A sneak peek at the Coming Thing for 401k plans, major plan sponsors dramatically reduce investment options and How do you explain America’s love affair with such a poorly performing 401k option?
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Politicians want to milk the 401k cash cow, the DOL catches the industry with its pants down and just who does really benefit from the new Fee Disclosure Rule?
Mixed reviews on dual IRS/DOL announcement; Surveys indicate 401k plan sponsors might be in for an awful surprise; and, is the Annuity the financial industry equivalent of the Chevy Volt?
The downsizing of the Fiduciary Standard, an Orwellian porcine view of fees and yet another search for the Holy Investment Option Grail.
A simple heuristic explains the importance of the Fiduciary Rule, blizzard warning on Fee Disclosure, the truth about Stable Value funds and a slew of court rulings.
On hypocrites, backward-thinking, overconfidence and just how helpful is a disclosure rule if no one reads what’s being disclosed?
Even as the noose tightens on 401k fees, the DOL increases fiduciary liability with its new Investment Advice Rule. And, just what is going on at Ameriprise?
The pendulum again swings in favor of the fiduciary standard as the DOL threatens to come after service providers regarding questionable fees. In the meantime, the battle between Modern Portfolio Theory and Behavioral-based solutions gets hotter.
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/6/12
In a week that we featured Investment Due Diligence for 401k plans, a major court ruling shows what happened without such due diligence.