Category: DOL

2026

Alternative Assets (14)—DOL Proposal and the Six Defined Factors: Fees (6)

The DOL’s proposed regulation on selecting investments, including alternative assets, 2026-06178.pdf, identifies six factors that should be considered in the process of selecting any investments for participant-directed plans, such as 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans. The six factors are: Performance, Fees, Liquidity, Valuation, Performance Benchmark, and Complexity. The

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2026

Alternative Assets (13)—DOL Proposal and the Six Defined Factors: Fees (5)

The DOL’s proposed regulation on selecting investments, including alternative assets, 2026-06178.pdf, identifies six factors that should be considered in the process of selecting any investments for participant-directed plans, such as 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans. The six factors are: Performance, Fees, Liquidity, Valuation, Performance Benchmark, and Complexity. The

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2026

Alternative Assets (12)—DOL Proposal and the Six Defined Factors: Fees (4)

The DOL’s proposed regulation on selecting investments, including alternative assets, 2026-06178.pdf, identifies six factors that should be considered in the process of selecting any investments for participant-directed plans, such as 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans. The six factors are: Performance, Fees, Liquidity, Valuation, Performance Benchmark, and Complexity. The

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2026

Alternative Assets (11)—DOL Proposal and the Six Defined Factors: Fees (3)

The DOL’s proposed regulation on selecting investments, including alternative assets, 2026-06178.pdf, identifies six factors that need to be considered in the process of selecting any investments for participant-directed plans, such as 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans. The six factors are: Performance, Fees, Liquidity, Valuation, Performance Benchmark, and Complexity.

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2026

Alternative Assets (10)—DOL Proposal and the Six Defined Factors: Fees (2)

The DOL’s proposed regulation on selecting investments, including alternative assets, 2026-06178.pdf, identifies six factors that need to be considered in the process of selecting any investments for participant-directed plans, such as 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans. The six factors are: Performance, Fees, Liquidity, Valuation, Performance Benchmark, and Complexity.

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2026

Alternative Assets (9)—DOL Proposal and the Six Defined Factors: Fees (1)

The DOL’s proposed regulation on selecting investments, including alternative assets, 2026-06178.pdf, identifies six factors that need to be considered in the process of selecting any investments for participant-directed plans, such as 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans. The six factors are: Performance, Fees, Liquidity, Valuation, Performance Benchmark, and Complexity.

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2026

Alternative Assets (8)—DOL Proposal and the Six Defined Factors: Performance (3)

The DOL’s proposed regulation on selecting investments, including alternative assets, 2026-06178.pdf, identifies six factors that need to be considered in the process of selecting investments for participant-directed plans, such as 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans. The six factors are: Performance, Fees, Liquidity, Valuation, Performance Benchmark, and Complexity.  The

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2026

Alternative Assets (7)—DOL Proposal and the Six Defined Factors: Performance (2)

The DOL’s proposed regulation on selecting investments, including alternative assets, 2026-06178.pdf, identifies six factors that need to be considered in the process of selecting any investments for participant-directed plans, such as 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans. The six factors are: Performance, Fees, Liquidity, Valuation, Performance Benchmark, and Complexity.

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2026

Alternative Assets (6)—DOL Proposal and the Six Defined Factors: Performance

In my last post in this series– Alternative Assets (5), I discussed the provision in the DOL’s proposed regulation on the Selection of Designated Investment Alternatives for participant-directed plans (2026-06178.pdf) that provides a fiduciary safe harbor for each of the 6 identified factors if fiduciaries “inform” themselves properly. (While labeled

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2026

Alternative Assets (5)—DOL Proposal and the Fiduciary  Safe Harbor

In my last post in this series– Alternative Assets (4), I discussed the provision in the DOL’s proposed regulation on the Selection of Designated Investment Alternatives for participant-directed plans (2026-06178.pdf) that requires that “all relevant factors” be considered in the process of making a prudent investment decision. Later in the

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