American Society

• Retirement Plans’ Perilous Future

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2011

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  Cutting 401(k) Tax Breaks Would Not Increase Savings

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2011

  Not only will plans to cut savings incentives in retirement plans jeopardize low- and moderate-income workers' retirements, but anticipated budget savings are lower than expected, says ASPPA's Brian Graff.

• Experts Dispute GAO Study That 401(k)s Only Benefit the Wealthy

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2011

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  The New Rules for Advisors to Municipal Retirement Plans

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  May 10, 2011

  What you need to know if you’ve ever considered entering the municipal retirement plan business.

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  Having the 'Driving' Conversation With Older Clients, or Their Parents

  By Rosanne Rogé, R.W. Roge & Co.  |  May 4, 2011

  Help for clients, or advisors, who must have a difficult conversation with aging family members about giving up driving.

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  ASPPA Asks SEC to Exempt Retirement Planners From Dodd-Frank Muni Rules

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 14, 2011

  The Dodd-Frank act should not extend muni advisor registration requirements to people who work with government retirement plans, ASPPA told the SEC.

• The Forest for the Trees

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2011

  Some problems are simply too easy to fix.

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  At ASPPA 401(k) Summit, Opportunity and 'Exemption' Dominate Discussion

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2011

  An uncertain regulatory environment means opportunity for advisors to enter the 401(k) market, Brian Graff, executive director and CEO of ASPPA, told AdvisorOne at the Las Vegas conference.

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  Taxes and Fed Nominees; Galleon, SEC Budget and Oil: Advisor Briefing for the Week of March 7, 2011

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2011

  Congress holds hearings on everything from reforming the tax code and the SEC’s 2012 budget to grilling nominees for a Fed governorship and White House economic posts, while the markets will continue to watch the situation in Libya and the Mideast.

• Target-Date Funds’ Subjective Objectives

  By Steve Weydert, CFP, MS  |  March 1, 2011

  Until now, fund companies, rather than employers, have set unrealistic objectives that call for high equity exposure, translated to high fees.