Case Study: Here is How a Prudent Process Approach Prevails
Litigation against plan sponsors is nothing new. But in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-2008, the number of excessive fee lawsuits that were brought by participants in 401(k) has increased. Tibble vs. Edison, decided in 2017, was one of the most famous cases in which the plaintiffs claimed that executives of the Edison International Inc.
6 Things that Prospects and Clients Don’t Want to Hear from 401K Advisors
When it comes to communicating with your clients and prospects, it’s important to make sure you steer clear of certain things to make sure you start and maintain a good...Read More
How You can Answer the “What if” Question When it Comes to Your Client’s Portfolio
To an investor who’s trusted an advisor with their retirement savings, they aren’t just any ordinary person anymore. The fiduciary duty of an advisor to their client is one of...Read More
Case Study: How to Use Comparisons to Alert Complacent Plan Sponsors
Plan sponsors are busy people and generally busy people are actively looking for more things to do. So, it is understandable if a plan sponsor is so content with the current state of their 401k that they don’t welcome the task of dealing with a new advisor who is recommending changes.One of our advisors asked how we could help them get through to a plan sponsor that is resisting the notion that the plan needs changes?
Case Study: Selecting and Monitoring Target Date Funds
Target Date Funds or TDFs, became a big part of the retirement process. At this point, TDFs represent around 20% of all 401(k) plan assets and approximately 50% of all...Read More
Top 10 Articles from the Larkspur-Rixtrema Blog in 2018
Here is our top 10 countdown of the most popular articles from the Larkspur-Rixtrema Blog for 2018: 10. How to facilitate a conversation about risk & obtain better portfolio outcomes...Read More
Larkspur-RiXtrema Year in Review 2018: News, New Tools for Advisors and More…
Image Source: https://kinsta.com/blog/2018-year-in-review/ The biggest news of 2018 is fully completed merger of RiXtrema and Larkspur Data Resources into one company, Larkspur-RiXtrema. Both companies were well known in the advisory industry...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
5 Articles for the Financial Advisor Weekend Reading List: December 15-16, 2018
Here are five suggested articles for financial advisors to read this weekend: 1. Post DOL Fiduciary Rule Regulatory Challenges – The DOL Fiduciary Rule is dead. All we know is that something...Read More
4 Reasons for Financial Advisors to Implement a Newsletter Email Campaign
A recent article listed the biggest reasons that advisors cite for why they have implemented newsletter marketing campaigns via email. Lets take a look at several of the key points: Cheap...Read More