On April 4th, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would be delaying the applicability date of its Conflict of Interest Rule (also known
Protecting against the Self-Interest of Others for the Good of Participants Fiduciaries of the JP Morgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan have recently been sued by
After more than six years of work, much anticipation, and monumental changes in the financial industry in preparation, the Department of Labor’s Conflicts of Interest
(Springfield, MO, February 28, 2017) – Pension Consultants, Inc., a leader in offering in-depth, un-conflicted advice on every aspect of retirement plan management, was recently
The average American citizen has a hard time saving money. According to new studies: 28% of Americans have no emergency savings[1] 47% of Americans cannot
A case recently filed in Minnesota took a unique approach to accusing a plan sponsor of charging participants excessive fees. Essentia Health and its subsidiary
The 4th quarter of 2016 was another remarkable quarter. For the second time in 2016, the market was upended by an unexpected election result. In
Todd Hughes, JD, Director, ERISA and Vendor Services, was recently quoted in a DETROIT FREE PRESS article “Would you know if you are paying too
Recently, we published an article on the differences in Equity Indexes. While surprising how different some of these Equity Indexes can be (and by extension
The end of the year is approaching fast. For many of us, that means spending time with friends and family and eating way too much.
Todd Hughes, JD, Director, ERISA and Vendor Services, was recently quoted in PLANSPONSOR’s article “Getting to a Better Place – Improving a plan through the
The world seems to have changed a great deal in recent days, but at least one thing remains unchanged. Another excessive fee lawsuit has been
Ronald Reagan, Jesse Ventura, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Al Franken are all former entertainers who made big splashes in their first run for public office. But
Parents’ lives change the minute their child is born. Once the excitement wears off, they start to see how their financial situation has changed as
On October 27, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service announced the 2017 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA)[1] to the retirement plan limits. Below is a chart outlining the
By now you probably know that your duty to look after your investments does not end after the initial due diligence of selecting an investment
