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401(k) Specialist Podcast

Hosted by 401(k) Specialist Magazine · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 138 episodes

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401(k) Specialist’s new biweekly podcast series “The 401(k) Specialist Pod(k)ast” provides retirement and 401(k) advisors with tips and strategies to optimize their business and outperform for their clients. High-profile pundits and personalities engage in smart discussions of relevant topics to educate, inform and entertain listeners.

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401(k) Specialist Magazine hosts 401(k) Specialist Podcast, a business show with 138 episodes published.

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Exploring the Target Date Landscape with Mercer’s Preet Prashar

May 21, 202616mEp. 138S7

As part of 401(k) Specialist ’s Q2 Deep Dive on target-date funds, Editor-in-Chief Brian Anderson sits down with Mercer Director of Defined Contribution Strategic Research Teams Preet Prashar to discuss the rapidly evolv

The 401k Girls Are Making Financial Planning Actually Fun

May 4, 202610mEp. 137S7

In this episode, Jessica Porter and Hayley Porter, financial planners at BPG Wealth Management, speak to 401(k) Specialist about the 401(k) Girls, a financial education platform aiming to make financial wellness accessib

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How GigMatch Creates Retirement Hope: George Fraser

Apr 20, 202613mEp. 136S7

Advisor Insights Winning the Finalist Presentation: How offering a "Hope-based" engagement model like GigMatch differentiates you from advisors stuck in "Fear-based" messaging Reducing Financial Stress for Sponsors: Leve

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What Participants Really Think with Invesco’s Greg Jenkins

Apr 6, 202611mEp. 135S7

There’s a lot of increased attention about adding private markets investments to 401(k) plans in the wake of President Trump’s 2025 Executive Order on alternatives, and participants are starting to take notice. Invesco’s

Modernizing Retirement Plan Infrastructure with Congruent Solutions’ Mahesh Natarajan

Mar 23, 202619mEp. 134S7

Much of the technology infrastructure that powers the workplace retirement plan industry could use an update to improve on old legacy systems to better serve the needs of today’s 401(k) participants. To learn more about

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How Not to Get Sued: Fred Reish on Fiduciary Risk in 2026

Mar 9, 202625mEp. 133S7

In this special edition of the 401(k) Specialist Podcast —part of our Deep Dive series on “How Not to Get Sued”—Editor-in-Chief Brian Anderson sits down with legendary ERISA attorney Fred Reish to examine how fiduciary r

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How Not to Get Sued: Lessons from ERISA Expert Witness Eric Dyson

Feb 23, 202625mEp. 132S7

Eric Dyson, Executive Director of 90 North Consulting and one of the retirement industry’s more active ERISA expert witnesses, joins the 401(k) Specialist Podcast for a practical conversation on how plan sponsors and adv

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What Participants Really Want from Managed Accounts with Fidelity’s Lorianne Pannozzo

Jan 27, 202618mEp. 131S7

As retirement planning strives to become more personalized, plan sponsors are under increasing pressure to offer solutions that meet participants where they are—not just by age or account balance, but by considering thei

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Previewing the Nestimate Retirement Income Summit with Kelby Meyers

Jan 12, 202610mEp. 130S7

In the first new 401(k) Specialist Pod(k)ast episode of 2026, Editor-in-Chief Brian Anderson sits down with Kelby Meyers, founder and CEO of Nestimate , to explore the evolving landscape of in-plan retirement income and

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Measuring Retirement Income Outcomes: Allianz Life’s Danielle Kelso

Dec 29, 202521mEp. 129S6

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America’s latest white paper takes a deep look at how different retirement income strategies—and especially various types of annuity products—can shape participant outcomes in a wo

Glenn Dial of American Century Investments on Why Sponsors and Participants See Retirement Risks So Differently

Dec 15, 202513mEp. 128S6

A recent survey from American Century Investments reveals some surprising disconnects between retirement plan sponsors and the workers participating in their 401(k) plans. The findings uncovered some sizable gaps in how

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Technology and the Future of Retirement Planning with Morningstar Retirement’s Michael Allen

Dec 1, 202512mEp. 127S6

Retirement technology is rapidly transforming the way advisors and plan sponsors deliver planning advice. In this episode of the 401(k) Specialist Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Brian Anderson sits down with Michael Allen, Mor

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Technology and the Small Plan Market with 401GO’s Sue Hardy and Cheryl Morrison Deutsch

Nov 3, 202513mEp. 126S6

Technology is transforming the small-plan retirement market—and fast. In this episode of the 401(k) Specialist Podcast , we sit down with Sue Hardy , Head of Plan Operations at Sandy, Utah-based 401GO , and Cheryl Morris

Private Markets and 401(k)s: Invesco’s Greg Jenkins on What Comes Next

Oct 20, 202510mEp. 125S6

Private markets are trying to make a move from the margins to the mainstream in workplace retirement plans—and the implications could be enormous. In this episode, we sit down with Greg Jenkins, CFA, Managing Director of

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Challenging Common Beliefs About Automated Plan Features with Principal Financial Group’s Marc Howell and Felix Okwaning

Oct 6, 202523mEp. 124S6

Automated plan features in 401(k)s such as auto-enrollment and auto-escalation have become essential tools for boosting employee participation and contribution levels. Marc Howell and Felix Okwaning, who are both Managin

Managing Market Value Adjustments with Lincoln Financial’s Bill McLaren

Sep 22, 20259mEp. 122S6

In this episode of the 401(k) Specialist Podcast , we dive into the complex world of Market Value Adjustments (MVAs)—what they are, when they’re triggered, how they’re calculated, and why they matter. Bill McLaren, Stabl

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Private Equity’s Potential to Help 401(k) Participants with Maura Reilly Kennedy and Michelle Rappa

Sep 8, 202516mEp. 123S6

Even with regulatory barriers to including alternative assets such as private equity in defined contribution plans being removed by the Trump administration, many advisors, plan sponsors and fiduciaries are understandabl

Stable Value Funds: Balancing Safety and Opportunity with Lincoln Financial’s Matt Condos

Aug 25, 202515mEp. 121S6

Stable value funds are a staple in many 401(k) plans , offering principal protection and steady returns by investing in high-quality bonds. They’re particularly popular with participants nearing retirement who want to re

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Defining Value Creation in the Decumulation Phase with Allianz Life's Danielle Kelso

Jul 21, 202514mEp. 120S6

As retirement plan participants transition from the accumulation phase to decumulation, the focus moves from building wealth to ensuring sustainable income—what’s also known as "value creation." Danielle Kelso, Senior In

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Previewing SWAY | LIVE 2025 with Sheri Fitts

Jun 16, 202515mEp. 119S6

The third edition of the retirement industry’s least traditional conference is coming up Aug. 3–5 in Milwaukee, Wis. To get the low-down, we spoke with organizer Sheri Fitts, a well-known expert in personal branding for

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