Christopher Carosa, CTFA

Obama Fires Fiduciary Starter Pistol to Mixed Reviews

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | February 24, 2015

When a reputed home run hitter with such a pronounced track record of striking out wants to join your team, what do you do?

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Posted in Conflicts of Interest | Tagged Ary Rosenbaum, Barbara Roper, Brian Graff, DOL, fiduciary, Fiduciary Rule, Kathleen McBride, Marcia Wagner, Ron Rhoades, Seller's Exemption | 1 Response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 2/20/15

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | February 23, 2015

Public pension SNAFU, fiduciary change of venue, and the revenge of the investor.

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Exclusive Interview: Brian Hamburger Says Private Industry Converging on Fiduciary Solution Ahead of Regulators

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | February 18, 2015

Why the investment adviser industry wants to mimic American, but not British, doctors.

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Posted in Interviews | Tagged Best Practices, Brian Hamburger, fiduciary, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, Institute for the Fiduciary Standard, Knut Rostad, SIFMA | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 2/13/15

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | February 17, 2015

Fiduciary fisticuffs, fee vengeance and why investments just don’t matter.

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Are Target Date Funds a Ticking Time Bomb?

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | February 10, 2015

Like lemmings to the sea, retirement savers default to a controversial product.

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Posted in Due Diligence | Tagged Francesca Federico, Holmes Osborne, Lifestyle Fund, Luis Aguilar, Murray Carter, Paul Ruedi, Richard Friedman, Ron Surz, SEC, target date fund, Target Risk Fund | 5 Responses

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 2/6/15

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | February 9, 2015

The politics of envy, fiduciary irony and “Investment choices? We don’t need no stink’ investment choices!”

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Investing vs. Saving – Why the 401k Fiduciary Must Emphasize Only One

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | February 3, 2015

On the Road to Success, discovering the critical steps is often more important than the length of your stride.

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Posted in Education | Tagged 2012 Wharton Study, 2014 Putnam Institute Report, 401k, Adam Fraser, Allen Gillespie, categories, Chad Parks, Eszylfie Taylor, fiduciary, Greg Palacorolla, investment, Kevin Rainwater, Layton Cox, menu option, Michael Clark, Murray Carter, One Portfolio, Paul Ruedi, plan menu, plan sponsor, saving, target date fund, tiers | 1 Response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 1/30/15

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | February 2, 2015

Retirement policy Dark Horse, protesting the Fiduciary Rule too much and bond funds (and their ilk) have a license to kill retirement savings.

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“How-to” Guidelines to Follow When Creating 401k Plan Benchmarks

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | January 27, 2015

Just because something is measurable doesn’t mean it’s relevant.

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Posted in Compliance | Tagged 12b-1, 401k, benchmark, DOL, ERISA, fiduciary, Fiduciary Duty, Fred Reish, Jairo Gomez, Jerry Schlichter, Kendrick Wakeman, Marcia Wagner, Mathew Dahlberg, plan sponsor, revenue sharing | 2 Responses

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 1/23/15

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | January 26, 2015

Unexpected silence, a leaked memo, and crazy investing ideas.

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Obama Fires Fiduciary Starter Pistol to Mixed Reviews

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Are Target Date Funds a Ticking Time Bomb?

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