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Siding with the 'good guys' on the fiduciary standard

By Chris Carosa | May 16, 2012

What happens when advisors are at odds with their industry's top lobbying group? We offer three tips to SIFMA to help them do the right thing.
What's missing from your 401(k) investment policy statement?

By Chris Carosa | March 21, 2012

If you created your IPS in the 20th century, maybe it’s time to consider bringing it into the new millennium.
Fee disclosures good for participants, DOL's Michael Davis says

By Staff Writer | March 21, 2012

Some gray areas still abound as deadlines approach, especially in the multi-employer plan arena, but the rules should help participants.
Three conflicts of interest 401(k) sponsors must avoid

By Chris Carosa | February 2, 2012

Don't get caught serving two masters. Dr. Ron Rhoades, recently named fiduciary of the year, warns against revenue sharing and 12b-1 fees.
What is a fiduciary (and why should we care)?

By Christopher Carosa | February 1, 2012

What better topic for the month of Valentine’s Day than that of fiduciary duty?
Three sure-fire 401(k) predictions for 2012

By Christopher Carosa | January 1, 2012

The new year rings in two traditional lists: “Resolutions” and “predictions.”
SEC fiduciary Rx not what the doctor ordered

By Chris Carosa | December 14, 2011

Here’s why Santa plans to fill their stockings with coal.
How 401(k) plan sponsors can help employees avoid the 1st deadly sin

By Chris Carosa | June 1, 2011

With no less than the Magna Carta setting precedent for prioritizing income, American fiduciaries for more than a century followed the principles set forth in an 1830 court ruling. A watershed 1969 report, later confirmed by research, forever changed the landscape and pointed the fiduciary away from income and towards...