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title: RCH Consolidation Corner | Neal Ringquist (5)
description: Neal Ringquist is Retirement Clearinghouse's Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer and is a member of RCH's Executive Leadership Team. Ringquist is responsible for the company's overall marketing strategy and for all institutional sales activities. (5)
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# Neal Ringquist

Neal Ringquist is Retirement Clearinghouse's Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer and is a member of RCH's Executive Leadership Team. Ringquist is responsible for the company's overall marketing strategy and for all institutional sales activities.

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Consolidation Corner is the Retirement Clearinghouse (RCH) blog, and features the latest articles and bylines from our executives, addressing important retirement savings portability topics.

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 30

 2016

## [The Fiduciary Rule and Participant Transition Management](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/the-fiduciary-rule-and-participant-transition-management)

![IRA Rollover Leave In Plan Cash Out Transitioning Participant Eye Test](https://blog.rch1.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Set_Up_Images/Other_Generic_Images/PPT_Eye_Test.png?width=200&name=PPT_Eye_Test.png "IRA Rollover Leave In Plan Cash Out Transitioning Participant Eye Test")Any day now, the [Department of Labor](http://www.dol.gov/) will issue the final version of the long-awaited “[Fiduciary Rule](http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsconflictsofinterest.html)” which will redefine the term “fiduciary” under ERISA.  Much has been written about the impact on advisors and broker-dealers, given their service models to retirement plans.  

[Read More](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/the-fiduciary-rule-and-participant-transition-management)

 Mar

 04

 2016

## [Saving For Retirement is not a Trivial Pursuit](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/saving-for-retirement-is-not-a-trivial-pursuit)

[![MarketWatch](https://blog.rch1.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Publications/MarketWatch/Logo/marketwatch-logo2.jpg?width=200&name=marketwatch-logo2.jpg "MarketWatch")](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/saving-for-retirement-is-not-a-trivial-pursuit-2016-03-03)In his March 3rd column in MarketWatch, RCH President & CEO Spencer Williams establishes an important link between the board games we played as children (ex. – Candy Land, Trivial Pursuit and Snakes & Ladders) and the “games” we can play in adulthood, while managing our retirement savings.  The children’s games are harmless, fun and instructive, but the adult retirement games (ex. – Cashing Out, Stranding Accounts, and Not Updating Your Address) are anything but.   

[Read More](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/saving-for-retirement-is-not-a-trivial-pursuit)

 Jan

 20

 2016

## [Four New Year’s Resolutions for Retirement Savers Summary](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/four-new-years-resolutions-for-retirement-savers)

[![MarketWatch](https://blog.rch1.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Publications/MarketWatch/Logo/marketwatch-logo2.jpg?width=200&name=marketwatch-logo2.jpg "MarketWatch")](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/4-new-years-resolutions-for-retirement-savers-2016-01-20)In his 1/20/16 MarketWatch column [(Four New Year’s Resolutions for Retirement Savers](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/4-new-years-resolutions-for-retirement-savers-2016-01-20)), Retirement Clearinghouse CEO Spencer Williams offers four New Year’s resolutions that all 2016 job-changers should take to heart, including:

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 Jan

 13

 2016

## [Washington Recognizes Need for Retirement Plan Portability Solutions](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/washington-recognizes-retirement-plan-portability-frictions-need-for-solutions)

Clearly, Washington DC is now “getting it” when it comes to retirement plan portability. 

In November 2015, Senator Patty Murray and other influential members of Congress [delivered a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Perez](http://www.help.senate.gov/ranking/newsroom/press/murray-leads-bicameral-letter-urging-guidance-on-innovations-to-help-workers-retain-retirement-savings-between-jobs) urging action on [Auto Portability](https://rch1.com/auto-portability/frequently-asked-questions). Now, we have strong [comments from President Obama in his final State Of The Union address on the need for more portable retirement savings](http://www.pionline.com/article/20160112/ONLINE/160119951/president-obama-calls-for-portable-retirement-savings-in-state-of-the-union-speech).

