Tale of Two Public Policy Cities, Plato’s Fiduciary Cave, and Frankenstein’s Index Fund
Tag "fiduciary"
A fiduciary who only looks at the most recent reporting period stands to make an unfortunate – and potentially damaging – investment decision… and unnecessarily exposes himself and his company to a liability that can otherwise be easily avoided.
Worse, those held accountable for the potential damage of the flaw are not these detached organizations, but the professionals implicitly promoting the festering error – regular people ranging from bank trustees hired to guard the interests of beneficiaries to retirement plan sponsors and trustees responsible for protecting their employees.
One way to overcome this lack of purpose is to treat retirement itself as a mission… purpose all comes down to two words: “Get Involved.”
Silly public policy, the coming Fiduciary thing, and the return of classic investing headlines.
The financial news media and the investment industry constantly bombards employees with reminders to save for environment. It’s probably the most recognized financial goal people have. Could it be, then, that society has built up such an aura around retirement that the anticipation exceeds the actual event?










FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 12/14/18
State-Sponsored retirement plans a path to privatizing Social Security? Can a good fiduciary make a bad decision? Is this the beginning of the end of 12b-1 fees?