Slow & Steady: Winning the Investment Race – BehaviorGap.com

Our friend Carl Richards of BehaviorGap.com is a talented writer and communicator when it comes to investing concepts and the impact of behavior on investment performance. We can all identify with the concept of looking for the next hot investment versus a risk appropriate, savings-based approach to the retirement marathon. Which one are you?

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When is accepting a gift a problem for fiduciaries?

Christmas is upon us, and with that, showing our gratitude to our clients, as well as potentially advisors like us from providers and TPA’s can create potential conflicts of interest. Again, the esoteric term “reasonable” comes into play when determining the cost and scope of a gift.

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401(k) Participants Need Credible Advice, and Quickly

It’s no surprise to anyone that 401(k) investors need help, or should I say NEEDED help during the historic volatility we have experienced since the fourth quarter of ’07. During that time, mutual fund companies, insurance companies, and the broker dealer world has been fighting over providing advice to those investors.

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Fiduciary Duty: A 60 Second Lesson

The DowJones Newswires did a good job with this brief video of explaining the difference between the “incidental advice” brokers offer and the fiduciary standard investment advisors must adhere to for their clients.

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November ’09 Newsletter: Caution Remains Our Focus as Corporate Sales, Earnings Continue to Lag

Caution Remains Our Focus as Corporate Sales, Earnings Continue to Lag
It took the United States over two hundred years (1789-1991) to accumulate its first $1 trillion in public debt. From that point, we have added an average of $600 billion to the total annually; in the fiscal year just ended, the Federal government added over $1.9 trillion to our future burden.

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Grand Rapids 401(k) Expert is Featured Panelist at ’09 CFDD National Conference

The lingering and wide-reaching impact of the economic crisis and impending financial planning/services industry regulatory overhaul were at the forefront of this year’s fifth annual Center for Due Diligence, or CFDD, National Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Chad Griffeth, an Accredited Investment Fiduciary designee from BeManaged | Actium, was among those attending the three-day educational event, focused on lessons learned from the uncertain times, more ways to implement fiduciary practices and what to expect going forward with the current efforts to make rules, regulations and enforcement more consistent and create greater safeguards for investors.

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