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The Hidden Danger of Over-Diversification: Why 401k Plan Sponsors Must Demand Fiduciary Advisers Teach Employees When Too Much is Too Much

The bottom-line is employees may be setting themselves up not only for failure, but for a costly failure. This is why it’s vitally important for employees to understand more than just the simple objective and class of the mutual funds they own.

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The Fiduciary Duty to Investigate Conflicts-of-Interests with “Zero” and “Negative” Fee Funds

Whatever the future holds, we live in a present where there is no such thing as a free lunch; thus, the basic notion of caveat emptor continues to hold true.

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FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 11/16/18

Two opposing forces, what does “fiduciary” really mean, and, speaking of conflicts-of-interest.

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How a Fiduciary Answers the Individual Stocks vs. Mutual Fund Question

If you’re a fiduciary and you haven’t ask this question, you might want to read this before you make your next decision.

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FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 5/4/18

Fiduciary Scorecard: SEC down and DOL out; 12b-1 matters; and TDFs might not (in the way you think they do)

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FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 10/13/17

The wrong way to save retirement, the truth about “clean” shares, and Investing: It’s all your fault!

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FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 6/30/17

The church rises as the state falls, fiduciary fireworks, and the coming investment civil war.

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What is a “Collective Investment Trust” and Does It Make Sense for a 401k Fiduciary to Use One?

Older than mutual funds, the dangers in them exposed by the crash of 1929 led to the creation of mutual funds. Can their modern descendants reclaim the mantle long held by mutual funds?

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