NTSA Elite Advisor Award Winners Honored

The National Tax-deferred Savings Association (NTSA) has announced the winners of its prestigious NTSA Elite Advisor Award. It made the announcement at a June 29 session of its 2015 403(b) Summit in Nashville, Tenn.

Established in 2014, the NTSA Elite Advisor Award recognizes the contributions of advisors who — by their actions and example — have advanced best practice standards, advocacy, leadership and legacy in the 403(b) and/or 457 retirement industry and in so doing have improved American workers’ ability to build a successful retirement.

The 2015 NTSA Elite Advisors are:

• Kathryn Cawley of The Voyager Group, Ltd, Joliet, Ill.

• Louis Deppas of The Legend Group, Lakewood, N.Y.

• Jody Detillier of Detillier Financial Advisors, LLC, New Orleans, La.

• Lyle Uyeda of Chinen & Arinaga Financial Group, Mililani, Hawaii

• Richard Williams of Williams & Company, Grandville, Mich.

“NTSA is honored to recognize true advisor excellence in the 403(b) and 457 retirement plan industry,” noted Kristine Coffey, CPE Associates, Ltd., Chairperson of NTSA’s Elite Advisor Award Committee. “Elite Advisors are the best of the best. To legislatures, both state and national, and to the world of clients and school districts they serve, this is what quality, expertise, experience and leadership is all about.”

The 2015 NTSA Elite Advisor Award winners were announced in a general session of the NTSA 403(b) Summit, the industry’s premier education and networking event for 403(b) and 457 plan market professionals. Look for more coverage of the Summit in this week’s regular Tuesday edition of the 403(b) Advisor and a special Summit wrap-up edition on Thursday.