Supreme Court Watch: Hughes v. Northwestern University
A quick review of what’s on the Supreme Court’s docket will show the “as yet to be calendared” case of Hughes v. Northwestern University. This case could impact an advisor’s duty of prudence and is worth watching for a variety of reasons.
Fresh out of Content? Responding to Social Media Is Always In Season
If you are facing a blank screen and blinking cursor for your next client newsletter, we have a solid suggestion for you: respond to someone else’s content. It’s a practice well accepted in academia for generations, and its making its way through social media too.
Planning for Year End: Four Things to Add to Your Own Year End Planning Lists
Advisors may be compiling year-end lists for their clients. But with advisors seeing higher than normal numbers of new clients, they may do well to follow their own advice. So what do you need to do to get yourself sorted for year end? Here are four things to include in your year-end planning.
Behavioral Science is a Plan Sponsor’s Best Friend
“One Neat Trick to Increase 401(k) Enrollment!” sounds like the subject line to an email scam, and it probably is. However, the only “BS” here is Behavioral Science, and it really can help.
About Last Year: Plan Sponsors Can Harness the Why Behind the Rise in 401(k) Participation
Average 401(k) balances are up more than 20%. What’s behind those eye-catching numbers? Why are employees investing more? The answers can inform plan sponsors’ educational programs in 2022.
How to Speak Sponsor
Communication strategies for sponsors trying to convey their duties, plans, and needs to other groups in the office less familiar with their roles.
TV Land: What to Watch
What are your employees reading/watching that could help you convey retirement savings and investing information? Here are three wildly different picks that may resonate with employees.
Cultural Competency and the Paperless Office
Why going paperless for providing information to employees may be hurting your enrollment. From religion to neurodivergence, money to age, the diversity of those who would benefit from printouts may make you want to reconsider the purely digital enrollment paradise you may be envisioning.
The A, B, C’s of Confusion: How the Internet Isn’t Helping When It Comes to Understanding 403(b)s
Given how well participants in 403(b) plans did over the last 18 months (in terms of savings and enrollment), Plan Sponsors may want to get ready for some common queries. Here’s a review of what we’ve seen on the Internet that may need clearing up for your participants.
Six Solid Staffing Tips
The pandemic’s change to how we work had big effects on staffing. Is the biggest impact on workforce management hiring? Maybe, but there are a few new staff management practices that could be worth taking note. Here are six of them.
Networking or Bust? Four Questions Worth Asking About Your Networking Strategy
The effects of the pandemic meant cancelled events and virtual platforms. As advisors began planning for 2022, you might be asking, is networking still a worthy part of your marketing plan? Here are four questions to ask as you plan for 2022.
Retail Worker Shortage and other Trends Point to a Bright Savings Future
Where oh where did the workers go? The story we hear about worker shortage may show the confluence of several trends, all pointing to your clients having an easier time saving for retirement.
The Best Communication Strategies Come from ADHD Learning
Employees across the board are struggling to concentrate on work, let alone their retirement plans. One method to adapt to this new environment is to learn from those who are already familiar with this landscape.
Spare No Expense: The Priorities Competing with Employees’ Retirement Budget
Over the last year and a half, employees’ relationships with their retirement contributions have seen some significant changes. Why is that, and how can sponsors encourage good habits to stick and help others get back on track?
Is Adding An Employer-Sponsored IRA to Your Benefits Mix Optimal? Four Things to Consider
Wondering if your current benefits lineup can hit a home run with your current (and future) employees? Before you add an employer-sponsored IRA to the lineup of your 401(k), FSA and HSA consider these four things.
Myths About Marketing Post-Pandemic
Given all of the unpredictability, it might be tempting for advisors to follow some common myths about post-pandemic marketing. Here is a look at a few of the most common post-pandemic marketing myths we’ve seen and an eye on what’s fact versus fiction.
Summer Reading – Is It Time for a Book Club?
Book clubs popped up all over during the pandemic. Could a book club be an avenue to find new leads for your business? Here are a few thoughts about book clubs and marketing.
Third Quarter Starts with Three Compliance-Related Cases from the SEC Worth Reviewing
Quarter three of 2021 shows a trend that advisors should review with their internal compliance team including a recent win by the SEC in federal court and two administrative orders, one involving a $7.2 million disgorgement award.
Mega Wedding Mega Bust: The Small Wedding Trend is Great for Investors
In 2020, the average cost of a wedding dropped by 33%, but couples still may have to choose between a traditional wedding and a traditional starter house. Advisors may want to read up on the small wedding trend to help with this large purchase.
