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The Motley Fool March 9, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Fee, Fie, 401(k), Fum How much do you know about your 401(k) fees? |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Frightening Fine Print Have you checked your 401(k) fees? What looks like a small difference could have big consequences. |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Anne Tergesen |
Does Your 401(k) Cost Too Much? Fees for your 401(k) retirement plan can take as much as 3% of the account balance each year. Watch out for conflicts of interest. |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Ken Weber |
401(k) Plans' Dirty Little Secret Without fair, vigorous competition among 401(k) plan providers, millions of plan participants will be saddled with burdensome costs. And without disclosure, employees cannot pressure employers to seek more cost-effective plans. |
Inc. April 2008 |
Figuring Out the Fees Don't believe it if an adviser says his services cost nothing - you're paying for it, one way or another. Here's a breakdown of the fees to watch for. |
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Tom Lydon |
ETFs At Last: The Future of 401(k)s Exchange-traded funds are beginning to attract greater attention for participant-directed individual account plans. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Stop Paying a Toll to Invest in Your 401(k) The fine-print fees are stealing from your retirement. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
The 411 on 401(k)s Retirement planning is no simple task - but it just got a little easier. A growing number of specialized firms have started digging deep into retirement plan documents to unearth competitive details about how the plans work. |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 |
401(k) Administration Pain Less can be more when it comes to 401(k) plan options. If you have the opportunity to help your office select a plan provider, it is well worth keeping in mind that having too many mutual fund choices is a cost, not a benefit. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
Dear Boss: Fix Our 401(k) How to write a letter that will agitate your employer to improve a lousy retirement plan. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Something Smells in Mutual Fund Land One good strategy for mutual fund investors, given the state of expense fees these days, is to make sure you're investing in top-notch funds. Anything less will mean that the fees eat up a greater percentage of the total return. |
Financial Advisor August 2007 Ken Weber |
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You As a financial advisor, you may deal with or be asked to comment upon retirement plans for your clients. Increasingly, it is becoming clear that you have a fiduciary duty -- in spirit, if not in fact -- to assist your clients in uncovering all the fees involved with their plan. |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Vaughan Scully |
The Battle for 401(k) Accounts ETFs have only established a small beachhead so far in the 401(k) arena. That may not change any time soon. |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 |
401(k) Administration Pain The greatest enemies to your long-term savings through a 401(k) plan are excessive fees. Right now, they're circling your retirement funds, nibbling away at your savings |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Marshall J. Cobb |
Lifting The Revenue-Sharing Fog Regulatory and legislative actions currently being pondered will dramatically alter revenue-sharing practices in 401(k) plans. |
CFO May 1, 2008 Russ Banham |
Courting Disaster Confusion over 401(k) plan fees is triggering lawsuits and congressional inquiries. What can plan sponsors do to head off trouble? |
CFO December 1, 2009 Randy Myers |
A Question of Balance The much-maligned 401(k) plan is being beefed up. So are the penalties for failing to manage it well. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
401(k) Plans Clear the Fog What increased retirement fund transparency means for investors. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Robert Brokamp |
The 401(k) Crisis and What You Can Do About It That thing you're using to save for retirement? Your 401(k)? It's got a lot of problems. |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Jerilyn Klein Bier |
No More Secrets New 401(k) fee disclosure rules could generate big opportunities for advisors. |
The Motley Fool September 3, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
This Fund Charges What? Pay attention to the expense ratios of your funds, or pay too much. |
CFO May 1, 2010 Alix Stuart |
Cracking Down on Fees As legislation looms, companies can take steps now to help employees build bigger nest eggs. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 |
News & Products, October 2008 Health insurance coverage continues to decline... Fees have become the No. 1 reason retirement plan sponsors switch providers... Spectrem report finds that only 38% of workers contribute 6% or more of their salaries to their 403(b) retirement plan... |
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 Weller & enkins |
