Editor’s Note: This is the last of three in-depth interviews with the finalists for the 2013 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award. Sponsored by NAPA and ASPPA, the award reflects the multi-faceted efforts of advisors to serve their clients (both plan sponsors and participants), act as a mentor, maintain... READ MORE

Here’s another tool for your participant education tool box, courtesy of Milliman: The latest installment in their “Insight” series, “Ten things your 401(k) wants you to know,” lays out some good, solid facts and simple advice about saving for retirement via a DC plan, like the importance of... READ MORE

By John M. Miller, CFA Use of “passively” managed target date funds in 401(k) plans is on the rise. Why is this? Most would suggest that the primary driver is lower fees. I tend to agree. However, fees are only one component of investment value. Risk management is another. In an investment world... READ MORE

Editor’s Note: This is the second of three in-depth interviews with the finalists for the 2013 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award. Sponsored by NAPA and ASPPA, the award reflects the multi-faceted efforts of advisors to serve their clients (both plan sponsors and participants), act as a mentor,... READ MORE

Christopher Carosa of FiduciaryNews notes that two years ago, the SEC’s botched proposal for a uniform fiduciary standard was greeted with a uniform chorus of derision from both Congress and the brokerage industry. The biggest complaint was the alleged “cost” to investors should the SEC hold... READ MORE

Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a series of posts by speakers at the 2013 NAPA/ASPPA Summit, March 3-5, 2013 in Las Vegas. Joshua Dietch, Managing Director, Chatham Partners, and Yaqub Ahmed, Head of Investment-only Sales, Franklin Templeton Investments, share six conclusions from a year’s... READ MORE

Participants from three Fidelity DC plans have filed a lawsuit (free registration required) in the U.S. District Court in Boston alleging that Fidelity improperly used float income from interest bearing accounts earned from the time a participant requested disbursement to when it was actually... READ MORE

The week of Feb. 4 included these highlights: Surveys and Industry News • Stock and bond fund inflows hit all-time records in January • The Wall Street Journal reported that more people will be delaying retirement due to losses incurred during the great recession • EBRI reported record high... READ MORE

Asset flows into TDFs showed no sign of slowing down in the fourth quarter of last year, as AUM reached new highs of $485 billion — a 29% increase over the previous year — according to a report by Ibbotson Associates. The Big Three — T Rowe, Vanguard and Fidelity — held 69% of the pie, with others... READ MORE