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Tips to Level Up Your 401(k) Investment Lineup
When you are a part of a fiduciary committee, you have a lot of responsibilities on your plate. One of the most intimidating, yet vital, duties you have is selecting and monitoring the investment lineup of your retirement plan.
You must confidently know if your plan’s investment lineup decisions are the right ones to help your participants’ retirement readiness.
That’s why we put together the 3 ½ top, yet surprisingly uncommon, tips that can help your investment lineup reach its potential.
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Small improvements in your plan’s investment lineup’s performance can significantly impact the retirement readiness of your plan’s participants.
PCI Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Brian Allen, CFP® discusses how fiduciary committee decisions can greatly impact plan’s investment performance.

Investment Returns Matter: How Fiduciary Committee Decisions Impact Retirement Readiness
Fiduciary committees have many important obligations to their participants. Among those, selecting and monitoring your plan’s investment options is one of the most vital. In our latest blog, we take a look at how committee investment decisions can impact participant retirement readiness.

Participant Managed Account Fees are Expensive and Add up Over Time
For a fiduciary committee responsible for assessing a plan’s costs and prioritizing participants’ best interests, every fee carries weight. With managed accounts, the extra charges can be a substantial detriment to participants’ retirement readiness.

Mind the Red Flags: Unraveling the Customization Claims of 401(k) Participant Managed Accounts
401(k) Participant Managed Accounts are Not as Customized as Sellers Would Make It Seem. It is our view that, under the best circumstances, managed accounts offer true benefits to only a few plan participants who have specific and unique circumstances. However, for the majority of participants, these accounts are likely to resemble Target Date Funds (TDFs), with the added drawback of higher fees and potentially lower returns.