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CFO September 1, 2012 Bonnie Evans	A November Surprise? New 401(k) disclosure regulations could cause a stir in November.
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The Motley Fool March 9, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Fee, Fie, 401(k), Fum How much do you know about your 401(k) fees?
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.
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.
CFO May 1, 2011 David McCann	A Sense of Disclosure New 401(k) rules pose a challenge for small and midsize companies.
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. July 24, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Fee Disclosure - Can You Handle the Truth? New federal rules are forcing advisors to spell out what they're charging for running 401(k) plans and what their clients are getting for the money. It could lead to some difficult conversations.
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Investment Advisor October 2008	News & Products, October 2008 Health insurance coverage continues to decline... Fees have become the No. 1 reason retirement plan sponsors switch providers... Spectrem report finds that only 38% of workers contribute 6% or more of their salaries to their 403(b) retirement plan...
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Financial Advisor May 2012 Michael J. Mcdermott	Day Of Reckoning Fee-based advisors should benefit when 401(k) participants soon find out the cost of their plans.
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Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Tom Lydon	ETFs At Last: The Future of 401(k)s Exchange-traded funds are beginning to attract greater attention for participant-directed individual account plans.
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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.
Investment Advisor January 2007 Ken Ziesenheim	The Other Fiduciary Issue Many members of company retirement plan investment committees are not fully aware of the nature of their fiduciary responsibilities.
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Registered Rep. November 21, 2010 Michael Stillman	Bundled 401(k)s May Be Ripping Off Your Clients You can help your plan sponsors -- and potentially their plan participants -- by guiding them through the pros and cons of bundled vs. unbundled services.
Investment Advisor April 2007 James J. Green	Retirement Planning Balancing Act Being a financial advisor who focuses on selling and servicing corporate 401(k) plans is a matter of balance.
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Investment Advisor February 2007 Melanie Waddell	Clear Road Ahead Commonwealth's retirement platform, Preferred Portfolio Services Retirement Solutions, keeps financial advisors compliant with ERISA and PPA.
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The Motley Fool February 26, 2008 Buz Livingston	Should You Sue Your Employer? Excessive 401(k) fees have put several company in hot water.
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