Blog 2 Columns - Masonry

With the growing number of items that compliance teams must monitor, including both firm and representative disclosures, tracking regulatory compliance disclosures has become even more complicated than it used to be.

Participant Education is King

Gaurrav Beddi

22 Feb 2023

401K plans are perhaps the most popular retirement savings options for employees & employers in the United States. So it is imperative for plan advisors and sponsors to educate plan participants to avoid litigation and ensure compliance with ERISA, DOL, and other statutory regulations.

How Your Portfolio Reacts Under Certain Market Conditions

Yon Perullo

16 Feb 2023

RiXtrema CEO Yon Perullo joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss why the goal is to understand identifying risk and how your portfolio reacts under certain market conditions.

Leveraging Technology To Ensure Compliance And Manage Risk In A Volatile Market

Yon Perullo

16 Feb 2023

RiXtrema’s original software was a portfolio risk management system focused on stress testing.

SECURE 2.0: Over-Rated or Game-Changing?

Gennady Prokofyev

14 Feb 2023

The SECURE 2.0 Act was signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023.

How you may fail in portfolio risk (what to do about it) (Ep. 17)

Daniel Satchkov

09 Feb 2023

Most financial advisors are using portfolio risk measures that are just extensions of a discredited method to measure risk; risks that led to several financial collapses.

Real Estate Dilemma

Alexandr Starodubtsev

07 Feb 2023

Not so long ago, we were in the age of “free money” when in 2020 the US Fed plunged interest rates down to 0% to boost economic activity during the pandemic.

Portfolio Reallocations Are on the Way

Svetlana Patokova

02 Feb 2023

Financial advisors are increasingly drawn to alternative investment strategies as a means of navigating an economic environment that appears fraught with potential pitfalls.

3 Tips for 401(k) Plan Advisors in 2023

Tatiana Novosiltseva

31 Jan 2023

The end of January is a time to stop reflecting on last year and start really implementing changes in your professional life. For fiduciaries the focus is always on improving a plan’s governance and ensuring plan participants are satisfied with your work. Here are a few ideas for plan fiduciaries to consider in 2023.

The SECURE ACT 2.0 Is Now Law

Daniel Harvey

26 Jan 2023

After some concerns it would not get passed in time, but with no ‘controversy on substance’, the SECURE ACT 2.0 is now law.

War, Oil, and Your 401K: How to Manage Risk in Times of Market Uncertainty

Sumon Bose

24 Jan 2023

The war in Ukraine has created uncertainty in the global oil market, which can lead to an increase in oil prices.

Why is silver leaving London Vaults? And is gold joining in?