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Top Issues (And Their Solutions) 401k Plan Sponsors Have With Recordkeepers
Nobody’s perfect. It’s unfair to expect recordkeepers to be. Everyone makes mistakes—even recordkeepers. The problem is what happens when a mistake occurs.
After Supreme Court Ruling, Are TDFs A Ticking Time Bomb Of Fiduciary Liability?
The conflicts-of-interest inherent in selecting proprietary funds are apparent. Less so are the criteria used to determine what a suitable process might be.
401k Fiduciary Can Of Worms: Managed, Self-Directed, And TDFs! Oh, My!
But that idea contained a flaw. In the early years, limited choices made it easy for employees. The proliferation of the number of options in later years, however, exposed the lack of sophistication within the employee cohort. That can lead to bad decision-making. Alternative solutions were needed.
How Does Embedding Retirement Income Into A Target Date Fund Work?
It’s not just plan sponsors and plan participants that need convincing. The entire retirement plan infrastructure must also get on board. That doesn’t mean the hurdles can’t be overcome.
Exclusive Interview: Ron Surz Opines on the ‘Big 3’ and ‘The Next 401k Scandal’
Why are there two kinds of Target Date Funds and why does that doom this particular group of people saving for retirement in their company’s 401k plan?
7 Fiduciary Duties 401k Plan Sponsors Overlook And What They Can Do To Address Them
Familiarity may breed contempt, but it also makes you sloppy. Do you know plan sponsors that have forgotten they need to address these matters?
Reframe 401k Participant Education To Stop Stressing Risk And Start Emphasizing Goals
It’s fun to talk about “risk” and “return” because these are measurables and people are comfortable with the tangible world. But none of that touches upon what really matters. Worse, it can distract you from achieving what you want most.
Exclusive Interview: Phyllis Borzi on the SECURE Act, Target Date Funds, and “Discredited Disclosure”
“That is one of the key weaknesses of the SEC’s Reg BI. It allows brokers to claim they are working in an investor’s best interest without being held to a legal duty of loyalty”
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