December 13th, 2018

Edward Jones Self-Dealing ERISA Challenge Leads to $3M Settlement The plaintiffs accused Edward Jones of favoring its own investments and those of its “preferred partners” in its 401(k) plan, at the expense of performance; they also raised questions about excess recordkeeping fees. Read more > Working With Financial Professionals Better Engages K-12 403(b) Participants Educators who work with a financial professional exhibit more effective financial behaviors over time, have higher mean annual contributions, increase their contributions more frequently, and are more likely to monitor their account performance than those who do not, a survey finds. Read more > Retirement Readiness Not No. 1 Measure of 401(k) Plan Success for Plan Sponsors The Plan Sponsor Council of America’s 61st Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans finds only 31.4% of 401(k) plan sponsors use participant income replacement ratios as a success measure. Read more > ERISA Suit Against ‘Small’ 401(k) Settled for $500K A $500,000 settlement has been reached in a lawsuit alleging that fiduciaries to the $500 million 401(k) program offered by Pioneer Natural Resources USA breached their Employee Retirement Income Security Act duties regarding investments and investment fees. Read more > MOST READ ARTICLES

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