Brian Graff

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  The Fight Over 401(k) Fees

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  June 8, 2012

  Retirement plan fees can cost participants nearly $155,000 over the life of the plan, said a recent white paper by Demos, a liberal think tank. ASPPA says the paper is wrong.

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  Allow E-Disclosures, Retirement Plan Coalition Urges DOL

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 28, 2012

  On Tuesday, a coalition of interested parties took to their pens to urge the Department of Labor to allow plan sponsors to make required disclosures electronically.

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  Advisors ‘Energized’ Over Fee Disclosure, Fiduciary Rules: ASPPA’s Graff

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2012

  "Obviously advisors are concerned about the proposals, but NAPA has energized them," Brian Graff, CEO and executive director of ASPPA, told AdvisorOne in an interview on Tuesday.

• 401(k) Fee Disclosure Rules ‘Good for Participants,’ Labor Official Says at ASPPA Summit

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2012

  “Retirement historically has been about accumulation. Now it’s all about decumulation,” Michael Davis, deputy assistant secretary of labor, told Brian Graff at the 2012 ASPPA 401(k) Summit on Monday in New Orleans.

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  At ASPPA, Top Retirement Advisors Realize ‘Fiduciary Is a Verb’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2012

  A panel of top advisors took the stage during the afternoon keynote at ASPPA’s 401(k) Summit on Sunday, all of whom were nominated for the 2012 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award sponsored by Morningstar Inc.

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  At ASPPA 401(k) Summit, Matalin & Carville Offer Jokes, Jabs

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2012

  With annual GDP of less than 3%, President Obama is "a weak incumbent, but he’s going to win,” Carville said. “Romney is an even weaker frontrunner."

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  No Tax Reform Without Incentives for Retirement Savings, Argue 2 Congressmen

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 16, 2012

  At Washington event, two members of the House Ways and Means Committee pushed a resolution to retain current tax incentives for retirement savings. One of the two, GOP Rep. Jim Gerlach, introduces two retirement bills. Putnam's Reynolds, ASPPA's Graf lend support.

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  Retirement Officials Blast Obama Budget Proposal

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 14, 2012

  Retirement planning officials, including ASPPA's CEO Brian Graff, said that Obama’s proposal to limit the tax benefit for retirement savings for families earning more than $250,000 is “a bad proposal based on bad math.”

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  DOL's Borzi: Retirement Fiduciary Re-Proposal Out Early Next Year

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2011

  DOL plans to repropose its controversial rule amending the definition of fiduciary “shortly after the first of the year,” EBSA's Phyllis Borzi said Tuesday at ASPPA.

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  ASPPA Launches New Association for 401(k) Advisors

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 29, 2011

  The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries announced on Thursday the launch of a new association to serve advisors in the 401(k) market.