It’s not a simple matter of flipping a switch and allowing cryptocurrencies in plans. Because these are alternative investments, the plan sponsor will need to learn enough about them to make an informed decision.
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This isn’t free money. It comes at a price. Many naïve folks might be salivating at the prospect of releasing these big bucks from the prison of their retirement plan… until they read the fine print.
![What Will the Fiduciary Standard Look Like in Five Years?](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/future-1239052-660x395-505x306_c.jpg)
Still, if one has confidence the marketplace will drive the industry towards focusing on the best interests of clients, then a de facto fiduciary standard can emerge organically, without overt reliance on regulators.
![The SEC’s “Best Interest” Proposal – A Step Forward or a Set Back?](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/stairs-1172589-660x395-505x306_c.jpg)
We asked financial professionals across the nation for their thoughts on the SEC’s effort. As you might imagine, it’s clear Regulation Best Interest has some good points and some not-so-good points.
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Is the DOL’s Defunct Rule a Fiduciary Obi-Wan: More Powerful Dead Than Alive?
![The #1 Retirement Goal for Retirees and the Most Useful Strategy to Get There](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/carl-looking-startled-1456192-660x395-505x306_c.jpg)
You’re the one ultimately responsible for all decisions, from picking and choosing what you do and buy to determining how to manage your assets and cash flow stream. Oh, and did we forget to mention this is for the rest of your life?
![The #1 Retirement Saving Goal for People in Their 30s and the Most Useful Strategy to Get There](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/money-matters-1173124-660x395-505x306_c.jpg)
This is the decade in which retirement savers need to accelerate their savings efforts in order to take full advantage of the positive impact time has on the growth of that savings.