The 401(k) Fee Effect The costs of 401(k) accounts are eating into Americans' retirement returns. What should be done? |
CFO May 1, 2004 Roy Harris |
Raiding the Returns Hidden costs and high fees eat into 401(k) plan benefits. |
Financial Advisor December 2009 Mary Rowland |
Rough Road The rules on providing investment advice to 401(k) plan participants have been shifting, and the end of the controversy is not in sight. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
Get Smart When the U.S. Department of Labor speaks, we should listen, whether we work with qualified retirement plans or not. The DOL made several announcements in October that are going to be significant game changers for the financial services industry. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 John Rosevear |
The Secret Downside of Your 401(k) Workplace savings plans can be expensive, and these hidden fees could be killing your performance. |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Jeff Schlegel |
Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business. |
Registered Rep. May 10, 2007 Kevin Burke |
At Annual Confab, ICI Chairman Defends Mutual Funds' Fees; Bogle Shakes His Head Speaking at the Investment Company Institute's general membership meeting, Chairman Martin Flanagan told attendees that legislators' concerns over mutual fund fees, particularly in 401(k) plans, may be misplaced. |
CFO December 1, 2011 Russ Banham |
Lifting the Lid on 401(k) Fees The coming mandatory disclosure of plan fees could give participants a nasty shock. |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Fund Fees Explained Ignore a fund's fees and your net worth may suffer. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Watch Those Fees! The Department of Labor gets tough on retirement plan fee disclosure. Financial advisors, take note. |
Registered Rep. June 20, 2007 Kevin Burke |
Fund Fees Sink to Lowest Level in 25 Years, but Why? Is it the result of investor preference for lower-cost funds, increased competition among fund companies -- or fallout from the fund trading scandal? |
CFO September 1, 2012 Bonnie Evans |
A November Surprise? New 401(k) disclosure regulations could cause a stir in November. |
Registered Rep. February 10, 2012 Mark Miller |
New Focus on Small Workplace Retirement Plans Means Lower Fees, Opportunity for RIAs The spoils of the 401(k) market have always gone to the large players -- big retirement plan providers providing the best, most efficient plans to big plan sponsors. But small is starting to look beautiful. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 |
Correction The expense ratios of the lifecycle funds cited in "Spinning Their Wheels" (October 2006) represented gross expense ratios and not the net expense ratios that are normally used when examining fund fees. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
How Washington Might Change Your 401(k) These financial reforms could affect your future retirement. |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money Despite Higher Fees A low fee isn't everything. |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Sydney LeBlanc |
Are SMAs Appetizing For 401(k) plans? Essentially "do it yourself" plans, more 401(k) participants than ever before are asking for professional investment advice and a larger number of these individuals are educating themselves about their investment choices, including separately managed accounts. |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2008 Buz Livingston |
Should You Sue Your Employer? Excessive 401(k) fees have put several company in hot water. |
Registered Rep. June 3, 2010 Kristen French |
For Fiduciaries, Fee Monitoring Gets More Scrutiny Advisors who act as fiduciaries have to keep a closer watch over fees and expenses than ever before. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 |
The ETF Solution Forward-thinking companies and their advisors are increasingly allowing 401(k) plan participants to leverage the benefits of ETFs. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell |
The BIG Fix Familiar as 401(k)s are, planners love to hate them, and they'll readily cite long lists of faults with the plans themselves, as well as the way the $2.8 trillion 401(k) industry operates. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Your Mutual Fund's Hidden Costs When sizing up funds, put expense ratios in context. |
Registered Rep. July 24, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Fee Disclosure - Can You Handle the Truth? New federal rules are forcing advisors to spell out what they're charging for running 401(k) plans and what their clients are getting for the money. It could lead to some difficult conversations. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Jeff Schlegel |
401(k)s Are Still O(k) Some critics contend the 401(k) concept is broken and has failed its basic mission to fund the great American retirement. Avatar Associates begs to differ. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Stop This Dumb Fee Once and for All 12b-1 fees are a relic of a dying breed of mutual funds. |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Jerilyn Klein Bier |
Tapping 401(k) Opportunities Financial advisors in the 401(k) space are optimistic about future prospects in a shifting regulatory landscape. |