Gov FUBAR, a new Fiduciary battlefield, and imagine a world without 12b-1 or revenue sharing fees…
Tag "ERISA"
Evolving Retirement Savings vehicles, Beware the Fiduciary Paper Tiger, and The Magician’s (Fee) Secret.
With the pain of the Target Date Fund 2008/09 market crash debacle still lingering in the mind, to best assess the potential fiduciary liability inherent in TDFs â no matter what safes harbors were promised by the PPA â itâs critical that 401k plan sponsors understand whatâs good about them, whatâs bad about them, and just why theyâre so popular.
State Run Plans DOA? Fiduciary’s Long Goodbye? and Products Trump Investments?
Thar’s gold in them thar retirement plans! Who could blame cash-starved states from trying to get a piece of that action? On the other hand, there’s plenty of blame when the regulatory arm created to protect employees places politics ahead of the best interests of retirement savers.
Ted Benna says ERISA/PBGC – not the 401k – killed pension plans and that pensions no longer make sense given our current job-hopping demographics. He also says a lot more in this must read interview.
States of ERISA, fiduciary whirlwind, Fee Fear Factor, and targeting TDFs.
“Fiduciary” means “Forever,” you can’t take back “Forever” and risk takers/followers.
More on state-run retirement, Fiduciary Rules Final Breath, and, who know, its was never about preventing conflict-of-interest fees at all.
FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/31/17
MEPs advance, the “New” Fiduciary and Caveat Emptor Investors!