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Annuities, SECURE 2.0, and Fiduciary Law
While there has been much speculation and anticipation about the possible passage of SECURE 2.0, the recent events involving cryptocurrency, reportedly a major component of SECURE 2.0, appears to make its passage before the end of the year doubtful. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 401k, 401k compliance, Annuities, compliance, ERISA, fiduciary, fiduciary investing, fiduciary law, fiduciary liability, fiduciary responsibility, fiduciary risk management, investment advisers, retirement plans, risk management
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ERISA Litigation’s “Next Big Thing?”
I have been receiving a number of requests to perform forensic analyses on ERISA plans that include one or more variable annuities as investment options within the plan. Most of these plans are ERISA 403(b) plans due to the fact … Continue reading
Posted in 401k, 401k compliance, 401k investments, 403b, 404c, 404c compliance, Annuities, best interest, compliance, consumer protection, cost efficient, cost-efficiency, ERISA, ERISA litigation, fiduciary compliance, fiduciary law, fiduciary liability, Fiduciary prudence, fiduciary standard, pension plans, prudence, retirement plans, wealth management, wealth preservation
Tagged 401k, 401k compliance, 403b, 404c, 404c compliance, Annuities, best interests, compliance, ERISA, fiduciary, fiduciary investing, fiduciary law, Fiduciary prudence, fiduciary standard, pension plans, prudence, retirement plans, wealth management, wealth preservation
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Eyes Wide Shut: Why the Current SEC Will Not, and Cannot, Adopt a Fiduciary Standard
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. – “Strawberry Fields Forever” In recent appearances on Capitol Hill, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta pledged to work together on a fiduciary rule applying to stockbrokers … 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 prudence, fiduciary standard, pension plans, retirement plans, securities compliance, wealth management
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Quantifying the Impartial Conduct Standards Under the DOL’s New Fiduciary Rule
With a portion of the DOL’s new fiduciary rule scheduled to go into effect at midnight tonight, there are still some unanswered questions with regard to how some key terms will be interpreted. The key terms in question are primarily … Continue reading
Posted in 401k, 401k compliance, 401k investments, 404c compliance, Annuities, BICE, compliance, DOL fiduciary rule, DOL fiduciary standard, ERISA, fiduciary compliance, fiduciary law, Fiduciary prudence, fiduciary standard, Impartial Conduct Standards, investment advisers, pension plans, retirement plans, RIA, wealth management, wealth preservation
Tagged 401k, 401k compliance, 404c, 404c compliance, Active Management Value Ratio, AMVR, Annuities, best interests, BICE, compliance, DOL fiduciary rule, ERISA, fiduciary, fiduciary law, fiduciary standard, Impartial Conduct Standards, investment advisers, investment analysis tools, pension plans, retirement plans, RIA, risk management, wealth management, wealth preservation
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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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“Tipping Off” Potential ERISA Fiduciary Violations – Part 1
As a former catcher, I always enjoyed watching pitcher to see if he was “tipping off” his pitches so or team could gain an advantage. As an ERISA attorney, one of the services I provide to ERISA consulting clients is … Continue reading
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The Prudent Investment Fiduciary Rules 