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	Why the industry needs to accept some blame for 'flaws' in PBS Frontline's 'Retirement Gamble' The PBS report was slanted, simplistic and went in for shock value, say critics, but some in the industry say too-high fees are in fact the root of the problem	Wednesday 5.15.13
	Schwab garners $4 billion in index-only 401(k) assets fast out of the gate Critics applaud the San Francisco broker's early success but wonder whether such a cost-focused approach is really enough	Friday 2.22.13
	Merrill Lynch pulls advisors from a $2.9-billion business -- and leaves the light on for RIAs The Bank of America subsidiary sees too much peril in the public-pension business and RIAs like John Beirne smell opportunity	Tuesday 2.5.13
	A 401(k) plan dethroning deferred: The DOL-mandated disclosures may not set any legacy palaces on fire near-term The expected RIA field day and B-D comeuppance may come limping out of the gate; Fidelity has put 17 million 401(k) disclosures in the mail with few follks batting an eye -- with high-balance participants as the possible big exception	Tuesday 8.28.12
	What to make of DOL's backtrack after John Kerry, Fidelity Investments and the rest of the riled 401(k) industry cried foul The policy reversal on on self-directed accounts is a win for white-collar workers but the agency's mandating-by-bulletin was equally troubling to some observers	Wednesday 8.1.12
	How giant advice provider Financial Engines can sweep the 401(k) field -- or not It has $53.7 billion of assets under its managed account platform, but how the new DOL disclosure rules, competition from Morningstar and Schwab's bet on GuidedChoice play out will be very telling	Tuesday 5.22.12
	DOL tells employers when they must fire advisors to 401(k) plans The new teeth in the rules went unnoticed by many people amid other changes	Friday 2.10.12
	Report of a possible delay in DOL's fee disclosure rule sparks apprehension among advisors and industry observers Advisors say they can't comply with the rule until they know what's in it but one delay could lead to another	Thursday 1.5.12
	Blog war breaks out between an RIA and ASPPA members The tension starts with differing opinions about what represents fiduciary care of 403(b) investors	Tuesday 11.8.11
	401(k) advisors get a lobbying voice in Washington But in these tough times, advisors are better served by a focus on practical solutions, CFDD president counters	Wednesday 10.5.11
	Yesterday's proposed DOL regs underscore why default investments are the 401(k) market's giant untapped opportunity Regulators' so-far soft approach on target date funds leaves door open for advisors to compete	Tuesday 11.30.10
	Proposed DOL regs expose more advisors to fiduciary liability Language of rules amounts to better ammo for lawyers	Friday 10.22.10
	Why the DOL's massive new 401(k) disclosure requirements are a 'very, very big deal' RIA competitors (i.e. brokers) face daunting challenge of explaining complex revenue-sharing arrangements	Friday 10.15.10
	What happened in June shows that RIA fortunes stayed on the rise The giant legislative victory was a landmark for RIAs but much more happened as Spring turned to Summer	Friday 7.2.10
	Phil Chiricotti speaks out on broker-sold commissions, RIA fees and heresy The 401(k) expert says RIAs generally lack the qualifications to work in the retirement assets market -- and may charge too much	Friday 6.18.10

Articles tagged "Phil Chiricotti"

Why the industry needs to accept some blame for 'flaws' in PBS Frontline's 'Retirement Gamble'
The PBS report was slanted, simplistic and went in for shock value, say critics, but some in the industry say too-high fees are in fact the root of the problem

Schwab garners $4 billion in index-only 401(k) assets fast out of the gate
Critics applaud the San Francisco broker's early success but wonder whether such a cost-focused approach is really enough

Merrill Lynch pulls advisors from a $2.9-billion business -- and leaves the light on for RIAs
The Bank of America subsidiary sees too much peril in the public-pension business and RIAs like John Beirne smell opportunity

What to make of DOL's backtrack after John Kerry, Fidelity Investments and the rest of the riled 401(k) industry cried foul
The policy reversal on on self-directed accounts is a win for white-collar workers but the agency's mandating-by-bulletin was equally troubling to some observers

How giant advice provider Financial Engines can sweep the 401(k) field -- or not
It has $53.7 billion of assets under its managed account platform, but how the new DOL disclosure rules, competition from Morningstar and Schwab's bet on GuidedChoice play out will be very telling

DOL tells employers when they must fire advisors to 401(k) plans
The new teeth in the rules went unnoticed by many people amid other changes

Report of a possible delay in DOL's fee disclosure rule sparks apprehension among advisors and industry observers
Advisors say they can't comply with the rule until they know what's in it but one delay could lead to another

Blog war breaks out between an RIA and ASPPA members
The tension starts with differing opinions about what represents fiduciary care of 403(b) investors

401(k) advisors get a lobbying voice in Washington
But in these tough times, advisors are better served by a focus on practical solutions, CFDD president counters

Yesterday's proposed DOL regs underscore why default investments are the 401(k) market's giant untapped opportunity
Regulators' so-far soft approach on target date funds leaves door open for advisors to compete

Proposed DOL regs expose more advisors to fiduciary liability
Language of rules amounts to better ammo for lawyers

Why the DOL's massive new 401(k) disclosure requirements are a 'very, very big deal'
RIA competitors (i.e. brokers) face daunting challenge of explaining complex revenue-sharing arrangements

What happened in June shows that RIA fortunes stayed on the rise
The giant legislative victory was a landmark for RIAs but much more happened as Spring turned to Summer

Phil Chiricotti speaks out on broker-sold commissions, RIA fees and heresy
The 401(k) expert says RIAs generally lack the qualifications to work in the retirement assets market -- and may charge too much

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