Oil industry faces short-term hurricane impact
While it’s too early to know the full economic and human toll of Hurricane Harvey, we expect a relatively short-term impact on the U.S. energy industry.
Tools to strategically align your retirement business goals
Fee Disclosures
Tips for enhancing client retention and prospecting opportunities
Participant disclosures, under ERISA 404(a), are pressuring employers to justify the fees charged by service providers. Retirement plan advisors can benefit from helping plan sponsors prepare for requirements and become proactive versus reactive. Learn how you can help educate plan sponsors and participants, understand the importance of documenting the processes and discover ways to “insert” yourself into the fee disclosure process.
Prospecting & Selling Retirement Plans
A 10-Step Roadmap to Success
Advisors who are most successful in selling retirement plan business create a strategic prospecting and selling plan and are disciplined about working their plan. This program outlines a 10-step roadmap advisors can take to boost their retirement plan-focused prospecting and selling.
401(k) Physical
Completing a plan wellness check-up
A healthy plan means different things to different plan sponsors. Most would agree that compliance is an important component of plan wellness. However, ensuring that the plan is meeting the plan sponsor’s business objectives and producing positive participant outcomes in terms of retirement readiness are also important aspects of a plan’s health.
Plan Sponsor Resources
- Selecting Your Retirement Plan
- How to Select a retirement Plan Advisor
- ERISA 408(B)(2) Understanding Plan Sponsor Fee Disclosures
Participant Resources
- Tips to Help Maximize the Potential of Your 401(k)
- Five Key Questions - Your Retirement Future
- Are You on Track to Enjoy Life Post-Emloyment?
- Making the Roth Conversion Decision
- Using Roth as a Tax-Smart Retirement Strategy Brochure