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FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 2/17/12
Washington attacks 401k plans as states move to convert DB plans to DC plans, fiduciary advocates take off the gloves, annuities replace TDFs as favorite whipping boy and more.
Due Diligence has New Vanguard “Low-Cost” Product Opening to Mixed Reviews
Lesson: Always read the fine print. If it’s too good to be true, it usually is.
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 2/3/12
This was the week we were all waiting for from the DOL. What we didn’t expect was the surprise from the IRS and the bipartisan agreement from two former SEC chairmen.
Exclusive Interview with Ron Rhoades: Revenue Sharing – Two Hats are Worse than One
The adage you can’t serve two masters is as old as the Bible. So why are 401k plan sponsors making this mistake and why is the DOL allowing them to do so?
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 1/27/12
The war for the fiduciary begins to shift arenas, we learn the downside of “low-cost” and all indications are the financial industry still hasn’t learned the root cause of the 2008 crisis.
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 1/20/12
Focus this week on how to lower 401k plan sponsor liability and an early warning on the coming onslaught of poorly written mass media articles on 401k fees.
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 1/13/12
More bad news for Target Date Fund fans and fans of the Fiduciary Standard, but DOL stands firm on Fee Disclosure Rule timing.
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 1/6/12
The industry begins to accept the eventual fiduciary rule while rumors swirl on whether the Fee Disclosure Rule will be delayed.
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