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Crypto Craze Cracks, Raising Potential 401k Fiduciary Liability?

Even without these extremes, this asset class brings with it a roller coaster experience, something many retirement savers won’t be able to stomach.

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Orphan Accounts Pose Fiduciary Liability To 401k Plan Sponsors

There is an out, of course, but that might eliminate the so-called “institutional pricing” advantage former employees have for staying in the plan in the first place.

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Should 401k Loans Be Allowed, Encouraged, Or Forbidden? A Fiduciary Perspective

Before you get all excited and look to replace your home equity loan with a 401k loan, you should consider these things.

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Are TDFs A Ticking Time Bomb For The 401k Fiduciary?

There might be a there, there. It could be that TDFs have an Achilles’ Heel that leaves them vulnerable.

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How Might Employers Help Retiring Employees Learn To Earn Extra Income Post-Retirement?

While retirees and near-retirees may be considering starting a small side business, many don’t have any entrepreneurial experience. How might they find answers to the questions they have?

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10 Questions Those 50+ Are Asking Right Now About Their 401k Retirement Savings Account

If you’re over fifty, that gold watch gleams closer and closer. You start thinking. You start wondering. You start asking questions.

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401k Plan Sponsor Fiduciary Question: Is ESG an Investment Strategy, a Fad, or a Political Football?

More worrisome to 401k plan sponsors is the potential demand for ESG investments on the part of plan participants who may be driven toward these investment products not for investment performance, but to “make a statement.”

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Top Issues (And Their Solutions) 401k Plan Sponsors Have With Plan Participants

To address this requires employers to do more than having a periodic “employee education” meeting. While these can help (see the previous article), more need to be done. Plan sponsors need to consider how they (and, more importantly, their service providers) deliver messages to plan participants.

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