Recent studies suggest employees are better off with 401k plans than with tradition pensions. Here’s how plan sponsors can take advantage of behavioral economics research to make 401k plans even better.
Join us in giving thanks to all the news that 401k plans generate. There’s a special gem this week – maybe a hint at how the SEC will rule on the fiduciary standard.
Pre-publication draft of new study sheds new light on the value – or lack thereof – of 401k matching and participant education. In a Fiduciary News exclusive, one of the study’s authors suggests a solution.
An expected study reveals ETFs may be more dangerous than originally thought – and the nearly trillion dollar industry tries to shoot holes in it. Meanwhile, are we taking a giant step backward in reforming 12b-1 fees and the fiduciary standard?
Was a major financial professional organization covering up some important data in their comment letter to the SEC? Or is the industry’s 401k defense of 12b-1 fees much ado about nothing?
If you’ve come to Fiduciary News for the water, then this week’s trending topics is just for you. It starts with a whole list of bad investment ideas, includes the continuing dilemma of pensions and a fiduciary fight and ends with a future issue.
These popular product have become more accessible even as they are evolving. What’s that mean to retirement plan sponsors?
With even insiders questioning their appropriateness, itâs easy to understand why 401k plan sponsors continue to feel uncomfortable with ETFs. What exactly did these experts say?
If you give yourself some time to file an article you tend to be a little bit more thorough. Itâs kinda like why âthe fastest guns in the Westâ didnât survive too long â they didnât take the time to aim. This week’s news stories aimed well – and hit!
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 11/26/10
Some surprises of shoddy reporting in what might normally be considered a quiet week. And some good reporting, too.