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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…

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…