefit pension plans, and examines the effects on financial institutions insured by the FDIC.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	401(k)s Coming Your Way? Big Blue announced that it has hired Fidelity Investments and The Ayco Company to offer financial advice to its U.S. employees. IBM's move may be a first for a major U.S. company. That's good news for financial advisors.
Financial Planning July 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn	You Gotta Have a Plan By itself, a retirement plan sponsored by a small business or a professional practice might be modest, with $1 million or less in assets. By pursuing several plans, though, advisors may discover that "real money" is attainable.
Investment Advisor February 2008 Melanie Waddell	Buying Binge After years of organic growth, The Hartford snaps up three firms to bulk up its retirement planning offerings.
Investment Advisor May 2009 Melanie Waddell	New IRS DB Funding Rules The Internal Revenue Service recently issued regulatory guidance on defined benefit pension plans that provides some needed relief for DB plan sponsors.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Are You a Bad Investor? Learning about investing and financial planning isn't always easy, but it's part of being a responsible adult member of society. Workers owe it to themselves to take advantage of the numerous options at their disposal to help them make the most of their savings.
Investment Advisor November 2009 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Congress to Tackle Pension Funding, Investment Advice Congressional action on two key areas of retirement planning -- defined benefit funding and investment advice -- are expected to come by year-end.
Financial Advisor May 2008 Marla Brill	Under Pressure Financial advisors who provide services to businesses with 401(k) plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act have a new reason to review fiduciary practices and double-check professional liability insurance.
Financial Advisor July 2004 Dorothy Hinchcliff	Dusting Off Defined Benefit Plans Financial advisors now have what may seem like an unlikely tool to help some clients catch up fast for retirement and defer thousands in taxes.
Investment Advisor January 2006 Barreto & Joseph	Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: ERISA Ponders Alternatives As more pension fund money has been flowing into hedge funds -- catching the eye of the SEC and perhaps pushing the move to manager registration -- legislators have acted to ease pension fund access to hedge funds.
Investment Advisor May 2009 Melanie Waddell	Retirement News & Products Retirement news and products: Research by Cerulli Associates focuses on the "bookends" of the 401(k) market... Spectrem Group study found 34% of U.S. employers have reduced or eliminated matching contributions to defined contribution retirement plans...
The Motley Fool February 24, 2009 Dan Caplinger	The Trend That Could Save Your Retirement One type of defined benefit plan, known as the cash balance plan, has gained growing popularity among employers wanting to do more for their workers.
Registered Rep. June 14, 2013 Mark Miller	The Voice of Reason for Jittery Employers A growing number of employers are worried that their workers won't be prepared to retire. For advisors who consult with workplace plans, the heat is on.
Financial Advisor December 2007 Jeff Schlegel	The Changing Face Of 401(k) Plans The 401(k) plan has become a bedrock of the American retirement account, but its foundation is becoming increasingly fluid with evolving rules, products and attitude shifts that add choices -- and complexities -- for plan participants and their sponsors.
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003	A "Perfect Storm" of Circumstances Batters Corporate Pension Plans Questions raised about accounting for pension funds have prompted some Wharton faculty and other experts to ask if rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, as well as the Internal Revenue Code itself, may have played a significant part in the strife.
Financial Advisor December 2003 Jeff Schlegel	Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business.
Registered Rep. March 2, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	New Rules For 401k Advice The White House has proposed rules that require advisors to either use independent computer models that spit out advice, or else avoid steering workers into funds to which they are tied or that pay them a fee based on their recommendation.
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Investment Advisor March 2007 Melanie Waddell	Leading the Way This year is shaping up into one in which advisors will have to stay compliant with a plethora of retirement planning rules and regs if they expect to stay firmly rooted in the retirement planning arena -- and doing what's best for their clients.
Registered Rep. November 16, 2010 Alan Lavine	Growth Opportunities: Immediate Annuities And Qualified Retirement Plans There's a window of opportunity for financial advisors to build business: They can use annuities available in 401k plans to help workers with their post-retirement income.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	60 Seconds with...David Tyrie A short interview with the head of Putnam's retirement services unit, who works directly with 401(k) sponsors and financial advisors.