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5 Underreported 401k Stories From The Summer Of 2025
Not all impactful changes come from courtrooms or market forecasts. Sometimes the quietest adjustments happen in the administrative framework of retirement plans. This summer, two such moves stood out as underreported 401k stories that carry both promise and peril for fiduciaries.
Fiduciary Due Diligence for Private Equity in 401k Plans
Documenting the evaluation process helps protect against potential legal challenges. By proactively managing these red flags, fiduciaries can responsibly integrate private equity into 401k plans and reduce ERISA compliance concerns.
What Bodes For The DOL & The SEC During Trump 2.0?
A lot may depend on who Trump selects to head up the DOL in his second term. If we start seeing familiar faces, that might indicate the department’s direction.
Exclusive Interview: Bob Veres Explores Fiduciary In New Ways
Honestly, I think most 401k plans are off-the-shelf items bought from the large asset management companies, purchased by executives who want to get rid of the vexing chore of setting up a retirement plan that benefits the employees.
What Should 401k Plan Sponsors Do Now That The Fiduciary Rule Has Been Stayed?
The relative quickness of this one-two shot from the District Courts suggests an obvious flaw in the new Rule.
The American Airlines ESG Fiduciary Case Exposed The Problem With Mandated Proxy Voting (And More)
Herein lies the potential for a direct conflict of interest. This applies generally to all proxy voting in commingled portfolios.
These Classic Movies (Unknowingly?) Promote The Fiduciary Standard
It seems like each decade produces a major box office hit that exudes fiduciary. This whole “best interest” thing seems to have caught on in Tinseltown. More recent movies have added a good dose of the “honesty” part of fiduciary.
401k Plan Sponsors Must Be Wary Of Fiduciary Liability Associated With Bitcoin ETFs
Plan sponsors need to think about it in these terms: Does it make sense to have a pork-belly ETF on a 401k investment menu? How about orange futures?
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