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Right now, SEC limits which advisors can sell alts and who can legally buy them, blocking any realistic chance of putting $4-trillion 401(k) cache in Wall Street crosshairs
The Boston king of DC plans had to withdraw from advising plan sponsors but followed a 12-year-old rule that permits a 'computer model' for the little guys
After an abrupt business model shift from recordkeeper to advisor, the Boston-based 401(k) king may be a leader in fee 'levelization' that encourages other fund firms to act
Little credence is being afforded anti-DOL rule crowd that is trying to flip the script on who is screwing whom
In the wake of DOL and Treasury rulings, some fiduciaries, certainly not all, seem willing to give the oft-reviled instruments a chance
Our one-man think tank continues his scathing indictment of the SRO's disingenuous and downright fraudulent practices
DOL guidance is making a difference and so is bank and wirehouse reluctance to take on fiduciary risk
It's the same old problem of mutual fund-paid fees arriving by tunnel and therefore getting a pass in disclosures; DOL no-comments the issue
Bluff Point Associates principals liked the recurring revenues and bright growth prospects
Morgan Stanley, UBS and Wells Fargo Advisors already went this route but can wirehouses really deliver strict fiduciary care?
Accepting gifts, estimating fees and using asset allocation models all demand treading lightly
Market leader Fidelity not likely to mirror the move because of its legacy structure
Funding may derail some grand plans, but regulations roll on (and so do tax threats)
Regulators' so-far soft approach on target date funds leaves door open for advisors to compete
Tips on becoming the educator of choice; and a framework for thinking about plan restructuring
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