Aaron Pottichen

Aaron Pottichen is a senior vice president at Alliant Retirement Consulting. He Tweets at: @apottichen

Aaron Pottichen
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What 401(k) advisers can learn from a viral social media post
NEWS OPINION MAY 08, 2019
What 401(k) advisers can learn from a viral social media post

Advisers should use outside-the-box ways to communicate their values to clients.

4 reasons 401(k) advisers should partner with a benefits broker
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2019
4 reasons 401(k) advisers should partner with a benefits broker

Advisers can deliver more value to a client in a world of increasingly integrated health and retirement benefits.

A market sell-off could mean more 401(k) lawsuits
NEWS OPINION SEP 10, 2018
A market sell-off could mean more 401(k) lawsuits

Negative returns and fiduciary risk are positively correlated for 401(k) fiduciaries.

3 ways advisers should prepare for ESG conversations with 401(k) clients
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 02, 2018
3 ways advisers should prepare for ESG conversations with 401(k) clients

It may be easy to dismiss ESG as a fleeting investment idea, but people thought the same about target-date funds in the '90s.

401(k) advisers, is your value proposition even valuable?
NEWS OPINION JUN 06, 2018
401(k) advisers, is your value proposition even valuable?

Investment expertise is no longer viewed as a coveted service — these days, it's just table stakes.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2018
Should you use those free tools the 401(k) wholesaler gave you?

If advisers are given a free tool that makes them more competitive, are they still able to provide unbiased advice?

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2018
4 ways to build a 401(k) for baby boomers

Allowing in-plan Roth conversions and periodic distributions are among the changes plans could make to better serve older employees.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2017
4 questions to ask before doing a 401(k) plan re-enrollment

A re-enrollment is a large undertaking, but advisers can easily determine if one is warranted.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2017
What can Tabasco sauce teach advisers about 401(k) loans?

Decreasing the number of loans that can be tapped at once is just one way to lower 401(k) borrowing.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
What would Steve Jobs do if he ran the 401(k) business?

The Apple visionary would get customers to buy the latest product, simplify share classes and create a seamless retirement-plan ecosystem.