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Investment Advisor March 2010 Vaughan Scully |
The Battle for 401(k) Accounts ETFs have only established a small beachhead so far in the 401(k) arena. That may not change any time soon. |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Is This the Fix for Failed 401(k)s? ETFs are coming soon to a retirement plan near you. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 |
The ETF Solution Forward-thinking companies and their advisors are increasingly allowing 401(k) plan participants to leverage the benefits of ETFs. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Frightening Fine Print Have you checked your 401(k) fees? What looks like a small difference could have big consequences. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Stop Paying a Toll to Invest in Your 401(k) The fine-print fees are stealing from your retirement. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Fee, Fie, 401(k), Fum How much do you know about your 401(k) fees? |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Schwab Joins the 401(k) Wars The discount broker jumps in with an index-only retirement plan. |
Investment Advisor December 2007 Elizabeth D. Festa |
Fighting the Good Fight on 401(k)s In his new book, Stop the 401(k) Rip Off, David Loeper rails against the hidden fees in 401(k) plans and attempts to arm participants with the ability to uncover the fees and approach their employer about offering less expensive funds in their plans. |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Company Wants to Make Your 401(k) Better A new broker initiative seeks to put ETFs in 401(k)s. |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Anne Tergesen |
Does Your 401(k) Cost Too Much? Fees for your 401(k) retirement plan can take as much as 3% of the account balance each year. Watch out for conflicts of interest. |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Coming Soon to Your 401(k): ETFs Schwab plans to offer ETFs for 401(k). |
CFO December 1, 2009 Randy Myers |
A Question of Balance The much-maligned 401(k) plan is being beefed up. So are the penalties for failing to manage it well. |
Financial Advisor July 2012 Tom Lydon |
In The ETF Price War, Investors Win Advisors have many options for helping clients save on fees. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 John Rosevear |
The Secret Downside of Your 401(k) Workplace savings plans can be expensive, and these hidden fees could be killing your performance. |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 |
401(k) Administration Pain Less can be more when it comes to 401(k) plan options. If you have the opportunity to help your office select a plan provider, it is well worth keeping in mind that having too many mutual fund choices is a cost, not a benefit. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Plan Advisor: The Lower Cost 401(k) Option Using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as investing options in 401(k) plans is becoming increasingly popular as firms realize that ETFs offer participants a lower-cost option than mutual funds. More and more advisors are also acting as investment consultants for fairly large plans. |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Marla Brill |
Schwab's Low-Cost ETF Gamble Schwab is undercutting competitors with low fees, but still faces a challenge in differentiating its ETFs from those offered by more established players. |
Financial Advisor December 2008 Marla Brill |
ETF Growth Expected What was bad news for the stock market in 2008 may prove to be good news for ETFs in 2009. |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 |
401(k) Administration Pain The greatest enemies to your long-term savings through a 401(k) plan are excessive fees. Right now, they're circling your retirement funds, nibbling away at your savings |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Who Will Win This Race to the Bottom? As ETFs get cheaper, you win. After three major brokerages have come out with offers allowing their customers to trade certain ETFs on a commission-free basis, now Charles Schwab has fired another salvo hitting another hot-button issue: fund expenses. |
CFO September 1, 2012 Bonnie Evans |
A November Surprise? New 401(k) disclosure regulations could cause a stir in November. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
ETFs You Just Don't Need Active ETFs are coming, but why buy? |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad. |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Jeff Schlegel |
Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business. |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Alan Lavine |
New Opportunities With 401(k)s Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options. |
Registered Rep. February 10, 2012 Mark Miller |
New Focus on Small Workplace Retirement Plans Means Lower Fees, Opportunity for RIAs The spoils of the 401(k) market have always gone to the large players -- big retirement plan providers providing the best, most efficient plans to big plan sponsors. But small is starting to look beautiful. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Method for Simple Investing Depending on how you invest, making the right choice between ETFs and index mutual funds will give you exactly the portfolio you want. |
CFO December 1, 2011 Russ Banham |
Lifting the Lid on 401(k) Fees The coming mandatory disclosure of plan fees could give participants a nasty shock. |
Entrepreneur January 2007 Jennifer Pellet |
Twice as Nice The benefits of a Roth 401(k): One new ETF-based Roth 401(k) from is primairly aimed at small businesses with 25 or fewer employees as well as self-employed workers. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Robert Brokamp |
The 401(k) Crisis and What You Can Do About It That thing you're using to save for retirement? Your 401(k)? It's got a lot of problems. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 |
Your 60-Second ETF Education When you need a little something for your portfolio, consider an exchange-traded mutual fund (ETF). |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Ken Weber |
401(k) Plans' Dirty Little Secret Without fair, vigorous competition among 401(k) plan providers, millions of plan participants will be saddled with burdensome costs. And without disclosure, employees cannot pressure employers to seek more cost-effective plans. |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
ETFs on the Rise Will exchange-traded funds put mutual funds out of business? |
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
The Hottest Funds In Town The fast growth of exchange-traded funds has the mutual-fund business scrambling. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
The 411 on 401(k)s Retirement planning is no simple task - but it just got a little easier. A growing number of specialized firms have started digging deep into retirement plan documents to unearth competitive details about how the plans work. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
ETFs After the Fall The impact of the equities market shocks in September and October on ETF asset accumulation isn't yet known; and what the impact of the change in the general investment climate this fall will be on ETFs is anybody's guess. |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
An ETF Strategy To Save You Money A favorite mutual fund might have a matching ETF -- with lower expenses. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mutual Funds Have a Lot to Prove The financial services industry may be capping a stellar 2010, but the future isn't as rosy. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
401(k) Plans Clear the Fog What increased retirement fund transparency means for investors. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Craig L. Israelsen |
Mutual Funds vs. ETFs: Which Performance Better? When a portfolio of mutual funds vies against a portfolio of ETFs, which one comes out on top? |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Disclosure Time The timeline of the Department of Labor's proposed rule on 401(k) plan fee disclosure seems too aggressive. |
Financial Advisor December 2008 Janet Aschkenasy |
Who Discloses What? New regulations clarify the duties of qualified retirement plan fiduciaries and advisors. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
ETFs Get Active With all the attention and assets flowing toward exchange-traded funds, new variations on these funds were inevitable. Actively managed ETFs are coming soon. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Watch Those Fees! The Department of Labor gets tough on retirement plan fee disclosure. Financial advisors, take note. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
Dear Boss: Fix Our 401(k) How to write a letter that will agitate your employer to improve a lousy retirement plan. |
Investment Advisor April 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Folio(k) Retirement Platform Includes ETFs Folio Institutional is furthering its foothold in the retirement planning space with the launch of a 401(k) platform using target-date folios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
Entrepreneur May 2007 Jennifer Pellet |
401(k) Reform Keeping your company's 401(k) program transparent. |
Financial Advisor August 2007 Ken Weber |
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You As a financial advisor, you may deal with or be asked to comment upon retirement plans for your clients. Increasingly, it is becoming clear that you have a fiduciary duty -- in spirit, if not in fact -- to assist your clients in uncovering all the fees involved with their plan. |
Registered Rep. January 2, 2014 Stan Luxenberg |
The Case for Mutual Funds Proponents of ETFs often argue that traditional mutual funds are obsolete -- black-and-white TVs in an age of streaming video. But the advantages of the ETF structure are limited, and they are eroded by the costs of trading. |