Year: 2008

W. Scott Simon   The Pension Protection Act, signed into law by President Bush in August 2006, provides safe harbors for the sponsor of a

W. Scott Simon   A number of readers of this column have, over the years, asked me how I would describe the ideal investment advisor

W. Scott Simon   ERISA section 404(a)(1)(A) states that “a fiduciary shall discharge his duties with respect to a plan solely in the interest of

W. Scott Simon   In my November column, I gave fair warning that it would “be the last (for now) of my seven-part series on

W. Scott Simon   Ah, ’tis the season again. Not the holiday season, of course, but the political season which, at the presidential level, descends

W. Scott Simon   Among the wonderful memories of my childhood were the times when my little brother and I got to cuddle in bed

W. Scott Simon   Any discussion about the regulatory effort (i.e., proposed rule §2550.404a-5 set forth by the Department of Labor) or the legislative effort

W. Scott Simon   The U.S. Department of Labor recently requested another round of comments on its “Proposed Rule on Fiduciary Requirements for Disclosure in

W. Scott Simon   Advisors should know that it’s quite possible the Department of Labor’s proposed rule §2550.404a-5 (what I refer to as the “anti-participant

Investment advisors to sponsors of qualified retirement plans such as 401(k) plans might wish to adapt some of the material in this month’s column for use when marketing to other plan sponsors.