No one likes the Form 5500, right? But there's plenty of hidden value locked away for retirement advisors in the form, and with changes recently proposed by the Government Accountability Office, it could deliver even more.

That's the upshot from Eric Ryles, who was recently called into service by the government for his expertise on the 5500, though whether the government will actually heed his advice is an altogether different matter.

In the interest of full disclosure, Ryles is the managing director of Judy Diamond Associates, the retirement plan data publisher behind FreeERISA.com. JDA is a division of Summit Professional Networks, the parent of BenefitsPro.

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