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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
May 8, 2006
Randy Myers |
Drawing a Bead on Cost A clearer picture of 401(k) plan fees is helping more plan providers drive down costs. |
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. |
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. |
CFO
December 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
The New Mix With so much riding on 401(k)s, more and more companies are reconsidering their plan offerings. |
Financial Advisor
November 2012
Jerilyn Klein Bier |
No More Secrets New 401(k) fee disclosure rules could generate big opportunities for advisors. |
U.S. Banker
March 2010
Steve Garmhausen |
CITs Make a Comeback Within 401(k) Plans Long crowded out by mutual funds, collective investment trusts are becoming a larger piece of retirement plans these days, thanks to lower fees. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Fee, Fie, 401(k), Fum How much do you know about your 401(k) fees? |
CFO
May 1, 2004
Roy Harris |
Raiding the Returns Hidden costs and high fees eat into 401(k) plan benefits. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
Melanie Waddell |
Watch Those Fees! The Department of Labor gets tough on retirement plan fee disclosure. Financial advisors, take note. |
Investment Advisor
December 2007
Elizabeth D. Festa |
Fighting the Good Fight on 401(k)s In his new book, Stop the 401(k) Rip Off, David Loeper rails against the hidden fees in 401(k) plans and attempts to arm participants with the ability to uncover the fees and approach their employer about offering less expensive funds in their plans. |
Financial Advisor
December 2003
Jeff Schlegel |
Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business. |
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? |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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
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. |
Financial Advisor
May 2007
Ken Ziesenheim |
Diamonds In The Rough The new Pension Protection Act offers opportunities for financial advisors, if you know where to dig. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
401(k) Plans Clear the Fog What increased retirement fund transparency means for investors. |
CFO
September 1, 2012
Bonnie Evans |
A November Surprise? New 401(k) disclosure regulations could cause a stir in November. |
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Disclosure Time The timeline of the Department of Labor's proposed rule on 401(k) plan fee disclosure seems too aggressive. |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Lynn Brenner |
401(k)risis The stock-market meltdown has dealt a crushing blow to retirement plans. Brace for repercussions. |
Financial Advisor
December 2008
Janet Aschkenasy |
Who Discloses What? New regulations clarify the duties of qualified retirement plan fiduciaries and advisors. |
Financial Advisor
December 2005
Raymond Fazzi |
Into The Black Hole Of 401(k) Consulting Advisors find that the need on the part of both sponsors and participants for professional and unbiased advice regarding 401(k) asset allocation and management is great. |
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. |
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. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2003
Art Gering |
Undefined Contributions Although a large number of companies invest in real estate in their defined benefit plans, many deny their employees the same advantages in their 401(k) 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. |
CFO
April 1, 2010
Alix Stuart |
Sea Change Companies now play a much more active role in guiding employees' 401(k) investment decisions. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
May 2007
Jennifer Pellet |
401(k) Reform Keeping your company's 401(k) program transparent. |
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 Advisor
May 2012
Michael J. Mcdermott |
Day Of Reckoning Fee-based advisors should benefit when 401(k) participants soon find out the cost of their plans. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
February 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Clear Road Ahead Commonwealth's retirement platform, Preferred Portfolio Services Retirement Solutions, keeps financial advisors compliant with ERISA and PPA. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Trolling for 401(k) Treasure Congress is expected to enact new pension legislation that would make it easier for financial advisors to work with participants in company retirement programs. |
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 Advisor
May 2008
Marla Brill |
Under Pressure Financial advisors who provide services to businesses with 401(k) plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act have a new reason to review fiduciary practices and double-check professional liability insurance. |
Financial Advisor
November 2010
Alan Lavine |
New Opportunities With 401(k)s Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options. |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Plan Advisor: The Lower Cost 401(k) Option Using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as investing options in 401(k) plans is becoming increasingly popular as firms realize that ETFs offer participants a lower-cost option than mutual funds. More and more advisors are also acting as investment consultants for fairly large plans. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How Fighting Back Will Make You Richer Because some workers have been willing to take a shot and fight their employers over problems with their 401(k) retirement plans, millions of workers around the country may see the impact |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
August 28, 2015
Mark Miller |
Managed Accounts in The Workplace Retirement savers who get professional help with their 401(k) portfolios stand a good chance of seeing better outcomes than those who don't. |
Inc.
April 2008 |
Picking a Plan If you want to encourage your employees to contribute to their retirement, there are two options. |
