PLANADVISER Magazine
COVER
2009 ERISA Compliance Calendar for DB/DC/403(b) Plans
Every retirement plan adviser knows that the year is full of various compliance deadlines imposed on these programs by the Department of Labor (DoL), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and other government agencies under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
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2009 Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Finalists
The 2009 finalists are:
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2009 Retirement Plan Adviser Team of the Year Finalists
The finalists are:
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Bear Market
Fund fees expected to drop, study says
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“Broken” Record
There's been a lot of press devoted lately to the "failure" of the 401(k)
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Changing Times
Is it possible to change the matching contributions under a safe harbor 401(k) plan?
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Fiduciary Investment Advisors
Mark Wetzel, Michael Goss, Karen Paulson, Kate Fournier, Ryan Gardner, Chris Kachmar, Tony Tranghese, Bill Peck Windsor, Connecticut
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Funds Move to the Next Level
New mutual fund products aim to help investors in the decumulation phase
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IRS Issues Final 409A Relief Procedures
Almost one year to the day after Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials first proposed a series of procedures for correcting income inclusion issues with additional taxes under Section...
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Kelliher Group at Morgan Stanley
(Stephen Kelliher, Joseph McLaughlin, Bennett White) Norwell, Massachusetts
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Pensionmark Retirement Group
(Troy Hammond, Laura Battle, Devyn Duex, Deanna Bamford, Mike Woods, Daren Alcantar, Denisse Hernandez) Santa Barbara, California
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Qualifying Information
IRS publishes additional 409A reporting, withholding instructions
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Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Finalists
The ten finalists for the PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser and Adviser Team of the Year awards.
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Size Matters
Benchmarking a plan against comparable ones gives you a true indicator of success
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Talking Points
Tired of giving the same old presentations? Use these nuggets of information to spruce them up.
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The Kieckhefer Group, RBC Wealth Management
(Rob Kieckhefer, Janet Ganong, Brian Kertscher, Darlene Roslawski, Meghan Madigan) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
cover story
The World Turned Upside Down
The current turmoil threatens broker/dealers as more advisers think about going independent—when the market improves
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Through the Looking Glass
As 2009 rolled in, I think there were hopes that the financial services world would say goodbye to the problems of 2008.