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Richard Butcher, Managing Director, Pitmans Trustees, offers his reflections on Steve Webb’s announcement on flat-rate state pension schemes and also looks back on the first six months of auto-enrolment.

The merger of two Vermont based Registered Investment Advisory firms results in a new firm with depth and professionalism.

Dan Romero C(K)P® Among the first of 75 financial professionals in the country to be awarded the Certified 401(k) Professional Designation from The Retirement Advisor University In Collaboration with UCLA Anderson School of Mgmt Executive Education

San Francisco, CA – September 7, 2011 – Motu Novu's client Coderloop is acquired by Gild, a Silicon Valley upstart company

Retirement Strategies Group Comments On Lawsuit Against Morgan Stanley and Weyerhaeuser

Tim Jones, Chief Executive Officer of NEST, joins Helen Winsor of Finance IQ to discuss what needs to be done in the pensions and fiduciary management space to provide today’s employees with a financially stable future.

Richard Butcher, Managing Director, Pitmans Trustees, offers his reflections on Steve Webb’s announcement on flat-rate state pension schemes and also looks back on the first six months of auto-enrolment.

The merger of two Vermont based Registered Investment Advisory firms results in a new firm with depth and professionalism.

Dan Romero C(K)P® Among the first of 75 financial professionals in the country to be awarded the Certified 401(k) Professional Designation from The Retirement Advisor University In Collaboration with UCLA Anderson School of Mgmt Executive Education

Johnson & Weaver has launched an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current shareholders of Illumina, Inc. and other violations of law by the board of directors of Illumina relating to Roche's proposed acquisition of Illumina.

Nigel Birch, Market Intelligence Consultant at Spence Johnson, joins Finance IQ ahead of the Fiduciary Management Summit 2012 to discuss developments and trends in European Fiduciary Management.

The stock market’s plunge not only rattled the confidence of 401(k) participants, it increased the liability risk faced by retirement plan committees and other plan fiduciaries.

San Francisco, CA – September 7, 2011 – Motu Novu's client Coderloop is acquired by Gild, a Silicon Valley upstart company

Jonathan N. Castle of Paragon Wealth Strategies, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL has been accepted for membership in the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS (NAPFA).

This book is intended as a guideline for everyone who serves as a Trustee of a Trust; Experienced or inexperienced; Attorneys, Fiduciaries, CPA’s, Family Members and Friends, etc.

Sam Nelson of Website Muscle will discuss 9 Steps to Maximizing Your Online Presence, while 401(k) Consultant Daniel S. Romero, CFP®, AIF®, CFS Will Outline Five Items all business owners should be aware of if they offer a company plan.

A survey conducted by Diversified Investment Advisors and the American Hospital Association found that Healthcare employers are relying more on retirement plan providers to administer their plan and help them meet their fiduciary responsibilities

As a leader in Utah's financial industry, Net Worth Advisory Group participated in Utah Business Magazine's annual Wealth Management Roundtable on Thursday, November 11, 2010. An edited transcript of the discussion will appear in the December issue.

New Offering Helps Protect Personal Assets of Retirement Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries

Using Ascensus’ open architecture investment platform as the basis, Mesirow Financial assumes fiduciary responsibility for identifying and monitoring suitable investment options for participating retirement plans.

NAPFA to Securities and Exchange Commission: “The fiduciary standard of conduct’s importance to individual Americans, and to America itself, should not be understated.” NAPFA calls on the SEC to get to work to protect American investors

Safeharbor Asset Management has been included in the 2010 Financial Advisor Top RIA Ranking. This is a coveted honor and a true testament of the firm's accomplishment and success this past year. The basis for the ranking is asset based.

Website is launched to provide broad services to solve business problems. Auctions, interventions, bankruptcy, liquidations and complete financial services are offered on the new site.

Charles “Chuck” Steege CFP® this week launched the SFG Executive Compensation Forum to explore the growing complexity of how – and with what – executives are being compensated.

NASGA's "An Open Letter to Congress and the White House" has been released and is available online.

Scott M. Spann, CFP®, EA is working with financial planners across the country to urge Congress to enact a strict fiduciary standard for anyone providing investment advice

Financial stress and frustration are a common topic at the water cooler these days. Debt management, financial and life stresses, and what to do about your 401(k) are common stories shared.

The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development has just released a new information booklet for Home Loan Shoppers. Their recommendation for home buyers, hire an Exclusive Buyer’s Agent to represent your interests.

There is a new player in Tampa Bay’s real estate arena. Exclusively Buyers Realty is one of a handful of unique real estate companies offering the buyer 100% representation. A true buyer orientated Real Estate company.

The Alabama Concerned Homeowners Alliance (ACHA) is a grassroots organization created to act as a voice for homeowners in communities that are governed by Homeowner Associations (HOAs) with Community Covenants and Restrictions (CCRs).

Many consumers take comfort knowing regulatory agencies monitor financial salesman, but the State of Utah has never prosecuted anyone for violating the suitability standard. Regulators are simply too understaffed to enforce these compliance issues.

Fee only financial planners never accept commissions or compensation from the products they recommend. Fee based financial planners have the ability to collect fees from their clients, but can also collect commissions from the products they sell.

Flipping through the local paper, I noticed a standard advertisement from a “financial planning” firm. We’re seeing more and more of these advertisements that are designed and written to appear as an actual article of the publication.

Lon Jefferies, an independent fee only financial planner at Net Worth Advisory Group in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been named an contributing author by FiLife.com, which is published in partnership with the Wall Street Journal.

Lon Jefferies, a fee only financial planner at Net Worth Advisory Group in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been named an "expert author" by EzineArticles.com.

Lon Jefferies, a fee only financial planner in Salt Lake City, Utah, asks the internet community what financial terms they would like defined. Submitted terms will be described in a short e-book which will be made available online at no cost.

Robert Christenson, an expert in establishing and servicing defined contribution retirement plans, has joined Net Worth Advisory Group, a fee-only financial planning firm in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Net Worth Advisory Group, a fee only financial planning firm in Salt Lake City, Utah, continues to support the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), despite recent findings that three NAPFA members mismanaged client funds.

Fiduciary expert Joshua P. Itzoe tackles this difficult question in his new book, Fixing the 401(k)

Zetland Financial Group Limited has appointed leading Asian independent Internet consultancy Inetasia Solutions Limited as its digital marketing partner to help raise its online profile.