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Consistent performance and downside protection are valued more by DC plan participants than funds that seek to outperform the market are, according to a recent report.
Concern over recent market volatility has made participants less confident regarding the performance of their retirement plan fund...
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After enduring persistent stock market volatility throughout 2018 and the beginning of 2019, Americans seem to have adapted to this "new normal," a new study reveals.
Given the ongoing volatility, Americans remain cautiously optimistic, with one-third of respondents saying they are comfortable...
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Many factors are in play when you’re designing retirement income strategies. A recent analysis from T. Rowe Price argues that investors’ preferences and tolerance for risk should be most prominent.
In “Incorporating Behavioral Risk Preferences in Retirement Income Strategy Design,” T. Rowe’s Anna...
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We are excited to offer CFP Continuing Education credit hours for Certified Financial Planners at the ASPPA Eastern Regional Conference!
The conference, scheduled for May 9-10, 2019, in Philadelphia, is a great opportunity for networking and obtaining answers to your work problems. But one of the...
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The Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA), part of the American Retirement Association (ARA), is giving retirement plan sponsors at nonprofit organizations an opportunity to participate in, and receive benchmarking data from, its annual 403(b) Benchmarking Survey.
Embarking on its second decade,...
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With the Trump administration’s Association Health Plan rule stymied by a federal judge’s ruling, a large group of Republican senators has introduced legislation to fill that gap.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have joined Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) and a group of colleagues in...
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That the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) provides a financial safety net for millions of retirees and plan participants. But what are those threads made of? The Congressional Research Service (CRS) offers an answer.
In “Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): A Primer,” the CRS...
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The Garden State has formally proposed a new uniform fiduciary standard – and there’s some good news.
Issued April 15 by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and the state’s Bureau of Securities, the proposed rule would establish by regulation a common law fiduciary duty and apply it to...
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Technology offers a dazzling array of ever-expanding options for retirement plans and participants. But not everyone is interested in tech. Some recent blog entries suggest ways to heighten the experience, as well as non-tech ways to serve a plan and its participants.
Technological advances march...
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Discipline. It can be routine, it can be difficult, but its rewards can be many. Among them, argues a recent blog entry, is the ounce of prevention that consistent application of due diligence offers.
In “Due Diligence Is a Piece of Cake — Unless You Don’t Do it,” a post published recently on the...
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