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No one need place themselves in a “Blanche DuBois Scenario.” Each has the ability, no matter their station in life, to seize control over their own destiny. This applies to retirement as much as anything else. This article offers five specific ideas each to three typical age groups trying to protect themselves against the potential loss of Social Security benefits.
Plan sponsors shouldn’t let these three common fee foibles expose them to unnecessary fiduciary liability.
“As more employees find their 401k accounts growing to more than one million dollars, there will be a greater desire for employees to gain greater control over their own future. Plan sponsors should become more aware of the consequences of providing these kinds of options and how best to mitigate the liability risk associated with them.”
If you’re a fiduciary and you haven’t ask this question, you might want to read this before you make your next decision.
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.
Lotta regulator noise, fiduciary fallout, and DOL comes clean on “social” investing.
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.
If you own a business, waiting until the last minute to reduce taxes limits your options. You still have some, though. Here they are.
FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 5/4/18
Fiduciary Scorecard: SEC down and DOL out; 12b-1 matters; and TDFs might not (in the way you think they do)