Magazine Articles

Cover Story

Connectivity

Retirement plan specialists are acquiring wealth management firms.
Compliance News

Legislative and Judicial Actions

The DOL seeks comments about protecting plan assets from climate-related risk; a proposed SEC rule would intensify registered investment adviser...
Growing Your Practice | RFPs

The Evolving Use of RFPs

The volume has increased, as has what advisers must do to make the finals.
Growing Your Practice | Practice Management

Is It Time to Let Go?

Working with unprofitable clients can be a challenge.
Growing Your Practice | NQDC Plans

Another Retention Tool

Nonqualified deferred compensation plans can help build clientele.
Trends

Talking Points

of respondents in a recent study by Fidelity Investments said they kept their financial resolutions for 2021, up from 58% in 2020. This suggests that actions taken at...
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Improving Outcomes | Plan Design

Getting to Yes

When alignment on plan-design changes requires overcoming common objections.
Art by Daniel Shaffer
Improving Outcomes | Plan Aggregation

The Full View

The merits of pulling in participants’ external financial information.
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Improving Outcomes | Emergency Funds

Life Happens

When participants have no choice but to draw from their retirement plan.
Publisher’s Note

What’s Good for Them

If clients ask to add digital investments to their plan, the adviser needs to stress prudence.
Art by Mar Hernández
Cover Story

The Virtual Reality

Most plans offer digital access, yet participant engagement lags—what can advisers do?
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Improving Outcomes | Total Retirement

A Share of the Wealth

Each employee gains with an ESOP or a KSOP—how to transform a client’s plan.
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Compliance News

Legislative and Judicial Actions

The DOL denies general support for private equity; the Supreme Court sends ‘Northwestern’ back to the appeals court; the PBGC...
Trends

Take Action for Change

The events of the past few years have helped supercharge efforts to address the longstanding and concerning lack of diversity...