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The Fiduciary Standard is Dead? Long Live the Fiduciary Standard!
A lot of people have asked me about the impact of the recent election on the future of the fiduciary standard. My answer is always in two parts – one based on existing legal precedent, the other on the DOL’s … Continue reading
Posted in BICE, compliance, DOL fiduciary standard, ERISA, fiduciary law, fiduciary standard, investment advisers, pension plans, RIA, RIA Compliance, securities compliance
Tagged BICE, fiduciary, fiduciary law, fiduciary standard, investment advisers, pension plans, RIA compliance, risk management, securities compliance
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Point to Ponder: A Reverse BICE Cause of Action?
In talking with some of my colleagues on both the legal and financial planing sides, an interesting question has come up with regard to potential liability under the new BICE provision of the DOL’s new fiduciary standard. I’m writing this … Continue reading
Posted in 401k, 401k compliance, 401k investments, 404c, BICE, compliance, DOL fiduciary standard, ERISA, fiduciary compliance, fiduciary law, investment advisers, investments, IRAs, pension plans, retirement plans, RIA, RIA Compliance
Tagged 401k, 401k compliance, 404c, 404c compliance, BICE, compliance, ERISA, fiduciary, fiduciary investing, fiduciary law, fiduciary standard, investment advisers, pension plans, retirement plans, RIA, RIA compliance, suitability
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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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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
Posted in 401k, 401k compliance, 401k investments, 404c, 404c compliance, BICE, compliance, DOL fiduciary standard, ERISA, fiduciary compliance, fiduciary law, investment advisers, investments, IRAs, pension plans, retirement plans, wealth management, wealth preservation
Tagged 401k compliance, 404c, 404c compliance, best interests, BICE, compliance, ERISA, fiduciary, fiduciary investing, fiduciary law, fiduciary standard, investment advisers, pension plans, retirement plans, suitability, wealth management, wealth preservation
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