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401(k) Fiduciary Responsibilities
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Morgan Stanley Accused of 401k ‘Self-Dealing’
Open architecture for clients—but what about employees? Morgan Stanley and its board were accused of mismanaging the firm’s…
August 19, 2016
Are 401(k) Advisors on Track With Fiduciary Rule Standards?
Peyton Manning can put it to a jingle. A recently-released survey from Nationwide finds the new Department of…
August 18, 2016
No. 1 Reason 401(k) Plan Sponsors Are Hiring Advisors
As if we needed more evidence of the fiduciary rule’s impact on the 401(k) industry, now comes word…
August 17, 2016
More 401(k) Participants Want a Match Than a Raise
A wake-up call for employers who still refuse to offer a 401(k) plan; American workers value their retirement plans…
August 17, 2016
GRP Advisor Alliance Teams With Alliance Benefit Group
The alliances are forming an alliance. On Wednesday, high-profile 401(k) industry network GRP Advisor Alliance announced it has…
August 17, 2016
What Will the Future 401k Industry Bring?
Coming changes in the retirement industry represent a seismic shift decades in the making. Simply put, a comfortable…
August 17, 2016
Another Fund Company Hit With 401k Fiduciary Suit
“The four most dangerous words in investing are, it’s different this time.” Sir John Templeton’s famous quip might…
August 16, 2016
Something Good Happened to 401k Deferral Rates
Great news on the topic of getting participants to save—the latest version of Reference Point, an annual benchmarking report…
August 16, 2016
More Pain for Active Management
It’s fine to loved, fine to be hated, but awful to be pitied. Active management just can’t catch…
August 16, 2016
Don’t Let ‘Breaking News’ Break Your 401k Strategy
After the Brexit vote, I heard a number of financial “experts” on television warn 401(k) plan participants to…
August 16, 2016