WHY SHOULD YOU BE A 3(21) OR A 3(38) FIDUCIARY?
One of the biggest incentives for plan sponsors to seek a fiduciary to assist with their retirement plan is to share the burden of providing sound advice to all participants...Read More
What will new stipulations for CFPs mean for fiduciaries?
With all of the ongoing regulation by the SEC and DOL, it’s about time more parties join the ring. As reported recently by InvestmentNews, the CFP board will now be...Read More
Case Study: Searching By Service Providers
Targeting a plan’s record keeper or current advisor is one of the most commonly asked about features for our Larkspur Executive. Do we know who their current advisor is? Their plan administrator? The answer to these questions is: yes, we do know for many plans
Are investors moving away from active target date funds into their passive counterparts?
InvestmentNews recently reported that actively managed target date funds are quickly losing market share to their passive counterparts. Currently active target date funds hold $570 billion while passive hold $480...Read More
Case Study: Shining a Light on Revenue Sharing
The Ask It’s practically the norm for the fees on many 401(k) plans to be anything but straightforward. Indirect compensation and revenue sharing are some of the biggest culprits in...Read More
When Wasteful Plan Fiduciaries Tell You That Savings You Propose Are Not “apples-to-apples”
When it comes to bringing a needed change to a retirement plan, there will usually be a fair amount of push-back from the third-party administrator or a plan’s record-keeper...Read More