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May 9

Ryan Schutty

Welcome to the New Advisor Practice Management Blog!

One thing is for sure – we are shaped by our experiences.  And when I look back over the past 14 years of my career in the retirement industry, I’ve had some amazing experiences working  with many of our industry’s most influential advocates, hundreds of plan sponsors and committees, and thousands of plan participants. PQ11372CC

I’ve been so blessed, to learn so much from so many, that I feel obligated to pass on what I learned from these experiences and the wisdom that was shared with me. My blog will focus on practice management and development, mostly for retirement plan advisors and financial professionals, but occasionally broad concepts on marketing, sales, and service.

I’ve been working with advisors and financial professionals for nearly my entire career, but here’s what you need to know about me:
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Nov 30

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What Do Cars and Retirement Plans Have In Common?

I think it’s a safe bet to say we’ve all paid a lot more attention to retirement plan fees in the wake of the new DOL (Department of Labor) disclosure requirements. This is true for 401(k)/403(b) plans and beyond. Fortunately (or unfortunately) we can’t avoid the topic!

It’s likely no one pays more attention than the plan fiduciary. After all—it’s their job to work with the service provider and financial professional to make sure the fees paid by the plan are “reasonable.” But what exactly does “reasonable” mean? Read more

Nov 9

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Everything You Never Knew about 403(b) Plans

Welcome to my blog! I look forward to posting (and interacting) regularly with you about issues affecting pension plans in the tax exempt sector.

To kick off my first post, I thought it would be timely to address some industry buzz.

Rumor has it that the DOL (Department of Labor) recently hired a lot of new field auditors, which could only mean one thing – more audits. I think it’s safe to say that more 403(b) plans will be put on the firing line as well. Just what we need, right? Well, a little work now and some knowledge may help, so keep reading.

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