Last week seemed a lot like 1968,… and not because mindless protesters were making the news.
Posts From Christopher Carosa, CTFA
New research suggests a better way to communicate critical investment information.
Will this be known as the week we lost the fiduciary standard?
The Fiduciary Standard is American as motherhood, apple pie and Quaker Oatmeal.
The research has been around for more than a decade. Why do regulators and the industry ignore it?
Has the SEC screwed the pooch regarding the uniform fiduciary standard? Will the same politics infect the DOL’s proposed Fiduciary Rule and Fee Disclosure Rule?
A Play-by-Play citing media articles throughout the year showing how SEC Chair Mary Schapiro misplayed her strategy to hold the fiduciary standard hostage for more Congressional money.
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?
Is this the last gasps of a dying business model whose ruins new life seems destined to find rebirth?









Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 10/7/11
A flurry of a week that saw lawmakers go back to the future, the brokers get more than they bargained for and another good “teachable moment” for investing.