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Will politics trump policy? Of course.

In an era of cost-cutting, the costs associated with the retirement savings industry make for prime picking by budget-minded Washington leaders. It may be time to be scared.

By Andy Stonehouse | Updated on October 23, 2012

Not to paint an overly pessimistic image or anything – well, with less than two weeks left in the election cycle, that’s a tall order indeed, especially when it comes to the worries the retirement industry has about the fate of this year’s big decision.

I got an apt overview of the best-case/worst-case scenarios facing the 401(k) business from Jim Cavanaugh, assistant director of federal government regulations for the Principal Financial Group – one of the speakers at this week’s Center for Due Diligence conference in Chicago.

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