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By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | December 18, 2012
Did 401k Plan Sponsors, Service Providers and even Industry Regulators underestimate the potential of these issues last year?
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Posted in Education | Tagged 401k, Asset Allocation, DOL, investment policy statement, MEP, retirement, saving
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | October 16, 2012
It’s the greatest cause of anxiety among plan sponsors, yet it’s so easy to address.
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Posted in Compliance | Tagged 401k, 404(c), ERISA, individual trustee's guide, investment goals, investment policy statement, liability, Prudent Investor Act
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | April 3, 2012
401k Plan Sponsors often see due diligence as a burden. It needn’t be.
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Posted in Due Diligence | Tagged 401k, benchmark, investment policy statement, IPS
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | March 20, 2012
What worked in the past might mislead today. Worse, it might not include everything it needs to include. Find out what’s still useful, what isn’t and what needs to be added.
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Posted in Education | Tagged CFA, CFP, fi360, Fiduciary Solutions, investment policy statement, IPS, return objective, risk
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | September 12, 2011
Will the fiduciary standard go down with Obama? Will they finally pay attention to the 401k Fee ticking time bomb? And, when will they ever learn?
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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, auto-enrollment, benchmark, Bypass Trust, Congress, Fee Disclosure, Fiduciary Standard, investment, investment policy statement, target date fund, tax proposal, TDF
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | June 20, 2011
This week we learn to ask the question: “If the regulators don’t care, why should the investors?” Which is like saying “If the police don’t care, why should the victims?” On a brighter note, John Bogle isn’t happy he’s been proven wrong.
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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, Compliance Enforcement, court ruling, DOL, ETF, fee, Fiduciary Standard, fund of funds, income investing, investment policy statement, IRS, Janus, passive-active, plan sponsor, Supreme Court
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 9/9/11
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | September 12, 2011
Will the fiduciary standard go down with Obama? Will they finally pay attention to the 401k Fee ticking time bomb? And, when will they ever learn?
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