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By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | March 19, 2013
Bonds and bond funds alike suffer from rising interest rates, but bonds are protected in ways bond funds are not. Does the typical 401k investor know that?
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Posted in Due Diligence | Tagged 401k, Bo Lu, Bond, bond fund, Chuck Epstein, Hilary Martin, investment, James Watkins, Michael Prus, Rich Winer, Timothy Yee, Todd Tresidder
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | October 9, 2012
This may rock the world of the unsuspecting. Fasten your seatbelts before proceeding.
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Posted in Due Diligence | Tagged active, DOL, expense ratio, fiduciary, investment, Laura Lutton, Morningstar, mutual fund, passive, SEC
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | October 3, 2011
Last week seemed a lot like 1968,… and not because mindless protesters were making the news.
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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, DOL, Fiduciary Rule, Fiduciary Standard, investment, IRA, plan sponsor, regulators, target date fund
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 | August 16, 2011
To really understand investment risk, we must first discover how risk management first evolved.
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Posted in Education | Tagged 2nd Deadly Sin, 401k, 7 Deadly Sins, ERISA, fiduciary, investment, Modern Portfolio Theory, risk
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | August 1, 2011
As the lobbyists get their Congressional minions to put the heat up on the DOL, a recent spat of investment articles accidentally show the need for a true fiduciary standard.
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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, fee, fiduciary, Fiduciary Standard, investment, IRA, passive
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | May 16, 2011
What popular investment products appears poised to be the next one to self-destruct? A strange occurrence in Washington bodes ill for the Fiduciary Standard – but does it really matter? Meanwhile, we learn the costs of two generations of lost public pension policy – from a third world country!
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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 401k, Dodd-Frank, DOL, ERISA Attorney, ETF, fee, fiduciary, Fiduciary Standard, FINRA, investment, pension, plan sponsor, SEC, SRO
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/9/12
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | March 12, 2012
A sneak peek at the Coming Thing for 401k plans, major plan sponsors dramatically reduce investment options and How do you explain America’s love affair with such a poorly performing 401k option?
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