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 | 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
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
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
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
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | March 4, 2013
Tax your retirement plan? 12b-1 fees don’t work? SEC opens Fiduciary Standard cost comment period? and more!
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Posted in Trending Topics | Tagged 12b-1, 401k, court ruling, DOL, Fee Disclosure, fiduciary, Fiduciary Duty, Fiduciary Standard, Investment-Advice, IRA, liability, Multi-Employer Plan, retirement, SEC, SEP-IRA, Solo 401k, tax
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 5/17/13
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA | May 20, 2013
Post IRS, can DC be trusted with Fiduciary? Meanwhile, pop culture tries to define Fiduciary as there appears to be something strange brewing in the markets.
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