After two weeks in the Old Country, the Old Contributing Editor would prefer to have the jet lag wear off before putting pen to paper (or is it fingertip to keyboard?).
What’s an article look like when the editor is off discovering his roots in the Old Country?
You’d never guess what editors come up with on a short holiday week.
Having no idea what the fiduciary means, and worse, not caring, most IRA R/O investors are sheep heading for their (financial) slaughter. Not anymore, if the DOL’s Phyllis Borzi has her way.
It’s a tale of two regulators. One wants to play politics while the other wants to accomplish something. Meanwhile, ETFs continue to get mixed reviews.
Unfortunately, 401k plan sponsors cannot serve two masters – the existing employees and the former employees. Here’s why.
Do you get the feeling a this fee talk is just sleight-of-hand? There are so many fees, no wonder why investors are confused between the fees that matter and the fees that don’t matter.
The result of a new J.D. Power & Associates survey poses a double jeopardy for 401k plan sponsors. In the end, though, there’s only one correct answer to the question.
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.
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 7/29/11
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.