Fees
Why Are We Seeing So Little Being Written About 401k Fees Now?
Today, the understanding of conflict-of-interest fees goes well beyond plan sponsors. Individual investors also understand how they can act as a better fiduciary for their own personal investments.
When Must a Fiduciary Say “No” to No-Fee Funds?
Still, others remain cautious, especially given the novelty of the idea and the fact it remains untested.
What Plan Sponsors Must Do To Avoid Fiduciary Liability From These 3 Common Fee Blunders
Plan sponsors shouldn’t let these three common fee foibles expose them to unnecessary fiduciary liability.
What a Fiduciary Should Know: Down and Dirty with “Clean” Shares
It will be important for 401k plan sponsors to get down and dirty when it comes to understanding the fiduciary liability implications of “clean” shares and their equivalent. Furthermore, since the most successful class action suits have involved different share classes of the same fund, you can be sure the introduction of “clean” shares will catch the eyes of your not-so-friendly neighborhood class action attorney.
Exclusive Interview with David Huntley and Joseph Valletta: Plan Sponsors Need Template to Identify Fees
“Benchmarking your plan’s fees is important step to carrying out your fiduciary responsibilities.”
Did DOL Fiduciary Rule FAQ Just Fire Warning Shot at Target Date Fund/Index Fund Fees?
How much effort does it really take for ongoing monitoring of an index fund or a target date fund? And does that justify the fees advisers typically charge? And is this why the DOL inserted that reference in Q5 of the Fiduciary FAQ?
“Excessive” 401k Fees Often in the Eye of the Fund Holder
Absent any objective definition of ‘excessive’ and ‘reasonable,’ does the Conflict-of-Interest Rule have any real meaning, or is it merely another potentially lucrative cash-flow stream for class action attorneys courtesy of your friendly neighborhood government regulator?
Media Short-Cuts on Expense Ratios Can Misdirect 401k Fiduciary Due Diligence
Simply by eliminating all funds with commissions, 12b-1 fees, and revenue sharing from the 401k investment due diligence process can greatly reduce the fiduciary liability exposure to the plan sponsor.
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