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3 Retirement Risks 401k Participants Need To Know About But Donā€™t

    3 Retirement Risks 401k Participants Need To Know About But Donā€™t

When it comes to retirement anxiety, itā€™s best to set aside all those matters that fall outside your ability to manage. You canā€™t change everything. Focus instead on what you can change.

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Are Fiduciary Risks Worth Putting Commodities In Retirement Plans?

    Are Fiduciary Risks Worth Putting Commodities In Retirement Plans?

Thereā€™s not a sin in listening to radio shows sponsored by those selling gold and silver. Itā€™s quite another thing to actually act on their ā€œrecommendation.ā€

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Are DOLā€™s ESG Tactics Backfiring With The 401k Fiduciary?

    Are DOLā€™s ESG Tactics Backfiring With The 401k Fiduciary?

Should the platform offer ESG doesnā€™t necessarily mean good news for the 401k plan sponsor. Including ESG funds might introduce other risks.

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401k Fiduciary Focus: How Does Risk Tolerance Harm Retirement Savers?

    401k Fiduciary Focus: How Does Risk Tolerance Harm Retirement Savers?

What would it take to realize the fiduciary liability of overtly using ā€œrisk toleranceā€ metrics? And what can 401k plan sponsors do about it?

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5 Steps 401k Plan Sponsors Can Use To Better Align Plan Education With Plan Participant Priorities As It Relates To Risk

    5 Steps 401k Plan Sponsors Can Use To Better Align Plan Education With Plan Participant Priorities As It Relates To Risk

The problem with Sequence of Return Risk is that thereā€™s no way of knowing if youā€™ll experience it. Itā€™s a roll of the dice. The best way to avoid this risk is to prepare as if it were going to happen.

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What Is The Best Way A Fiduciary Can Define Risk In A Way That Is Measurable, Meaningful, And Relevant?

    What Is The Best Way A Fiduciary Can Define Risk In A Way That Is Measurable, Meaningful, And Relevant?

For all the talk of risk in the academic world, itā€™s the real world that provides the best answer to what risk really is and how to avoid it. How do your thoughts on this compare with others?

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Where Did We Go Wrong With Risk?

    Where Did We Go Wrong With Risk?

This elegance earned a Nobel Prize for several smart professors. You must forgive them, though, for they had a far limited toolkit to work from. Still, this was the original source from which ā€œriskā€ sprang.

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Exclusive Interview: Ron Surz Opines on the ā€˜Big 3ā€™ and ā€˜The Next 401k Scandalā€™

    Exclusive Interview: Ron Surz Opines on the ā€˜Big 3ā€™ and ā€˜The Next 401k Scandalā€™

Why are there two kinds of Target Date Funds and why does that doom this particular group of people saving for retirement in their company’s 401k plan?

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Hereā€™s Why A Good Fiduciary Is Not Always 100% Invested In Equities

    Hereā€™s Why A Good Fiduciary Is Not Always 100% Invested In Equities

While some may consider this heresy, the best option for a fiduciary managing a portfolio is to include a consistent percentage of assets outside the equity markets and in assets that preserve capital.

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Reframe 401k Participant Education To Stop Stressing Risk And Start Emphasizing Goals

    Reframe 401k Participant Education To Stop Stressing Risk And Start Emphasizing Goals

Itā€™s fun to talk about ā€œriskā€ and ā€œreturnā€ because these are measurables and people are comfortable with the tangible world. But none of that touches upon what really matters. Worse, it can distract you from achieving what you want most.

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