By now you have probably seen a number of articles about the SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019) and its safe harbor for guaranteed retirement income in 401(k) plans. Some have favored the safe harbor, while others have criticized it. In either case, the
Why Wait Until After You are Sued? This is the sixth of the series about Best Practices for Plan Sponsors. I am surprised that, after all of the fiduciary litigation against 401(k) plan sponsors, many plan sponsors and their committees have not taken the basic steps to minimize the risk of
What Does Best Interest Mean . . . In the Real World? (Part 4) I am writing two series of articles that together are called “The Bests.” One is about Best Practices for plan sponsors, while the other is about the Best Interest Standard of Care for advisors. Each series
What Does Best Interest Mean . . . In the Real World? (Part 3) I am writing two series of articles that together are called “The Bests.” One is about Best Practices for plan sponsors, while the other is about the Best Interest Standard of Care for advisors. Each series
What Does “Best Interest” Mean? (Part 1) I am writing two series of articles that together are called “The Bests.” One is about Best Practices for plan sponsors, while the other is about the Best Interest Standard of Care for advisors. Each series is numbered separately to make it easier
What is the Baseline for A Committee to Act in the Best Interest of its Participants? (Part 3) This is the fourth of the series about Best Practices for Plan Sponsors. In my last two posts (Best Practices for Plan Sponsors #2 and Best Practices for Plan Sponsors #3), I discuss
What is the Baseline for A Committee to Act in the Best Interest of Its Participants? (Part 2) This is the third of the series about Best Practices for Plan Sponsors. This is my second article about the case of Sacerdote v. New York University. As I discussed in my last
I am writing two series of articles that together are called “The Bests.” One is about Best Practices for plan sponsors, while the other is about the Best Interest Standard of Care for advisors. Each series is numbered separately to make it easier to identify the subject that is most
What is the Best Interest Standard of Care? I am writing two series of articles that together are called “The Bests.” One is about Best Practices for plan sponsors, while the other is about the Best Interest Standard of Care for advisors. Each series is numbered separately to make it
Now that I have completed 100 articles about interesting Angles on birth –and death–of the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule, and the birth of an SEC best interest standard for broker-dealers and RIAs, I am going to start on a new series. The new series, rather than being titled “Angles,” will be
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