Herein lies the potential for a direct conflict of interest. This applies generally to all proxy voting in commingled portfolios.
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Since actively managed funds have lagged index funds, does this case put their continued use in ERISA plans at risk?
On the face of it, American Airlines seemed to follow its documented process. So, what did the company do wrong?
To make the procedure more agonizing, the transition away from Chevron may feel like death by a thousand cuts. But the snail-like process of the courts has its benefits.
Eliminating the match and investing a large portion of retirement savings in bonds creates a risk. It may cause the retirement savings to go down in flames.
The Biden Rule, like the Trump Rule, does not encourage or discourage the use of ESG criteria when selecting investments. This allows fiduciaries to either adopt ESG principles or ignore them.
Unlike previous definitions, this version takes a definitive step towards allowing plan sponsors to forgo traditional financial measures. Rather than relying on extensive academic studies, this new Rule represents a certain leap of faith.
Among the tactics introduced by behavioral finance is the notion of âframing.â For individuals, however, itâs much easier to understand things if they are reframed into âbucketsâ representing specific individual goals.
