Fiduciary surprises can be packaged in many different wrappers. Some fiduciary surprises arrive on the scene without the retirement plan fiduciary even knowing it! Retirement plan sponsors and fiduciaries ...
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401(k) Plan Sponsors Need Help with Fiduciary Guidance from Financial Advisors
401(k) Plan Sponsors need help! They need Fiduciary Guidance from their financial advisor. Plan sponsors welcome input and oversight from financial advisors, especially when it comes to investment management ...
Read More »401(k) Auto Portability Can Improve Outcomes
401(k) auto portability could not only improve outcomes, but it can also help reduce fiduciary risk. Automatic cash-outs of 401(k) plan balances of less than $1,000 are a problem ...
Read More »401(k) Crypto Currency Option Coming Soon – from a 401(k) Provider Near You
401(k) crypto currency option is close to a reality! Plan fiduciaries now have a new asset to study, decide upon, and measure. Plan fiduciaries need to learn the idiosyncrasies ...
Read More »Remote Worker Risk Comes in Many Forms
Remote worker risk has too much of an impact to ignore. Remote worker risk can arise in the form of personal setbacks, financial loss, and mental anguish from severe ...
Read More »Financially Stressed Employees can be Fertile Ground for Employers
Financially stressed employees create a drain on an employer’s resources. When an employer is strapped with a cadre of financially stressed employees – performance suffers. This can occur at ...
Read More »401k Cybersecurity Risk Increases with Remote Workforce
401k cybersecurity risk exists for all retirement plans. However having a remote workforce exponentially increases 401k cybersecurity risk! Remote employees present employers with multi-point networking exposure that has grown ...
Read More »Retirement Plan Participant Activity Mostly Positive in 2021
Retirement plan participant activity during 2021 may surprise you. Despite the ongoing financial and economic challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, retirement plan participant activity in defined contribution (DC) ...
Read More »Excessive Fee Lawsuits as Teaching Sessions
Excessive fee lawsuits continue to make headlines. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), retirement plan sponsors are required to ensure fees for investments and services are reasonable. ...
Read More »Fiduciary Breach Lawsuits Require Attention
Fiduciary lawsuits are garnering more attention. A recent fiduciary breach suit even went all the way to the Supreme Court, indicating that employers and the retirement industry as a ...
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