Fiduciary Compliance (2)

Tibble v. Edison: What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for Fiduciaries

AdobeStock_61493778.jpegThe Supreme Court released their ruling and written commentary on a landmark ERISA case, Tibble v. Edison International. Employees of Edison International accused their employer of favoring high-cost mutual funds over lower-cost options. On a 9-0 vote, the court threw out an appeals court ruling that limited the number of claims that could be made in the case due to a statute of limitations.

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A Fiduciary Advisor’s Perspective on the DOL’s Consumer Protection Proposal

A version of this post originally appeared on Employee Benefit News  

After years of discussion, the Department of Labor has finally proposed a new rule altering the long-standing “fiduciary standard”. Controversial and contested from its initial discussions in 2010, these new regulations have been framed as a way to help the middle class avoid excessive fees and poor advice from financial professionals who do not already serve as a fiduciaries. 

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The NAPA DC Fly-In Forum: AFS Goes to Capitol Hill

Alex Assaley, AIF®

Alex Assaley, AIF®

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One of our advisors, Alex Assaley was honored to be invited to the first NAPA DC Fly-In Forum held on Capitol Hill last week. Hundreds of advisors flocked to DC to meet with policymakers and discuss the critical role of employer-retirement plans in helping American workers save for retirement. It's not every day that plan advisors are invited to contribute to the legislative process so this was truly a unique experience. There is a small, but vocal group of academic professors and legislators who wonder if the current 401(k) retirement plan system is "broken." Others opine for a government-run program akin to social security. There is also the larger Tax Reform debate which puts the tax incentives currently in place for qualified retirement plans in focus (and maybe on the chopping block). The Forum allowed retirement advisors, who are working each day to help workers save for their future, discuss these and other issues with leading Senators, Congressional leaders, and their staff.

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Target Date Funds: Tips for ERISA Plan Fiduciaries

Target date retirement funds (also called target date funds or TDFs) have become anTDF_Tips_for_ERISA_Plan_Fiduciaries increasingly popular investment option in 401(k) plans and similar employee-directed retirement plans. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) prepared the following general guidance to assist plan fiduciaries in selecting and monitoring TDFs and other investment options in 401(k) and similar participant-directed individual account plans.

Download the document here.

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