Here’s where the greatest controversy of the new Rule, as with its predecessors, comes to a head.
Tag "Annuity"
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This broader definition of fiduciary may impose a potential hardship on a segment of the retirement industry that has been trying hard to gain a foothold in plan infrastructure.
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So what if a few very high net savers end up with bigger retirement plans? Good for them. The point is to make it easier for more people to save more.
![What Are 401k Plan Sponsors Talking About Right Now?](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/orejas-varias-1439442-660x395-1-scaled-505x306_c.jpg)
Just as these changes come bearing down, so, too, does a need for greater hand holding. Pressures within the provider industry, however, appear to be reducing the number of available hands.
![The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly On Annuities In 401k Plans](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Charles_Marion_Russell_–_Smoke_of_a_.45_–_Google_Art_Project-505x306_c.jpg)
If the numbers don’t add up for annuities (or anything else, for that matter), where is the demand for these products coming from?
![Exclusive Interview: Ron Surz Opines on the ‘Big 3’ and ‘The Next 401k Scandal’](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ron_Surz_2019_big-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
Why are there two kinds of Target Date Funds and why does that doom this particular group of people saving for retirement in their company’s 401k plan?
![Questions 401k Plan Sponsors Are Too Busy To Ask](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/red-symbols-3-1237179-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
Here’s something you don’t always see, but maybe you should.
![Exclusive Interview: Phyllis Borzi on the SECURE Act, Target Date Funds, and “Discredited Disclosure”](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6750857759_4d78b9d01d_b-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
“That is one of the key weaknesses of the SEC’s Reg BI. It allows brokers to claim they are working in an investor’s best interest without being held to a legal duty of loyalty”
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Compliance mixed bag, SEC BI DOA? and “Investments: The Sequel”