Fred Barstein

Fred Barstein, founder and CEO of The Retirement Advisor University and The Plan Sponsor University, offers insights on the business of retirement plan advisers.

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What elite RPAs think about PEPs
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2021
What elite RPAs think about PEPs

Pooled employer plans, or PEPs, could dramatically change the 401(k) business, but only if employers decide to adopt them.

The cost of record-keeper consolidation
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2021
The cost of record-keeper consolidation

Big mergers can lead to headaches for broker-dealers.

401(k) record keepers bullish on post-COVID opportunities
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
401(k) record keepers bullish on post-COVID opportunities

Industry consolidation, financial wellness, data and new ways to work in the pandemic reality were among things on attendees' minds at the latest RPA event

DC aggregators are key to retirement system's success
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2020
DC aggregators are key to retirement system's success

Consolidation in this business gives opportunities and challenges, guests at the RPA Convergence Roundtable and Think Tank said.

Broker-dealers at convergence of wealth and retirement
NEWS RIAS DEC 09, 2020
Broker-dealers at convergence of wealth and retirement

The recent RPA Convergence Broker-Dealer Roundtable and Think Tank highlighted opportunities and challenges.

CITs are sweeping through the retail 401(k) market
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2020
CITs are sweeping through the retail 401(k) market

Collective investment trusts are all about pooling assets, which is at the heart of the value of DC plans

The $6.5 billion market most RPAs ignore: Government plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2020
The $6.5 billion market most RPAs ignore: Government plans

They represent the next blue ocean for retirement plan advisers

Reported SageView sale heats up already hot RPA M&A market
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2020
Reported SageView sale heats up already hot RPA M&A market

The potential megadeal will affect the retirement plan adviser business and could lead to further mergers and acquisitions

To survive in the COVID era, RPAs must adapt
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2020
To survive in the COVID era, RPAs must adapt

Firms that are clinging to old ways of doing business will struggle to grow, or even keep their doors open

Bob Reynolds reflects on future of 401(k) plans after the election
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2020
Bob Reynolds reflects on future of 401(k) plans after the election

The Putnam CEO is concerned that the retirement plan system is an easy target if the government needs to raise money