Tag: investment fees

Piggy bank smashed with coins spilling out

Could plans save by purchasing the same assets through collective investment trusts?  My friend Francis Vitagliano paid me a visit to show that 401(k) plans are paying mutual funds $940 million in transfer agent fees for services they already receive through their record-keeper.  He may well be right. The question, however, is how do 401(k)s…

Art of Dice that spell out the word

It’s smart to invest retirement savings in mutual funds that charge very low fees for one simple reason: the worker keeps more of his money and hands over less to Wall Street. But in a study of people in their 50s and 60s who have retired or otherwise left federal employment, the people with t…