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Perhaps, after its all said and done, the end of the Mayan Calendar the Year 2012 will not mark the end of civilization as we know it. Maybe it just will just mark the beginning of the end of overpriced 401*(k) service providers.

All-In should be all out as in thrown out. Its got a fatal flaw that may doom 401(k) investors.

Perhaps, as we pass the cranberry sauce, now is the proper time to consider all the good the 401(k) has brought to us. And do so with a wry smile.

Fred Reish, well-known among advisors as the ERISA guru, recently predicted areas of relief that the Department of Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration will provide when it reproposes its rule amending the definition of fiduciary early next year.

Although the regulations have been withdrawn, it's likely that the re-issued regulations will be substantially similar. As such, it's important to have a good understanding of the DOLs approach in order to be fully prepared when the new rules are in place.

Plan sponsors are increasingly looking for investment advisors who can shoulder some of the fiduciary burden related to offering employee retirement plans. More frequently they are turning to companies that offer fiduciary coverage under section 3(21)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Overdiversification threatens the long-term returns of employee retirement accounts, but plan sponsors can help with better plan designs.

More than 30 House Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on Monday that not only thanked her for Phyllis Borzis decision to withdraw the DOLs proposed rule redefining the term fiduciary, but also set out specific areas the new rule should address when its reproposed in...