7 Exclusive Case Studies on 401K Retirement Plans for Financial Advisors
Here at Larkspur-RiXtrema, we firmly believe that our software tools are extremely powerful and can help out advisors in so many ways. Here are a few case studies we’ve done...Read More
Your 1 minute case study on 401K Retirement Plans: Crash Testing a 401(k) Plan
In today’s 1-minute case study, we’re going to take a look at how we can “crash test” a retirement plan menu using the Portfolio Crash Test tool. Users of our...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
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
Why 401k plan fee benchmarking should be important to every Plan Fiduciary
Financial Advisors and 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries have been long obligated to explain or justify their fees, based on the scope of their services, the quality and the value they deliver...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
Your 1 minute case study on 401K Retirement Plans: A Rollover to an IRA Account
Regardless if your clients are plan sponsors or individuals who invest in their retirement accounts, as the advisor you can be a great fiduciary by helping them to achieve their...Read More
Selection of 401k Advisors through quantitative and qualitative measures
Fred Barstein in his short Fred TALK video explains the best strategies for picking a good financial advisor for your 401(k) or 403(b) plan. He says that both quantitative and...Read More
Your 1 Minute Case Study On 401K Retirement Plans: Ultimate Plan Optimization
This week’s case study will focus on plan optimization from the 401kFiduciaryOptimizer database. As to be expected, northwestern parts of US which have a predominantly mountainous terrain and subsequently low...Read More
Your 1 minute case study on 401K Retirement Plans: A look at hidden fees
Welcome to another case study here at Larkspur-RiXtrema. Today, we are going to look at some of the hidden fees behind the LIFESPAN, INCORPORATED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN. To reconcile the...Read More