“The SEC’s Regulation BI is terribly disappointing. It not only fails to protect consumers; it actually makes the situation worse… The confusion that will ensue will be very damaging to investors nationwide.”
Just as summer changes into fall, Reg BI will change the way all participants – investors, service providers, and 401k plan sponsors – interact with each other. These are the changes we might expect.
Revenue sharing troubles, target date troubles, and what’s that they just said about index funds?
The bottom-line is employees may be setting themselves up not only for failure, but for a costly failure. This is why it’s vitally important for employees to understand more than just the simple objective and class of the mutual funds they own.
Poly potpourri, reframing fiduciary, and learning from investment history.
The prevailing consensus has been corporate executives work for their owners (i.e., shareholders). That all changed on August 19, 2019. What are the fiduciary implications?
Everything Old is New Again, Double Fiduciary Trouble, and Looking for Mr. GoodFee.
If you think this evolution is amazing, just wait until you see what changes come about once the 401kMEP starts ramping up.
Regulators’ mixed blessing, say it ain’t so, Abagail, and do you feel better now?
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Compliance questions, back to the fiduciary future, and who didn’t see this coming?