Fidelity, Vanguard and Schwab have top 401(k) brands but plan sponsors like the service of off-brands better, study shows
In market share wars for retirement plan dollars, big and small brands alike have much to learn
Frederick Van Den Abbeel
Bruner et al. v. VLP Corporate Services, LLC , filed June 26 in U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Article in PlanSponsor.com RE: small 401(k) plan lawsuit targets providers for excessive fees and inadequate disclosure. Charles Schwab was also named in the suit.
Brooke, might be worth exploring further the outcome (I believe case is still pending) as a tie-in to this article? The suit is unique because a custodian was also included.
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The Malvern, Pa., giant transferred SEP IRA and 401(k) assets to its recordkeeper, which immediately imposed new fees, while Vanguard's new pricing schedule includes a commission to phone in Vanguard fund sales or purchases
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Christa Carone, an ex-Fidelity and Xerox marketing whiz, steps onto a slippery slope at LPL with a daunting task -- to consolidate a NASCAR size brand portfolio... or not?
With no CMO since August, the chief marketing officer will play catch up for a company still hungry to buy more branded B2B and B2C players.
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Joanna Rotenberg is departing Fidelity Investments after only two years, writing that she traveled 20,000 miles and successfully split her retail division into wealth and brokerage units
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