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Category Archives: IRAs
A Fiduciary Blueprint: The Restatement of Trusts, the Prudent Investor Rule and the DOL’s New Fiduciary Rule
A [fiduciary] is held to something stricter than the morals of the market place. Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is the standard of behavior…. Meinhard v. Salmon, 249 N.Y. 458, 464 (1928) Ever … Continue reading
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Tagged 401k, 401k compliance, 404c, 404c compliance, Active Management Value Ratio, AMVR, Annuities, best interests, BICE, compliance, ERISA, fiduciary, fiduciary investing, fiduciary law, fiduciary standard, investment advisers, investment analysis tools, pension plans, retirement plans, RIA, suitability, wealth management, wealth preservation
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401(k) Alert: Protecting Plan Sponsors and Plan Participants Under the BICE Exemption
Most of the litigation against 401(k) plans has focused on excessive fees and/or the poor quality of investment options within a plan. With the effective date of DOL’s new fiduciary standard and the Best Interests Contract exemption (BICE) coming in … Continue reading
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“Best Interest,” BICE and Class Action Targets, Part II
Much has been written about the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new fiduciary rule and the accompanying Best Interest Contract Exemption (BICE). Several writers have suggested that the group that will benefit the most from the rule and BICE are class … Continue reading
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Tagged 401k, 404c, compliance, ERISA, fiduciary, fiduciary law, investment advisers, investment analysis tools, pension plans, retirement plans, wealth management, wealth preservation
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