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31 May 2018

Steps a Financial Advisor can take to become a thought leader in the digital era.

Source: TheDigitalFA Quite a bit of jargon exists in the financial services industry, and the term thought leadership now falls squarely into that category as well. But thought leadership is more than a buzzword – it is a method of creating a stand-out brand that clients and prospects are drawn to, and one in which other advisors want to take part. The continued growth of the financial advisor community coupled with ease of access to information through digital channels makes becoming a thought leader a critical aspect of your success. As a thought leader, you have more influence than the average advisor which positions you as an expert in your specific...
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30 May 2018

5 Signs indicating that you might have fiduciary liability.

In order to avoid fiduciary liability, you, as a fiduciary, should pay attention to the expenses of the 401k plan you provide, and its performance, therefore: If the funds provided in your 401k plan have unreasonably high expense ratio, or advisor services are too expensive, then probably you should investigate more to find out if there’re any similar funds that are cheaper, and monitor average advisor fee in your area If the funds in your 401k plan show poor performance for the past years, you should try to find alternatives with better history, in order to improve the performance rating, and avoid the risk of possible liability”. If you use...
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22 May 2018

403(b) Plan Fiduciaries Take The Baton from 401K Litigation

The Story that Never Gets Old 401(k) litigation has been on going for nearly ten years and now lawyers began to vigorously extend it over to 403(b) plans. Top national educational institutions are in need of educating themselves to withstand litigation and defend themselves in court. Recent years have brought more than a dozen class-action lawsuits which are being filed for alleging fiduciary breaches in the management of 403(b) retirement plans of leading universities. MIT, Duke, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, J.Hopkins, UPenn, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and we still see more incoming – this year started with a trial of New York University 403(b) participants filing a suit against excessive fees and multiple...
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15 May 2018

13 Questions Retirement Plan Advisors Should Ask Plan Sponsors

Retirement Plan Advisors usually have their own personal methods and strategies in their business practice when approaching retirement plans. Advisors who represent the interests of retirement plans must take on a role of an advocate for the plan. Those who possess all of the necessary information and tools must keep the sponsors updated on the changes (no matter how small) that might impact plan holdings and its participants. Do not forget that trust is the most important asset when it comes to plan advisor and plan sponsor relationship. To stay ahead of the competition and current trends to become a plan advisor of choice, every advisor should be ready to...
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