MORNINGSTAR COLUMNS
Sizing Up Trustee- vs. Participant-Directed Retirement Plans
Are a plan sponsor and its advisor better off for choosing to stay with a trustee- directed plan instead of a participant-directed plan?
Multiple Employer Plans, Revisited
Some commentators are convinced that the U.S. Department of Labor is about to put the hammer on MEPs.
Who Is Winning the ‘Fiduciary’ Definition Debate?
The EBSA’s testimony to amend the rules on investment advice, while valid, could have a limited impact.
Time to Put the Kibosh on Fiduciary Exemptions
DOL should apply the most logical standard to everyone that deals with retirement plans: the ‘sole interest’ fiduciary duty.
The Fiduciary Exemption That Swallows the Rule
A proposed EBSA rule doesn’t appear to be much better than the current rule in helping rein in the bad conduct it’s aimed at curbing.
Let the Fiduciary Wrestling Match Begin–Again
The DOL and SEC should both take notice of a long-standing judicial reluctance to ‘dumb down’ fiduciary standards.
Mother Always Said to Read the Fine Print
How financial-services firms can wiggle out of fiduciary responsibility.
Case Highlights the Perils of Revenue Sharing (Part 2)
The Tibble v. Edison International case brings some interesting issues to light
Case Highlights the Perils of Revenue Sharing
The Tibble v. Edison International case brings some interesting issues to light
Book Review: The Investment Answer
A Wall Street veteran with terminal cancer shares his secrets.