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Department of Labor (DOL)
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Warren Ups War of Words in 401(k) Fiduciary Fight
Elizabeth Warren, the Senate’s favorite scribe, fired off yet another letter last week, this time to Labor Secretary…
September 11, 2017
401k Plans Impacted by Hurricane Harvey Receive Regulatory Relief
The Department of Labor is easing the regulatory burden for 401k plan sponsors and participants in areas affected…
August 30, 2017
DOL Proposes 401k Fiduciary Rule Delay (Again)
For anyone keeping track, the Department of Labor made it official Wednesday by posting paperwork to the Federal…
August 28, 2017
High Fees Flourish When Good 401k Advisors Do Nothing
Here’s how the great Bill Geist once introduced a segment on “CBS Sunday Morning:” “While police and social…
August 21, 2017
The No. 1 Reason for 401k Frustration
Here’s a shocker (or not): When you pour unbelievably huge sums of lobbyist money into Congress, you can…
August 17, 2017
Fiduciary Groundhog Day: What Just Happened?
For 401k advisors, it’s the repetitive fiduciary frustration of Groundhog Day; except the part of Phil the weatherman…
August 11, 2017
One Major Fiduciary Rule Criticism Doesn’t Hold Up
A major criticism of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule is the toll it will take on the…
August 9, 2017
4 Reasons For 401(k) Advisors to Partner with TPAs
Innovation begins within, but certainly, those with whom we surround ourselves with influence our ideas, confidence, and ability…
August 2, 2017
Enough of the Stupid Scaramucci Saga
Unreal. In the months since our Mooch meeting, administratively speaking, he was in, and out, and in, and…
August 1, 2017
Further Fiduciary Rule Delays Will Cost How Much?
Left-leaning Economic Policy Institute is banging the fiduciary drum, claiming further delays in full implementation of the DOL’s…
July 24, 2017