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5 Reasons Why Roth Plans are More Popular with Millennials than Baby Boomers

    5 Reasons Why Roth Plans are More Popular with Millennials than Baby Boomers

The traditional lifestyle arc, along with the traditional career arc, may push millennials away from Roth style savings later in life.

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FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 8/25/17

    FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 8/25/17

State-run wrongs, advice vs. sales, and the consequences of fee compression.

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The True Legacy of Ben Franklin’s Last Will and Testament

    The True Legacy of Ben Franklin’s Last Will and Testament

Why did Philadelphia’s fund grow slower than Boston? Davis says, “If they had been invested for the same time at the same rate, there would be no difference, so it would appear that Philly got lower returns on funds invested than Boston.”

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FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 8/18/17

    FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 8/18/17

Marketing fiduciary, yes, conflicted fees matter, and exposing Index Funds

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What Ben Franklin Might Tell a 401k Fiduciary to Say at an Enrollment Meeting

  What Ben Franklin Might Tell a 401k Fiduciary to Say at an Enrollment Meeting

Franklin was not merely an advocate of entrepreneurism, he was also one heck of a financier. His will actually calculated the precise growth he expected from the trusts and further instructed the trustees in terms of allocating those assets at the end of the first hundred years and again at the end of a second hundred years upon which the trust would be terminated.

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FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 8/11/17

  FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 8/11/17

Pensions falling, pushing back fiduciary goal posts, and investment Lorelei Signals.

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401k Rollovers: To Roth or Not to Roth – 7 Fiduciary Questions

  401k Rollovers: To Roth or Not to Roth – 7 Fiduciary Questions

According to the Investment Company Institute, only 1.9% of all Roth IRAs are rollovers. Why aren’t more opting to rollover into Roths?

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FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 8/4/17

  FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 8/4/17

401k rising, the Fiduciary Rule’s long goodbye, and a fee trend worth continuing.

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Goal-Oriented Target: How Leading Advisers and 401k Plan Sponsors are Using this New System to Replace Outdated Modern Portfolio Theory Risk Tools

  Goal-Oriented Target: How Leading Advisers and 401k Plan Sponsors are Using this New System to Replace Outdated Modern Portfolio Theory Risk Tools

The GOT system offers a viable and practical alternative to relying on outdated MPT tools. Although still widely in use, MPT-based calculators and analyzers can sometimes lead retirement savers to make decisions that aren’t in their best interest. That statement alone should trigger concerns from the mindful fiduciary.

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FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 7/28/17

  FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 7/28/17

State-Run bellwether, fiduciary redux, and market euphoria vs. reality

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