The Next 401(k) Scandal 1 Credit 1 Credit
Most are familiar with the excessive fee scandal in 401(k) plans, as documented in books like David Loeper’s Stop the 401(k) Rip-Off (Bridgeway Books, 2007), and the PBS television exposes’ The Retirement Gamble, aired on April 23, 2013. This scandal took years to be addressed. Books and videos did not work but lawsuits did -- sticks work, but not carrots. There’s another 401(k) scandal that has emerged in the past decade, compounding the widely publicized excessive fee disgrace.
This new scandal is not well documented…yet. Target date funds have rapidly attracted $3 Trillion despite their iniquity. Class-action lawsuits are on the horizon for excessive risk in Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs), specifically target-date funds and balanced accounts, when the next market correction occurs as is likely sometime in this decade.
By contrast, fiduciaries are responsible for choosing the best products for their dependents, which includes appropriate fees and meaningful risk management. The excessive fee scandal is being resolved in court and has resulted in required disclosures under DOL rule 408(b)2.
Major topics covered by Ronald Surz in this online CPE course:
Baby boomers are in the crosshairs of an irrecoverable disaster in the following market correction, a correction that many believe will happen in this decade. Even if the outlook were rosy, baby boomers in the Risk Zone should be protecting their life savings.
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| License details | Credits | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) | 1 CPE | Approved |
| Personal Financial Planning for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) | 1 CPD | Eligible |
| Finance for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) | 1 PL | Eligible |
| Finance for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP) | 1 CPD | Eligible |
| Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA)/Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) | 1 CPE | Eligible |
| Finance for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Financial aspects of estate and retirement planning for Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for CIPM | 1 PL | Eligible |
| Finance for Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) | 1 CPE | Eligible |
| License details | Credits | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) | 1 CPE | Approved |
| Personal Financial Planning for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) | 1 CPD | Eligible |
| Finance for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) | 1 PL | Eligible |
| Finance for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP) | 1 CPD | Eligible |
| Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA)/Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) | 1 CPE | Eligible |
| Finance for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Financial aspects of estate and retirement planning for Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) | 1 CE | Eligible |
| Finance for CIPM | 1 PL | Eligible |
| Finance for Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) | 1 CPE | Eligible |
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Ronald J. Surz is president of PPCA Inc. and its division, Target Date Solutions. He is a pension consulting veteran, having started with A.G. Becker in the 1970's. Ron earned an MBA in Finance at the University of Chicago and an MS in Applied Mathematics at the University of Illinois.
He has published regularly in such publications as The Journal of Wealth Management, The Journal of Investing, Journal of Portfolio Management, Pensions & Investments, Senior Consultant, HorsesMouth and the IMCA® Monitor, as well as contributed to and edited several books. Ron's most recent book is Fiduciary Handbook for Understanding and Selecting Target Date Funds: It's All About the Beneficiaries. Ron has served as a member of the following boards and councils:
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SB
Very interesting presentation, and very logical. You can see where these problems/issues are coming from, and I believe that they are truly problems. I will review, since I do have some of these funds. Thank you for a very good presentation.
DR
Very good & useful information, well presented, and shows both sides of the argument. For anyone who has money in a 401K.
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