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 Dec

 16

 2015

## [The checklist you need to manage multiple retirement accounts](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/the-checklist-you-need-to-manage-multiple-retirement-accounts)

[![MarketWatch](https://blog.rch1.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Publications/MarketWatch/Logo/marketwatch-logo2.jpg?width=200&name=marketwatch-logo2.jpg "MarketWatch")](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-checklist-you-need-to-manage-multiple-retirement-accounts-2015-12-16)In his December 16th, 2015 [article in MarketWatch](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-checklist-you-need-to-manage-multiple-retirement-accounts-2015-12-16), RCH’s CEO [Spencer Williams](http://www.rch1.com/corporate-profile/management-team/j-spencer-williamspresident-and-ceo) offers a year-end checklist for those retirement savers who’ve elected to leave qualified retirement savings accounts behind with their former employers.

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 15

 2015

## [As 401(k) Cash Out Leakage Grows, So Does Need for Auto Portability](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/as-401k-cash-out-leakage-grows-so-does-need-for-auto-portability)

![Leaky Faucet](https://blog.rch1.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Set_Up_Images/Other_Generic_Images/leakyfaucet.jpg?width=200&name=leakyfaucet.jpg "Leaky Faucet")In his December 11th article in BenefitsPro ([Addressing the Critical Problem of 401(k) Cash Outs](http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/12/11/addressing-the-critical-problem-of-401k-cash-outs)), Nick Thornton draws much-needed attention to the magnitude of the 401(k) cash out leakage issue, due to the frictions associated with account portability when plan participants switch jobs. Thornton’s article rightly emphasizes the need for automated portability – similar to automatic enrollment and deferral increases - to effectively address the cash out problem. 

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 16

 2015

## [Boomers: Consolidate Your Retirement Accounts Immediately!](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/boomers-consolidate-your-retirement-accounts-immediately)

[![MarketWatch](https://blog.rch1.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Publications/MarketWatch/Logo/marketwatch-logo2.jpg?width=200&name=marketwatch-logo2.jpg "MarketWatch")](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/boomers-need-to-consolidate-retirement-accounts-immediately-2015-11-16)In his 11/16/15 MarketWatch article [Boomers need to consolidate retirement accounts immediately](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/boomers-need-to-consolidate-retirement-accounts-immediately-2015-11-16) RCH President & CEO J. Spencer Williams notes that the baby boomer generation, which is closest to retirement age, stands to benefit the most from consolidating their retirement savings, vs. leaving their accounts behind at former employers.

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 27

 2015

## [Force Outs: Recycle v. Landfill](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/force-outs-recycle-v-landfill)

![Safe Harbor IRA Landfill vs. RCH Recycle 401k Consolidation Auto Portability](https://blog.rch1.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Set_Up_Images/RCH_Images/Landfill_to_Recycle.png?width=200&name=Landfill_to_Recycle.png "Safe Harbor IRA Landfill vs. RCH Recycle 401k Consolidation Auto Portability")Every day, we’re reminded that recycling is the responsible thing to do:  from the recycling bins we walk by, to the paper we use, and the cans and bottles that we drink from.   All of us would agree that conservation of our precious resources is critical, so we gladly pitch in and do our part.

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 05

 2015

## [Let a Roll-In Increase Your Retirement Income](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/let-a-roll-in-increase-your-retirement-income)

![MarketWatch](https://blog.rch1.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Publications/MarketWatch/Logo/marketwatch-logo2.jpg?width=200&name=marketwatch-logo2.jpg "MarketWatch")In his 10/2/15 MarketWatch article [*Let a Roll-in Increase Your Retirement Income*](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/let-a-roll-in-help-increase-your-retirement-income-2015-10-02), RCH President & CEO J. Spencer Williams advises retirement savers to bring their savings with them, vs. leaving their accounts behind -- or worse, cashing out.

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 02

 2015

## [One Solution to Three Costly Retirement-Saving Mistakes](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/one-solution-to-three-costly-retirement-saving-mistakes)

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