Rhode Island and Connecticut on Nov. 20 announced they are joining forces on offering coverage through their state-run auto-IRA programs to those whose employers do not offer a retirement plan.

NC, Chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, says the Labor Department is “abusing its authority” and is calling on the DOL’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to investigate ...

Nonprofit organizations are expanding eligibility to participate in their 403(b) plans, adding automatic enrollment, and adopting optional provisions of SECURE 2.0 to provide further flexibility to ...

Let’s support those who support us.” It’s the tagline for a newly launched advocacy page from the American Retirement Association (ARA), which is working to make CITs available to nurses, educators, ...

A new suit filed by a familiar law firm makes some all-too-familiar allegations about a fiduciary breach involving the reallocation of plan forfeitures.

In a feature story in the Fall issue of NAPA Net the Magazine, Judy Ward looks at what a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements mean for the retirement plan advisory industry.

Consumer advocacy groups sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to reject a bill that would allow 403(b)s to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs). The bill's supporters, including the ARA ...

Straight-through process and not-in-good-order (NIGO) rates are a perennial problem—and have been for decades. Combined with growth and scale issues while trying to deliver superior customer service ...

Your competitors are working to provide smooth, dependable service—how are you going to respond? In a recent panel discussion, industry experts offered insights into how to rethink customer service ...