Before you start to panic, take a deep breath and relax. The retirement savings industry is an aircraft carrier. It can’t turn on a dime.
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Sometimes when you try your best, you still miss something important. And that could be the most dangerous miss you make.
Today, the understanding of conflict-of-interest fees goes well beyond plan sponsors. Individual investors also understand how they can act as a better fiduciary for their own personal investments.
If you are responsible for 401k participant education or in any form of employee-based financial literacy program, you may want to adopt methods used by others who teach adults.
The 2020 Frankel Fiduciary Prize Award winner leaves nothing untouched on this wide-ranging interview that will amaze and delight you.
Aside from pep talks and infusing it into their corporate culture, don’t forget that much of what is needed can be built right into the plan.
All these strategies can be employed today and have proven themselves effective. It’s unclear that disclosing projected retirement income will provide the kind of incentive that will work.
If a fiduciary must vote proxies, following the DOL’s guidance may represent the most practical alternative.
It’s fun to talk about “risk” and “return” because these are measurables and people are comfortable with the tangible world. But none of that touches upon what really matters. Worse, it can distract you from achieving what you want most.
Reports say the DOL expects 3,200 registered PPPs when PEPs become effective next January. Do you expect to be one of them, or will you be working for someone else?
