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Secretary Galvin Slams SEC Fiduciary Rule ‘Fail’
SEC Fiduciary Rule draws sharp criticism from William Galvin, who says it fails to protect investors’ best interests effectively.
SEC Finally Proposes Fiduciary Rule Revamp
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose its own widely-watched and long-awaited version of a fiduciary standard "to better serve savers and investors."
7 Signs of a Successful 401(k) Plan
Have your plan sponsor clients designed a successful 401(k) for their participants? A small number of factors can…
SEC Fiduciary Rule Meeting Fast Approaching
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold meetings on the “Sunshine Act,” the next step in developing its own version of a fiduciary standard.
6 Easy Steps to Get Sued Over Your 401(k) Plan
As employee benefits lawyers, we spend a lot of time telling retirement plan sponsors how to follow the…
Cue 401(k) Freak-Out Over Fiduciary Rule Folly
We can’t blame The Wall Street Journal for its hot take on what all happened with the Fifth…
The Cloud Hovering Over 401k Automatic Enrollment
Improving the retirement security of all Americans isn’t easy. After decades of education and guidance on which employees…
How Bad is the 401(k) ‘Missing Participant’ Problem?
Research finds 1 in 5 retirement plan accounts has a stale address due to participant moves. Auto portability can help solve this.
Regulator Galvin Investigates Wells Fargo’s 401k Rollover Recommendations
The hits keep happening. Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth William Galvin has opened an investigation into Wells Fargo Advisors,…
Plan Sponsors Fail to Find 25 Million 401(k Accounts
Between 2004 and 2013, plan sponsors failed to connect approximately 25 million retirement accounts with their employee owners.…