Fred Reish

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  SEC, FINRA: Beware pension, settlement income stream deals

  By Melanie Waddell  |  May 10, 2013

  In a joint alert, investors were warned about what to do before buying or selling pension or settlement income streams.

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  Does fiduciary coverage for rollovers lie ahead?

  By Melanie Waddell  |  April 3, 2013

  The GAO said the DOL and IRS should reduce the waiting period to roll over into a 401(k) plan and improve the asset verification process.

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  DOL Backs Off Controversial Brokerage Window Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 31, 2012

  A revised Field Assistance Bulletin ‘effectively eliminates’ several significant fiduciary requirements, says Dudley of ABC.

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  IRIC Brief: Safe Withdrawal Rate is Critical for Retirees to Outlive Savings

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  March 30, 2012

  Creating an adequate amount of income for individuals to live comfortably in retirement will require a combination of several income producing strategies, as well as knowing what constitutes realistic and “safe” withdrawal rates from retirement plans, according to a new issue brief by the Institutional Retirement Income Council.

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  Re-enrollment Effective in Boosting 401(k) Participation

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  March 14, 2012

  The most effective and immediate way to get 401(k) plan participants to improve their deferral rates is to “re-enroll” them into the plan.

• 7 Areas of 'Relief' for Advisors in DOL's Reproposed Fiduciary Rule (Advisor One)

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 23, 2011

  While the news may be of welcome relief to the financial services industry, it may not be helpful to those who are concerned about fiduciary standards, says one expert.

• DOL's Borzi: Retirement Fiduciary Re-Proposal Out Early Next Year (Advisor One)

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 26, 2011

  Re-proposal will include 'same structure,' but modifications to be made to controversial 'seller's exception,' rollovers, Borzi says