By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | June 10, 2013
Would you trust the state with your 401k? Proof Fee Disclosure Failed and the Fiduciary battle rages on.
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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, behavioral finance, court ruling, David Swensen, disclosure, DOL, ETF, Fee Disclosure Rule, fiduciary, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, Harmonization, IRA, participation, pension, Phased Retirement, public retirement plans for private employees, SEC, self-directed 401k, state-run retirement plans
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | May 28, 2013
Does more DC talk mean less action? Slowdown, Fiduciary Standard, you move too fast, and more about investment bubbles.
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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, Alternative Investments, Annuity, DOL, Elise Walter, ESOP, Fee Disclosure Rule, fiduciary, fiduciary liabilty, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, Fred Reish, lump-sum, Mary Jo White, pension, prohibited transaction, real estate, retirement, SEC, small business, Social Security
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | May 14, 2013
Star Trek’s Fiduciary Rule: The needs of the many (or the client) outweigh the needs of the one (or the fiduciary).
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Posted in Conflicts of Interest | Tagged 401k, Captain Kirk, City on the Edge of Forever, fiduciary, Fiduciary Duty, Fiduciary Standard, J.J. Abrams, James T. Kirk, plan sponsor, Spock, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
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
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | May 7, 2013
Let’s recognize the researchers, scholars, policymakers, regulators and tireless advocates who work to advance fiduciary principles.
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Posted in Conflicts of Interest | Tagged Andrew Golden, Brooksley Born, Deborah DeMott, fiduciary, Fiduciary Standard, Institute for the Fiducairy Standard, John C. Coffee, Knut Rostad, Tamar Frankel
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | May 3, 2013
As bad a some industry players are, it’s always caveat emptor. Both plan sponsors, in their role as fiduciaries, and 401k investors must assume personal responsible and be accountable for their own retirement.
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Posted in Fees | Tagged 401k, Alicia Munnell, Alison Farrin, BrightScope, Dan Egan, David Rae, Daylian Cain, disclosure, Eleanor Singer, fee, fiduciary, Fiduciary Standard, Frontlne, hidden fee, Hilary Martin, index fund, Journal of Communication, Martin Smith, Mike Alfred, PBS, plan sponsor, Profit Sharing Corporation of America, PSCA, retirement, Ryan Knutson, Savings, The Retirement Gamble, Tim Wochok, Vanguard
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | May 2, 2013
In choosing ratings points over debate points, Smith sacrificed the logic of the straight-forward for the pyrotechnics of a religious argument, and, in doing so, lost credibility with that portion of his audience that knew better.
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Posted in Fees | Tagged 401k, 401k Averages Book, Andrew Gracan, BrightScope, Dallas Salisbury, David Huntley, David Rae, Demos, disclosure, EBRI, Elliot Orsillo, Employee Benefit Research Institute, expense ratio, fee, fiduciary, Fiduciary Standard, Frontlne, hidden fee, index fund, John Bogle, Joseph Valleta, Martin Smith, Mike Alfred, nevin adams, PBS, plan sponsor, retirement, Robert Hiltonsmith, Roger Wohlner, Ryan Knutson, Savings, Teresa Ghilarducci, The Retirement Gamble, Tim Wochok, Vanguard
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 6/7/13
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | June 10, 2013
Would you trust the state with your 401k? Proof Fee Disclosure Failed and the Fiduciary battle rages on.
Read the full story...Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, behavioral finance, court ruling, David Swensen, disclosure, DOL, ETF, Fee Disclosure Rule, fiduciary, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, Harmonization, IRA, participation, pension, Phased Retirement, public retirement plans for private employees, SEC, self-directed 401k, state-run retirement plans | Leave a response