“First, we need to recognize we have a problem that affects all Americans and then work to find the basic solutions we can agree on. The longer we wait, the more people will suffer and the more expensive it will be.”
Interviews
Why are financial professionals more likely to embrace behavioral finance and how can this help the average investor?
If we understand thoroughly what happened to each generation during its unique formative years, we can then make sense of the unique and powerful core values that guide that generation’s unique decision-making, including the decisions about their money.
“…the best efforts of those focused on product, not investors, are ultimately doomed to failure.”
“Pick a lane… please. Why is the SEC living in the land of ambiguity? Lead, follow, or step aside. I may not agree with Ken Fisher very often but on this point, I believe he nailed it…”
“…anytime we are talking about disclosures, don’t make them like the lovely 404a notices. Make them simple and easy to understand. Otherwise you lose the whole point of the disclosure.”
Before one can advise investors, it’s critical one know what they’re thinking and understand why they’re thinking it.
For 8 years as Assistant Secretary of EBSA, Phyllis Borzi fought vigorously to protect plan sponsors and retirement savers under the uniform fiduciary umbrella. Here, she answers questions about the past, present and future of the Fiduciary Rule.
One of the nation’s top ERISA attorneys tells us even if the Fiduciary Duty is dead, it’s not. The only question is which part will remain alive and which part with wither on the vine. Fred Reish has an idea, and he tells us here.
Prolific ERISA attorney shares his views on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule and the direction the industry is headed in.
