The false promise of “safety” may lure unsuspecting 401k investors into the most dangerous trap they’ll never see – until it’s too late.
Posts From Christopher Carosa, CTFA
Any talk of mutual fund expense ratios only diverts attention away from the true issue at hand – what are the true costs of those non-mutual fund products that make up nearly half of all 401k investments?
Public pension plans’ long goodbye, the lost cause of the Fiduciary Standard, the mystery of the disappearing fee trick and mixed messages from mixed markets.
If a fee falls in the forest, will a 401k plan participant hear it?
More fallout on DOL’s limit on 401k menu options, the further decline of public pension plans, the hidden fiduciary trap of shareholder activism and more surprises about 401k investing.
At what point does acting solely for the benefit of the beneficiary cross the line into acting in behalf of one’s self-interest?
When pensions go bad, the irony of fiduciary marketing, more fee bloodshed expected and the diminishing importance of investments.
Did the DOL just cut off the best chance for small businesses to offer low cost retirement plans to their employees?
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 7/6/12
Fixing the pension fund hole, FINRA tries to make “suitability” more like “fiduciary” and a plethora of article on 401k fees (as if you didn’t have enough already).