A fiduciary who only looks at the most recent reporting period stands to make an unfortunate – and potentially damaging – investment decision… and unnecessarily exposes himself and his company to a liability that can otherwise be easily avoided.
Posts From Christopher Carosa, CTFA
![Rethinking Performance Standards (Part I – The Fatal Flaw)](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/precarious-apartments-1221980-505x306_c.jpg)
Worse, those held accountable for the potential damage of the flaw are not these detached organizations, but the professionals implicitly promoting the festering error – regular people ranging from bank trustees hired to guard the interests of beneficiaries to retirement plan sponsors and trustees responsible for protecting their employees.
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Second thoughts on the new MEP, a growing (fiduciary) consensus, and the return of a Halloween (fee) nightmare.
How a Fiduciary Can Better Prepare Pre-Retirees to Avoid that “What’s Missing” Feeling in Retirement
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Perhaps the usual focus on the fairy tale version of retirement has led to the problem of post-retirement disappointment. To counter this, pre-retirees are vowing to avoid the mistakes of their older brothers and sisters.
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One way to overcome this lack of purpose is to treat retirement itself as a mission… purpose all comes down to two words: “Get Involved.”
FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 11/16/18
Two opposing forces, what does “fiduciary” really mean, and, speaking of conflicts-of-interest.