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Fact-Checking 401(k) Savings: Is Bernie Sanders Right?
PolitiFact put Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders under its “fact-checking” microscope Thursday. Specifically, the website and offshoot of the Tampa…
Unintended Results? Conflicts of Interest and the 401(k) Fiduciary Rule
We’re living in an age when an unprecedented number of 401(k) plan participants must make decisions about assets…
What Will ‘Impact’ An Advisor’s 401k Fiduciary Obligations?
There is no doubt about the strong growth in assets deployed to impact investing—up 76 percent from 2012…
Why It’s (Not) Different This Time in 401k Investing
As a student of history, I’m amazed by how much perspective we can learn from the past. In…
Fiduciary Rule’s Impact on the Average 401(k) Participant
DOL 401(k) fiduciary rule aims to boost savings, protect investors, and ensure advisors focus on participants’ financial health.
Why State-Based 401(k) Plans Are a (Really) Bad Thing
“Under the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans lost the health insurance they liked. Now, the same could…
Don’t Get Burned: Six 401(k) Fiduciary Items to Closely Watch
When I was a teenager, we were told that cracking our knuckles will cause arthritis; it doesn’t. We…
New York Times Nonsense: Donald Trump and Defined Contribution Plans
Sage speaker of truth to power, or Looney Toons billionaire with bad hair. However you feel about Donald…
fi360’s Aikin: The ‘Opportunity’ in the 401(k) Fiduciary Rule
The fi360 chief and all-around 401(k) fiduciary expert clues us in on DOL’s next steps – and…
401(k) Advisors: Be True to Your School
(From 401(k) Specialist, Issue 3, 2016) I think Jerome Schlichter is a “Jerky Boy.” Any Gen Xer will…