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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.
On Wall Street March 1, 2010 Bo Bohanan	Do You Really Want To Be A 401(k) Consultant? It is fairly easy to spot the advantages and opportunities of working in this marketplace. But, not all of the pitfalls are as evident.
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.
On Wall Street September 1, 2012 Elizabeth Wine	Financial Advisors Turn to the 401(k) Market for More Business Advisors look to 401(k) plans as fertile ground for business.
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?
Investment Advisor October 2008 Melanie Waddell	DOL Floats Advice Proposals The Department of Labor recently announced two proposed rules under the Pension Protection Act designed to make investment advice more accessible for millions of Americans in 401(k)-type plans and individual retirement accounts.
Financial Planning April 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell	The BIG Fix Familiar as 401(k)s are, planners love to hate them, and they'll readily cite long lists of faults with the plans themselves, as well as the way the $2.8 trillion 401(k) industry operates.
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.
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.
Investment Advisor September 2007 Melanie Waddell	Failure to Compute? The Department of Labor is set to tell Congress by year-end if computer models are suitable for IRAs.
Investment Advisor December 2009 Melanie Waddell	Retirement News DOL testimony on fiduciaries... Claims against advisors... Research on roller coaster redemptions...
On Wall Street January 1, 2011 Steve Garmhausen	DOL: Advice Rules To Get Tougher The Department of Labor is poised to toughen rules for consultants and advisors that serve retirement plans, as past industry practices have fallen under new scrutiny.
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 June 2010 Stephen K. Davis	What To Do About The 401(k) How do we bring better investment success to the 401(k)? For one, participants need help from financial advisors.
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey	Are The Retirement Waters Now Murkier? A 40-page document of new regulations from the Department of Labor sets out to ease the challenges of offering investment advice to retirement plan participants and to lessen any conflicts of interest.
Registered Rep. January 23, 2015 Megan Leonhardt	SIFMA Questions The Numbers in White House Research on Broker Conflicts Investors could be losing 10 to 15 percent of their potential retirement savings because of conflicted advice from brokers, according to a memo written by White House economic advisors that could galvanize presidential support for new rules governing advisors of ERISA accounts.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	Confronting the F Word Experts suggest that reps who ultimately become fiduciaries will require additional training. Simply holding various series licenses is probably not going to cut it. There are now more options than just a few years ago.
Financial Advisor December 2003 Jeff Schlegel	Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business.
Investment Advisor April 2007 James J. Green	Retirement Planning Balancing Act Being a financial advisor who focuses on selling and servicing corporate 401(k) plans is a matter of balance.
Investment Advisor December 2007 Elizabeth D. Festa	Fighting the Good Fight on 401(k)s In his new book, Stop the 401(k) Rip Off, David Loeper rails against the hidden fees in 401(k) plans and attempts to arm participants with the ability to uncover the fees and approach their employer about offering less expensive funds in their plans.
Registered Rep. October 22, 2002 Rick Weinberg	Merrill to Reps: Go Get 401(k) Business Merrill Lynch advisors are now going to offer participants in Merrill-run retirement plans specific buy and sell recommendations. Indeed, participants may elect to turn over all investment decisions to Merrill advisors.
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey	Get Smart When the U.S. Department of Labor speaks, we should listen, whether we work with qualified retirement plans or not. The DOL made several announcements in October that are going to be significant game changers for the financial services industry.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	New Rivals Are investment research firms, such as Morningstar and Ibbotson Associates, now rivals to registered reps?
Registered Rep. July 24, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Fee Disclosure - Can You Handle the Truth? New federal rules are forcing advisors to spell out what they're charging for running 401(k) plans and what their clients are getting for the money. It could lead to some difficult conversations.
Financial Advisor March 2012 Juliette Fairley	More 401(k) Avenues Demand is increasing for advisors who can help companies with their retirement plans.
Investment Advisor July 2008	News & Products, July 2008 Department of labor will continue to scrutinize the indirect compensation that advisors acting as pension consultants receive... The number individuals participating in HSA-eligible high-deductible health plans jumped significantly since 2004... etc.
Financial Advisor June 2011 Jerilyn Klein Bier	Tapping 401(k) Opportunities Financial advisors in the 401(k) space are optimistic about future prospects in a shifting regulatory landscape.
Investment Advisor April 2010 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: New Advice Rules Favor RIAs With the new rules brokers would charge a level fee, and couldn't give 'off-model' computer advice.
Investment Advisor July 2005	Assessing the Roth 401(k) It may not be around forever, but there are real benefits for the next decade.
Registered Rep. July 8, 2010 Michael Stillman	For 401k Advisors, Comp Models Must Change In the short-term, financial advisors will need to adjust their 401(k) fee arrangements. For the long-term, registered reps may find it necessary to work with -- or become -- registered investment advisors.
Investment Advisor September 2007	News & Products Participants who consistently held accounts in 401(k) plans from 1999 through 2006 increased their account balance at an annual rate of 8.7%... Rep. George Miller, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the "401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007"... etc.
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. 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.
Financial Advisor December 2005 Raymond Fazzi	Into The Black Hole Of 401(k) Consulting Advisors find that the need on the part of both sponsors and participants for professional and unbiased advice regarding 401(k) asset allocation and management is great.
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.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2013 Diana Britton	The New Face of The Fiduciary Just when the industry thought it didn't have to worry about the DOL, the agency has made it clear that its fiduciary standard is imminent. For registered reps and RIAs alike, it could change the game.
CFO December 1, 2009 Randy Myers	A Question of Balance The much-maligned 401(k) plan is being beefed up. So are the penalties for failing to manage it well.
Financial Advisor November 2010 Alan Lavine	New Opportunities With 401(k)s Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options.
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell	The Catalyst Ted Benna, developed the workplace-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan, is arguably the most influential employee benefits consultant working today.
Investment Advisor January 2007 Ken Ziesenheim	The Other Fiduciary Issue Many members of company retirement plan investment committees are not fully aware of the nature of their fiduciary responsibilities.
Investment Advisor September 2008 Melanie Waddell	SEC, DOL to Share Data The SEC and Department of Labor agree to share information on retirement and investments in an effort to protect the $5.8 trillion in retirement assets of American workers.
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.
Investment Advisor May 2009 James J. Green	Confidence Builders A study from Barclays Global Investors attempts to discover what could be done to restore confidence in retirement plans and save more.
Financial Advisor November 2012 Karen DeMasters	DOL Fiduciary Regulations May Be Revived U.S. Department of Labor regulations that would extend the fiduciary standard to a larger group of people advising on retirement plans are on hold for now, but they may not be dead, according to those following the fate of the proposals.
Investment Advisor February 2009 Melanie Waddell	Out of the Frying Pan, Into...? While most investors and their advisors are happy to say good riddance to 2008, the collective wisdom among economists and investing executives is that the global financial crisis will usher in a year of global recession and deflation risk.
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.
Investment Advisor April 2008 Melanie Waddell	Getting a Handle on 408(b)(2) The new Department of Labor rule will prove more onerous for Broker/Dealers than for Registered Independent Advisors.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Brian Richards	Save Your 401(k) Before It's Too Late Tips for making the most of your 401(k) retirement savings plan.
Financial Advisor December 2008 Janet Aschkenasy	Who Discloses What? New regulations clarify the duties of qualified retirement plan fiduciaries and advisors.
Investment Advisor May 2007	That's Not How I Read PPA Letters to the editor: DOL Requires More Due Diligence for 401(k) Advisors... You say adviser, we say advisor... Corrections...