Claims by politicians and industry lobbyists (is there a difference?) suggest costs will increase if the DOL changes the definition of Fiduciary. Heres a way to test that hypothesis.

To attack Wall Street is to attack Main Street. Politicians (and their mass media underlings) seem to forget this. Apparently, so do social activists.

After two weeks in Europe, my conclusion: It’s a bubble begging to burst.

I can’t figure out if Phyllis Borzi is tougher than Mary Shapiro or just smarter.

Leave the nanny state idealism to the government. There’s no reason why companies should continue to burden themselves with ex-employees’ retirement assets. It’s time for those who leave employers to act with self-responsibility (and self-interest).

What’s the 401(k) equivalent of the horrific pictures the FDA just came out with?

Sometimes the honey of humor gets more response than the vinegar of intellect.

Behavioral economics research discovers “common sense” 401k plan policies are more myth than reality. What can plan sponsors do to help improve their plans – at least from their employees’ perspective?