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5 Criteria 401k Plan Sponsors Must Consider Before Hiring an ERISA Attorney
If the consequences of choosing the wrong ERISA attorney can prove catastrophic, what are the most important criteria 401k plan sponsors should use when selecting an ERISA attorney?
Great Info for Every 401k Plan Sponsor: Review of 401k Averages Book
Fee disclosures will become the trending topic among 401k plan sponsors and fiduciaries. It will be tempting to overweight this parameter. But if your plan has an index fund or you’ve ever contemplated using index funds, this book contains one piece of data you absolutely must have.
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/22/11
Trending topics this week explores whether a popular investment product is a ticking time bomb or the Holy Grail of investing and connects the dots to lament over the apparent loss of a true fiduciary standard.
DOL Transcript Shows a True Fiduciary Friend as Phyllis Borzi Brooks No Bull
Several early reports suggested the DOL appeared ready to compromise their fiduciary principles by harmonizing with other agencies. The transcript reveals a surprising reality.
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 4/1/11
In a week where the new Form ADV became official, we discovered it can increase fiduciary liability for 401k plan sponsors for the same reason it is supposed to help them. In the meantime, the fiduciary finger now points squarely at brokers alone, plus more news on pensions and Target Date Funds.
How Will New ADV Part 2 Help (or Hurt) 401k Plan Sponsors?
The SEC’s new Form ADV Part 2 makes it harder for 401k Plan Sponsors to feign ignorance when it comes to conflicts of interest.
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/25/11
A day in the life of a fiduciary, from a foreboding dawn, to the doom of high noon, to the sun setting on an old friend, to the restless night. What a week it’s been.
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/18/11
Just as the problems with Target Date Funds go mainstream, the GAO asks the DOL to look into disclosure rules that could torpedo annuities in 401k plans. Oh, and the House calls the SEC’s bluff.
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