Here’s where the real disconnect kicks in: participants and pros don’t speak the same language on risk. Participants “feel” it. Meanwhile, advisers whip out rulers like standard deviation or some index, measuring volatility in neat little boxes.
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Evolving Retirement Savings vehicles, Beware the Fiduciary Paper Tiger, and The Magician’s (Fee) Secret.

Do 401k plan sponsors know the fiduciary minefield they’re stepping into when they select a QDIA?
When Will Washington Ever Learn? Fees, Glorious Fees! and I Believe in Target Date.
Exposed as misleading as early as 1999, should 401k plan sponsors continue to risk increasing their fiduciary liability by condoning their use?
Pension Run Amok! Fiduciary in the Fast Lane (Not!) and relearning investments.
FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/29/19
Compliance mixed bag, SEC BI DOA? and “Investments: The Sequel”