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FIDUCIARY: How to (Not) Get Sued
Industry crusader or sector pariah? Tort terror Jerry Schlichter causes angst and anxiety about long-held industry practices, and makes a heck of a living doing so. Here’s how 401(k) advisors steer clear.
FIDUCIARY: Silver Linings Playbook—401(k) Rollovers Post-DOL Fiduciary Yes, the DOL’s fiduciary rule has been talked about to death, but popular pension pundit Jason Roberts gets paid a lot of money for his advice, so it’s definitely worth a read.
TARGET DATE FUNDS: 401(k) Target Date Titans
Glide path issues are a thing of the past, and innovation in the target date fund space continues to excite. Here are the fund families that 401(k) advisors can confidently look to for help with their plan sponsors and participants.
STABLE VALUE FUNDS: As Steady as They Come: The Return of Stable Value Funds Its reputation recently took a hit, but money market worries and the resulting reform have stable value back on track. Who’s doing it right and, more importantly, how can it help 401(k) advisors build safe(r) portfolios for participants?
COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: The Explosion of Collective Investment Trusts Once largely ignored, or rendered completely unaware, by 401(k) advisors, CITs are now getting noticed. What’s it mean, and why did it take so long?
INVESTMENTS: New Kid in Town: How to efficiently offer SMAs in 401(k)s Separately managed accounts are good for high-net-worth clients, so why not 401(k) participants? New technology is now available to make it happen.
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401(k) Client Connection
How often should advisors meet with plan sponsors, and what should they include in the quarterly monitoring report? Mario C. Giganti, an owner and chief investment officer of Cornerstone Capital Advisors, lets us know.
401(k) Advisor Voice Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Kelly Amato, director of retirement plans at NFP, an insurance broker and consultant clues us in on a new approach for achieving successful 401(k) participant outcomes.
401(k) Investment Insight Merve Akbas, a behavioral scientist at Morningstar, Inc., surprises us with a frank discussion of why 401(k) plans fail. Trust us when we say it’s not what you think.
401(k) Provider Perspective Gordon Tewell, CFA, CPC, a principal with Denver, Colorado-based Innovest Portfolio Solutions, provides our 401(k) advisor readers with a case study on the evolution of a responsible retirement plan.
401(k) The Close Embrace change—or else. ERISA expert Ary Rosenbaum tells how 401(k) advisors embrace and capitalize on industry and regulatory change.
With more than 20 years serving financial markets, John Sullivan is the former editor-in-chief of Investment Advisor magazine and retirement editor of ThinkAdvisor.com. Sullivan is also the former editor of Boomer Market Advisor and Bank Advisor magazines, and has a background in the insurance and investment industries in addition to his journalism roots.
