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FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 5/10/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 5/10/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | May 13, 2013

Will small businesses punt 401k plans? How Fiduciary Advocates can fight back. Coming Soon: The Revenge of the Market.

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged court ruling, fiduciary, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, Fred Reish, Frontline, growth, index fund, IRA, Modern Portfolio Theory, momentum investing, MPT, NAPFA, PBS, retirement, small business, tax, Tibble v. Edison, value | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 5/3/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 5/3/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | May 6, 2013

A rising market leads to sunshine, happiness and the comforting feeling that everything will be all right. Read this if you’re not fooled into complacency.

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, Alan Reid, behavioral economics, benchmarking, DOL, fee, fiduciary, Fiduciary Rule, Frontline, Harry Markowitz, indexing, IRA, Jay Leno, Martin Smith, MPT, pension, Phyllis Borzi, retirement, tax, William Sharpe | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/26/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/26/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | April 29, 2013

PBS’ Frontline Retirement Gamble fallout, falling fees, and soon to be falling bonds prices.

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, Bond, court ruling, ERISA, fee, fiduciary, Fiduciary Duty, Fiduciary Standard, Frontline, IRA, mutual fund, PBS, pension, retirement, Retirement Cap, Retirement Gamble, self-dealing | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/19/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/19/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | April 22, 2013

Industry slams Obama Retirement Tax Plan, the coming Fiduciary Showdown and back to the old normal regarding investments.

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, 401k loan, 403b, advisor, cash balance, DOL, ERISA, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, GAO, growth, IRA, retirement, ROTH 401k, SEC, tax, value | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/12/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/12/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | April 15, 2013

Do you really own your retirement money? Prohibit non-fiduciaries from using term “advisor”? More target date fund troubles?

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, 401k loan, expense ratio, fiduciary, Fiduciary Duty, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, index fund, IRA, pension, retirement, Rollover, saving, stable value, target date fund | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/5/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/5/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | April 8, 2013

Do we need to re-educate policy makers on the concept of the Ponzi Scheme? IRA Rollovers – Good or Bad? Are Advisers charging too little?

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, behavioral economics, Bond Index, court ruling, DOL, Education, fee, fiduciary, GOA, IRA, liability, pension, Ponzi Scheme, retirement, Rollover, ROTH 401k, SEC, Social Security, Stockton | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/29/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/29/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | April 1, 2013

Stockton Pension Bankruptcy a Harbinger? DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Racist? Fees Reality About to Hit 401k Plan Sponsors?

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 12b-1, 401k litigation, 404(c), Congressional Black Caucus, court ruling, fiduciary, Fiduciary Rule, IRA, participant, passive-active, pension, plan sponsor, retirement, Stockton, target date fund, Tibble v. Edison | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/22/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/22/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | March 25, 2013

Washington talks of scrambling nest eggs, DOL smacks poor fiduciaries and silly season for investments.

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 12b-1, 401k, 401k loan, Bond, Calpers, court ruling, Detroit Pension, DOL, fiduciary, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, Ford, Harold Evensky, index fund, Kansas, passive-active, pension, retirement, SEAL, SEC | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/15/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/15/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | March 18, 2013

Washington gridlock may save the 401k, bad news for some fiduciaries and an academic shows a certain lack of field experience.

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 12b-1, 401k, active, Defined Benefit Plans, fiduciary, Fiduciary Standard, IBM, Illinois, Mary Jo White, passive, pension, saving, SEC, Social Security, target date fund | Leave a response

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/8/13

FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/8/13

By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | March 11, 2013

Tax reform to take bite of 401ks? Can SEC draw fire from both sides? What is ‘Plan B’ for fees?

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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 12b-1, 401k, auto-enrollment, DOL, Fee Disclosure, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, investment performance, IRA, IRA Rollover, Savings, SEC, taxes | Leave a response

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