401k-financial advisers

Free Tools Plan Sponsors Can Use to Vet Prospective Retirement Plan Advisors

By Fred Barstein / 401(k) advisor trust, 401(k) Plan Management, 401k Advisor, Client connection, DC Plan Sponsors, DC plans, Digital Tools, Employee happiness, Fiduciary, Fiduciary, Financial Advice, Financial Advisors, Financial Advisors, Financial Wellness, Improving Outcomes, Professional Retirement Plan Fiduciary Services, Record Keepers, Regs and Regulators, Retirement Plan Advisor, Retirement Plan Fiduciary, Retirement Readiness

Choosing the right financial advisor for your retirement plan is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a plan sponsor. It’s also a...

The Future of Aggregators: Key Takeaways From the 2025 Roundtable

By Fred Barstein / 401(k) Managed Accounts, Aggregators, Benchmarking & Monitoring Fees & Partners, Changing Recordkeepers, Client connection, DC plans, Fiduciary, Financial Advisors, Financial Wellness, Investment Managers, Plan Acquisition, Recordkeeping, Regs and Regulators, Retirement Committee, Roundtables

Aggregator Roundtable 2025: How RPAs and RIAs are Reshaping Workplace Saving and Benefits

The 2025 Aggregator Roundtable brought together leaders from major RIA and RPA aggregators to discuss how workplace retirement, wealth, and benefits are converging. With fees...

The Coming Battle Over 401(k) Participant Data

By Fred Barstein / 401(k) Managed Accounts, 401(k) Plan Management, Changing Recordkeepers, DC plans, Employee Data Protection, Fiduciary, Financial Advisors, financial wellness, Investment Managers, participation, personal financial advice, Recordkeeping

The 401(k) industry is heading toward a major conflict over who can access and use participant data. Record keepers and advisors both depend on this...

Six Common Myths That Increase Plan Sponsors’ Fiduciary Liability

By Fred Barstein / 401(k) Plan Management, Communication, DC Plan Sponsors, Employee Benefits, erisa, fee lawsuits, Fiduciary, Fiduciary Liability, Financial Advice, Financial Advisors, Financial Literacy, Financial Stress, Financial Wellness, Regs and Regulators

Fiduciary lawsuits continue to make headlines, but many plan sponsors don’t realize they’re operating under dangerous misconceptions about their responsibilities. In a recent article, Carol...

Hybrid Advisors Lead the Wealth–Retirement Convergence

By Fred Barstein / 401(k) advisor trust, Convergence, Convergence & Advisor M&A, Creative approach, Financial Advisors, Financial Advisors, Financial Wellness, Hybrid Advisors

Market Volatility and 401(k) Plans Navigating the Impact of Recent Tariff

A new NMG Consulting DC Advisor Insights study led by Joshua Dietch reveals that the convergence of retirement and wealth management is reshaping the advisor...

Recent ERISA Lawsuits May Alter the Future of Retirement Plan Administration

By Fred Barstein / 401k News, Benchmarking & Fees (ERISA, retirement plan), erisa, ERISA Attorneys, ERISA Co-Fiduciaries, fee lawsuits, Fiduciary, Financial Advisors, financial stress management, financial uncertainty, Financial Wellness, lawsuits, litigation, Retirement Plan Advisor

The retirement plan landscape is shifting beneath our feet as a tidal wave of litigation threatens to fundamentally alter how 401(k) plans are administered. With...

Why Employee Engagement and Financial Wellness Are Key for Advisors

By Fred Barstein / adult learning, Client connection, Communication, competition, DC plans, Employee engagement, Employee feedback, Financial Advisors, Financial Wellness, Retirement Plan Advisor, Retirement Plan Consultants, Retirement Readiness

Why Employee Engagement and Financial Wellness Are Key for Advisors Advisors are now expected to go beyond just focusing on fees, funds, and fiduciary duties. ...

Why Hire a Professional Fiduciary?

By Fred Barstein / 401k News, auto enroll, Benchmarking & Monitoring Fees & Partners, Benchmarking Fees, benefits committee, Client connection, Communication, Compliance, Confidence, DC Plan Sponsors, DOL, erisa, fee lawsuits, Fiduciary, Financial Advice, Financial Advisors, Financial Security, Financial Wellness, Improving Outcomes, Legislation, participation, personal financial advice, Retirement Advisor Specialist, retirement income, Retirement Plan Participation, Senior Management Engagement, Specialization, wellness assessment

Retirement plan sponsors often grapple with the decision to hire an outside fiduciary. With regulatory scrutiny increasing in intensity and fee lawsuits continuing to proliferate,...

Proactive 401(k) Management: How RPA Due Diligence Can Save Costs & Boost Engagement

By Fred Barstein / 401k Monitoring, 401k News, Adaptability, Benchmarking & Fees (ERISA, retirement plan), Benchmarking & Monitoring Fees & Partners, Benchmarking Fees, benefit education, Client connection, Communication, Confidence, Fiduciary, Financial Advisors, Financial Advisors, Financial Wellness, Financial Wellness, retirement advisor satisfaction, rpaDD, TRIPLE F ADVISOR

Proactive 401(k) Management: How RPA Due Diligence Can Save Costs & Boost Engagement During a recent conversation on 401kTV, Fred Barstein interviewed Kristina, a controller...

401(k) Real Chat: Saumen Chattppadhyay

By Fred Barstein / 401k News, 401k RealChat, Collective Investment Trust, Communication, Compensation, Conflict of Interest, Consolidation, Financial Advice, Financial Advisors, Investment Managers, Managed Accounts, Merging Retirement Plan, Multiple Employer Plans, Target Date Funds

In a Wealth Management RPA RealChat, Fred Barstein, Contributing Editor for Wealth Management’s RPA Omnichannel and CEO at TRAU, TPSU, and 401kTV, interviews Saumen Chattppadhyay,...