Fiduciary Alert – In the song, The Gambler, Kenny Rogers professed the benefits of:  Knowing when to hold ’em, Know when to fold ’em, Know when to walk away, ...

The U.S. workforce is Active, Restless, and Confused – based upon surveys and findings from last week.  Over the recent year, consultants and hiring professionals have been grousing over ...

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 ...

Target date funds (TDFs) currently hold about $3 trillion in defined contribution plan assets.  However, according to a recent article penned by Ron Surz in 401kSpecialist, the TDF gamble ...

Lawsuits in 401(k) plans are on the rise.  Fiduciary Lawsuits in 401(k) Plans create a huge distraction.  Since January 2020, more than 200 fiduciary lawsuits have been filed.  Hundreds ...

The coronavirus pandemic notwithstanding, 2021 was an eventful year in the employee benefits/retirement plans space.  In case you missed it, here is a month-by-month recap, as recently reported in ...

Fiduciary Compliance is much more than a catch-phrase now that the Department of Labor (DOL) is focusing on retirement plans.  The DOL is now cracking down on fiduciary compliance ...

ESG funds fiduciary obligations seem to be mounting.  Are the ESG funds fiduciary obligations “good” for retirement plan participants?  And are ESG funds’ investment objectives aligned with the obligations ...

ESG rules for 401k plans could be overturned under the Biden administration.  The use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds in 401(k)s and similar employer-sponsored retirement plans is ...

Fiduciary Responsibility Unclear When Handling Participant Data? Ask the Lawyer By Carol Buckmann Fiduciary responsibility has blurred-lines around the use of participant data. Can your vendors use participant data ...