The 403(b)ill of Rights is one of the first 403(b) blog posts Dan ever wrote. It first appeared around July 4, 2000. Over the years we have made incremental improvements to it. What follows is a refresh. The new Amendment 12 may be considered radical. Frankly, it's radical that it is even needed.
After a career at IBM, Lucretia Ryan founded Financial Freedom for Women, an organization whose goal is to help women gain financial independence. In addition to writing about financial issues, she puts on free retirement optimization workshops for women. After helping her late mother navigate healthcare in retirement, Lucretia warns about the dangers of Medicare Advantage.
Teacher and podcast host Shaun Morgan talks saving for retirement.
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We talk journalism, 403(b), and the personal finance beat with Anne Tergesen, reporter for The Wall Street Journal.
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Maggie Mason is a retired English teacher from Santa Barbara who put on a highly successfully free financial seminar to benefit her colleagues.
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Illinois educator-turned state legislator Karina Villa — who was once sold an unsuitable, high-cost 403(b) — proposed a K-12 403(b) reform bill that would have ended front-end and back-end loads. It would have capped advisor fees and administration fees at 0.50% respectively, and it would have required vendors to offer low-cost index funds and low-cost target date funds. Of course, the bad actors in the industry hated it. And of course they flooded the zone with money, lobbyists, distortions, and outright lies.
Senator Villa discusses the legislative process, the pushback from high-cost vendors, lobbyists, and the National Tax-Deferred Savings Association, and how close the bill came to becoming law. She also shares what's next for 403(b) reform in Illinois.
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Teachers-turned fiduciary advisors Emily Maretsky and Andrew Katz-Moses, CFP® share their journey from the classroom to full-time planners in this live 403bwise Event.
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Scott refutes National Tax-Deferred Savings Association research claim, among other things, that the multi-vendor environment leads to more enrollment than single vendor.
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We check in with fiduciary advisor Andrew Katz-Moses CFP® five years after the big move to full time advisor.
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Well that was quick. As is this pod. Something called — perversely, I might add — the Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice, Inc. (“FACC”) has filed a lawsuit to stop the new Fiduciary Rule even before it goes into effect on September 23, 2024.
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Does the new Fiduciary Rule have teeth? Does it apply to the 403(b)? We also discuss our May 21 event for those curious about becoming a fiduciary advisor.
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Former teacher and NGPF alum, Brian Page, shares his new endeavor designed to help couples have better conversations and make better decisions around money and the sharing of family responsibilities.
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We address anti-union charges leveled at 403bwise.org
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Rachel is a middle school math teacher from Western, NY. She paid off student loan debt in one year. At age 33 she has a Roth IRA, a 403(b), a 457(b) and a brokerage account. Oh, and she was born on 4.03b day — April 3rd.
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Dan and Scott talk discuss their keynote address to the Association of Teacher Educators.
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To celebrate hitting 15,000 Facebook Group members we ask and answer 10 recent questions posted in this vibrant community.
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Veteran educator and 403(b) advocate Rose Mendonca of Lowell, Massachusetts is on her way to becoming a CFP®. She talks teaching, helping colleagues, and her next career act.
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Grab bag of topics: Illinois single vendor 403(b) legislation (AB 2568); Scott banned (again); IPX transitioning to Aspire; LAUSD adds Vanguard and the 403bwise Facebook Group is very close to hitting a milestone.
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Jeremy Schneider talks selling a tech company, getting wise to financial literacy issues, and starting Nectarine, which aims to offer low-cost fiduciary advice.
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Hockey playing (soon to be!) New York math teacher Sarah Peterson helps colleagues get wise to the 403(b) and the 457(b).
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Wyoming 8th grade physical science teacher talks teaching, mountain guiding, and recovering from a house fire. He also discusses the excellent financial guide for teachers he has created (available below).
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The former personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal and current editor of the excellent HumbleDollar.com talks career, money lessons, and how he's approaching the next phase of his work life.
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Liz Weston CFP®, longtime personal finance writer, jumps off the retirement cliff.
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A retired educator and administrator who used F.I.R.E. principles to retire early talks about earning her CFP®, passing the exam, and working with clients.
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School custodian turned-accountant describes how the mentorship of Jeff York, who listeners to the podcast might better know as the Wealthy Custodian, helped set her on a path to financial stability.
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