Red Flag: Do 401k Plans Need a QDIA?
What is QDIA? Why is QDIA important? What are the characteristics of a QDIA? Does a plan have to have a QDIA? What are the requirements of the plan sponsor?...Read More
Asking the Right Questions When it Comes to Retirement Plan Cybersecurity
Today, Cybersecurity is one of the key interests and a highly debated topics in congress, specifically in regards to retirement plans, providers and plan sponsors (and participants). Congressional representatives have...Read More
Case Study: How to Find Retirement Plans with Specific Investment Names
By showing the sponsor better performing, more efficient lineups, he has won a lot of business. But many of his wins have come from clients that were with a particular provider. So he asked us how he could target sponsors that invest through that provider with high cost?
Case Study: Finding Plans with the Highest Fees
Our client specializes in cutting out excess fees in retirement plans, so their ideal prospect is one that is paying too much for their current plan. They need to be able to easily identify plans that are paying a high cost for their size, so how can they identify how much is too much?
How can Plan Advisors Grow their 401(k) Practice in 2019?
With a new year, we have new challenges and ways to grow businesses. Changing political trends, regulations, and new technology could make navigating the 401(k) space challenging. However, that doesn’t...Read More
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
New 401k Regulation to Give Participants Estimated Monthly Retirement Income on Account Statements
As reviewed by a recent article from InvestmentNews, there is even more regulation in the works for the retirement industry. New 401(k) disclosures may require many 401(k) investment providers to...Read More
When Wasteful Plan Fiduciaries Tell You That Savings You Propose Are Not “apples-to-apples”
When it comes to bringing a needed change to a retirement plan, there will usually be a fair amount of push-back from the third-party administrator or a plan’s record-keeper...Read More
Featured Advisor Interview: How to Relate to Clients & Work with Plan Sponsors
Nick Fuller is the owner of Fuller Wealth Management based out of Tempe, AZ. Read the full interview to learn more about the importance of talking risk with clients, working...Read More
Significant Number of 401k Participants Relying on Target Date Funds
Statistics show that average retirement plan balances have almost doubled over the past decade, and a large portion of it is now contained in target-date funds. According to Fidelity data,...Read More