On hypocrites, backward-thinking, overconfidence and just how helpful is a disclosure rule if no one reads what’s being disclosed?
Commentary
Featuring a lot of investment talk, from more mourning on TDFs to the Dark Side of behavioral finance.
Even as the noose tightens on 401k fees, the DOL increases fiduciary liability with its new Investment Advice Rule. And, just what is going on at Ameriprise?
The pendulum again swings in favor of the fiduciary standard as the DOL threatens to come after service providers regarding questionable fees. In the meantime, the battle between Modern Portfolio Theory and Behavioral-based solutions gets hotter.
Last week seemed a lot like 1968,… and not because mindless protesters were making the news.
Will this be known as the week we lost the fiduciary standard?
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?
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 11/18/11
Will new Fiduciary Rule complicate bundling, new study suggests how to reduce fees, making 401k plan option menus simpler, the new retirement age and more…