MEPs have the potential to do what state-sponsored plans may not be able to offer – protection under ERISA. That’s in the employees’ best interests. If many embrace this concept, September 30, 2019 may indeed signal the dawn of a new day in retirement saving. Still, due diligence remains an imperative.
Posts From Christopher Carosa, CTFA
If plan sponsors can train their employees to use these same tactics for their retirement, they’ll be more likely to practice those tactics at work. And that’s good for business.
Nullifying compliance nullification, a whole slew of fiduciary rules, and the joys and sorrows of market timing.
“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.”
Compliance questions, back to the fiduciary future, and who didn’t see this coming?
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.
FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 9/27/19
A birthday party, a fight, and a leaking bucket.