Don’t surrender to crappy funds

Don’t surrender to crappy funds

Don’t raise a WHITE Flag over this RED Flag issue. Far too many Americans are “surrendering” to the flagrant use of proprietary funds. It’s 2020! If your 401(k) provider is still offering proprietary funds, you’re probably being taken. According to information...
Outliving your money in retirement?

Outliving your money in retirement?

As baby boomers approach and reach retirement age, there’s a lot of anxiety regarding whether or not they will have enough financial resources. Many somewhat simplistic formulas have been applied to this question, each of which is at least somewhat useful — but...
Set it and Forget it?? Fuggedaboutit!!

Set it and Forget it?? Fuggedaboutit!!

A lot of American workers are being asked to SET IT AND FORGET IT. FUGGEDABOUTIT! That requires a ton of faith in the Retirement Plan Committee (RPC) that’s watching their money for them. Unfortunately, many of those RPCs have dropped the ball. Part of the heritage of...
Fugged About It!!

Fugged About It!!

Forget something? Or has your 401(k) given you the finger? Perhaps you’ve heard your retirement plan provider say “Set it and forget it.” You’re not sure what it means … but kind of like when cousin Sal says “Fugged about it” you’re pretty sure you...
401k teams with losing records

401k teams with losing records

This is going to sound a bit like a rant, and I don’t mean for it to. But one of my pet peeves is when we call our 401(k) committee an Investment Committee rather than the Retirement Plan Committee. It seems like a small point of semantics, but words are...