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401(k) Fiduciary Responsibilities
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401(k) fiduciary responsibilities are the legal obligations of those who manage a retirement plan to act solely in the best interest of participants. This includes selecting and monitoring plan investments, ensuring fees are reasonable, following plan documents, and complying with ERISA standards. Fiduciaries must act with care, loyalty, and prudence, avoiding conflicts of interest.
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…
What Will the Future 401(k) Industry Bring?
Coming changes in the retirement industry represent a seismic shift decades in the making. Simply put, a comfortable…
Another Fund Company Hit With 401(k) Fiduciary Suit
“The four most dangerous words in investing are, it’s different this time.” Sir John Templeton’s famous quip might…
Something Good Happened to 401(k) Deferral Rates
Great news on the topic of getting participants to save—the latest version of Reference Point, an annual benchmarking report…
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…
Don’t Let ‘Breaking News’ Break Your 401(k) Strategy
After the Brexit vote, I heard a number of financial “experts” on television warn 401(k) plan participants to…
‘Tom Gonnella’s Terrific Timing:’ Weekend 401(k) Profile
Call it a bit of serendipity. Tom Gonnella is an expert in—among other things 401(k)-related—collective investment trusts, and…
401(k) Fiduciary: Look Who’s Getting Sued Now
We’re pretty sure the Vatican is next on his list. In somewhat of a shift in strategy, or rather…
401(k) Employee Participation: Get ‘Em While They’re Young
Young people won’t listen to much, but they will listen to plan sponsors about the importance of 401(k)…
How Do 401(k) Plan Sponsors Feel About Their Advisors?
Don’t break your arm patting yourself on the back, but plan sponsors really like you. A new study…