How to Become an Expert on 404c Safe Harbor For Your Plan Sponsor Clients
Do You Really Qualify For 404(c) Safe Harbor From Liability? Summary: Under ERISA plan sponsors or advisors who exercise discretionary authority are fiduciaries with significant liability in case of fiduciary duty...Read More
The ultimate tool for documenting every part of your best-interest practice
Here is why IRAFiduciaryOptimizer is the ultimate tool for documenting every part of your best-interest practice: Create a comprehensive best interest report that will analyze investment fees, plan fees, advisory fees,...Read More
6 Best Practices For Reaching a Busy Plan Sponsor
We at Larkspur-RiXtrema know how difficult it can be to keep up in the retirement plan space. There are so many wasteful plans out there, and it can seem easy to reach...Read More
5 Articles for your weekend reading list: September 15-16, 2018
Here are five suggested articles to read this weekend: 1. A Post-Fiduciary Rule Rollover Playbook – The short-lived fiduciary rule provided that anyone who received compensation in connection with recommending a rollover would...Read More
What the Trump Executive Order on Retirement Means for Advisors and Plan Sponsors
President Trump with his Executive Order on Retirement plans expanded the horizons of better retirement to many people who before had no chance to retire comfortably and securely. It helps to close the gap between many employees working for small companies which do not have the ability to set up an internal retirement plan for their workforce.
5 Articles for your weekend reading list: September 8-9, 2018
Here are five suggested articles to read this weekend: 1. What are Unitized Model Portfolios and Why Should 401k Advisors Care? – Unitized model portfolios are getting an increased amount of attention from...Read More
Advisors concerned about consolidation among record keepers in the 401K business
InvestmentNews recently reported on how the consolidation of record-keepers could be a bad omen for 401(k) plans. Over the years, many record-keepers have been sold or merged together with other...Read More
How to help plan sponsors avoid litigation and limit potential losses
Every 401k plan sponsor has a fiduciary obligation to plan participants. If employees accuse a plan sponsor/employer of not being able to act in the best interest of his employees,...Read More
Your 1 minute case study on 401K Retirement Plans: Maximizing Plan Performance
For this week’s Larkspur-RiXtrema case study, we’re going to take a look at the Summary report of a random plan and we’ll try to optimize it in terms of performance,...Read More
Your 1 minute case study on 401K Retirement Plans: Improving 404(c) Diversification
For this week’s Larkspur-RiXtrema case study, we’re going to take a look at a plan’s investment menu and how we can improve on it’s diversification to satisfy 404(c) requirements. By...Read More