Tag: ERISA
Opponents shouldn’t block 403(b)s from purchasing collective investment trusts. Anyone concerned about fees in retirement plans should be delighted that the use of collective investment trusts (CITs) that invest in the same assets as mutual funds has been increasing among 401(k) plans (see Figure 1) and that the SECURE 2.0 legislation allows 403(b) plans to…
Retirement Savers Should Be Protected Against Costly Financial Advice – Especially for Rollover IRAs
But courts block effort to curtail conflicts of interest. In October 2023, President Biden announced that the Department of Labor (DOL) would propose a new rule to protect people saving for retirement against conflicted advice. Under the current state of play, DOL regulations regarding advice to employer-sponsored plans are governed by ERISA’s fiduciary rule, whic…
