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IRS announces 2012 dollar limits on contributions and benefits
l0 | 21 2011Posted YJerryKalish
Eachyear he nternalRevenue ervice nnounceshecost-of-livingadjustmentspplicableo
qualified etirement lans or the ollowingyear.Unlike2001 n whichmost imits did not change
fromtheprioryear,most limits ncreased:
Following re hekeyretirement lan imitsannouncedesterdayy the RS:
. The401(k)and403(b) imit for employeeontributionsncreaseso $17,000rom$16'500-
. Thecatcljupcontributionimit for participants ge50 andolder emainshesame t$5,500.
. Themaximum llocationo adefined ontributionlan ncreaseso $50,000rom$49,000.
. Themaximumannualbenefitpayable roma definedbenefitpension lan ncreaseso
$200,000rom$ 9:5,000.. Themaximumannual ompensationhatcanberecognizedor retirement lanpu{poses
increaseso $250,0t00rom$245,000.. The hresholdompensationor HighlyCompensatedmployeencreaseso $115,000orm
$110 ,000 .
Here s a ink to ourcharrtistingall theretirement lan imits for 2012comparedo 201 .
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The New World of 403(b) and 457 plans
l0 | 16 2011PostedBy JerryKalish
That's a map of theNew World circa 1540by SebastianMunster,a German
cartographer. t depicts he Europeanview about he New World and
especiallyNorth America".
It's my visualmetaphoraboutwhere he403(b) and457marketsarenow -'
almost hreeyearsafter he final regulations ecameeffectiveJanuary1,2009.
The inal regshavebecornehe ocalpointfor anew and apidly changing 03(b) and457world.
One n which heOldwasa40-plus earoldenvironmentharacterizedy limitedemployer
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involvementoneon aretailbasis. heNew sbecoming newithERIS'A-likeestpracticesn an
institutional etting.
Thatwas he hemeof my presentationnOctob r7,2011,apartof the cours€ t JohnMarshallLaw
School, .L.M. n empfoyieBenefitsProgram,Non-Traditionaletirernerttrograms", hich
follows:
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Thiswasyear hreeof thisprogramwhichhasbeenorganized nd edby attorney qL Tothwho
regularlyomments naO:iU)andother etirementlans nhisblog, h.e-Businessf Benefitg.
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Book Review: THE VIGILANT INVESTOR: A Former IiEtCEnforcer Reveals
How To Fraud Proof-Your Investments
10 10 2011Posted y JerryKalish
My bloggingbuddysecgrityawyerBill Singeron hisblog,Btpkg-aud-Brokgt':InIrieVglgnt.Itrall_gfieet,t_ggalwaysa good ead),posts requently bou'tnvestment
scams ndscoundrels.n oneof his latest,Bill writes hatFedsBustBankGuarantee
Scarg.
But heFeds on'thavehemanpower nd esourceso get o all of the$40billionayear
that heFBI saysnvestorsose o fraud. n otherwords,watchout,youL'renyourown.
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Sohow do you go aboutprnotectingourself? Educateyourself, andhere'san excellentstartingpoint.
It's PatHuddleston'secentlypublishedbook picturedabove,IHEJIGII-AI\T INVESJO-R:A
Former SECEnforcer RevealsHow To Fraud Proof-Your Investments.
Intriguing title, eh?But before I tell you about he book itself, let me tell yor-r little aboutPat and
how this book came o be written.
After leavingthe U.S. Securitiesand ExchangeCommissionwherehe w,asan EnforcementBranch
Chief, pat was a private attorneyfor ten years epresentingdefrauded nvestors.As Pat tells it in the
Introduction, he closedhis law practice n July 2006 aftermeetingwith ar7O-yearold man who lost
his entire savings n a Ponzi ..he-". But since he con man had no assetrso go after, chances or
recoverywere slim.
So saysPat, hat was whe,nhe launched rygSlqfgUlalgtld9g'-L!,t, a finnproviding investment
protection services o investorsand subsequently ctingascourt-appointed eceivers n SECfraud
cases.
pat'sexperience ndwriting stylehas esultedn a book lrom which investorscan earnhow to betterprotect hemselves.He uses eal storiesandprovideschecklistsn his book organizedn two easily
readable ections:
. pART 1: The Wide World of Fraud:First Stepsand AdvancedTattics on the Path o Vigilant
Investing. PART Z: fne Securitiesndustry:HuntingtheWolf with the Million-Dollar Smile
It's not ust seniors hatarevulnerable,of course.Retirernent lanscan bre t risk also. n fact,Pat
estimateshat approximartely 0o/o f investment raud is perpetratedagainst etirementplans
includingsmallplans.
Attorney and SusanWynn wrote aboutthat very subject n February20()9 n her post,Madoff V-iqtim;
tnglude_Small,Pgn;lgn..P_lang.Noteer commentabout he efficacy of the enforcementagencies:
Oneof the nteresti.ngointsof the Madoff storywhen t comes o,re1;irementndpension
plans s that none of the 4 governmentalagencieswhich regulateand audit retirement and
pensionplanssawMadoff coming.
So f you'rea fiduciary of'a fiduciary of a retirementplan, n addition o Pat'sbook, thereare other
resources vailable.Here'san excellentone, hewebcast,FiduciaryLessions earned rom Scoundrels
An{ThlgJg.g resentedn 2009 by Blaine Aikin andRich Lynch, CEO and COO respectively f ft360.
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Meet the "ERISA Accountrro he newcomer to the small 401(k) plan scene
10 3 | 2011Posted y Jr:rry alish
Let me ntroduceou o 1l[reERISAAccount", relative ewcomero the small401(k)planmarket.It's been artof the argeandmedium lanmarket or some ime.Onlyrecently as t migrated own
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streambecause f (yes,yc)uguessed t) the increased egulatory emphasir; nLd
fiduciaryattention o feeclisclosure.
OverviewEFI9fficcor.nqr
ERISA Accountsaresometimes eferred o as"ERISA BudgetAccounts",'"ERISA Expense
Accounts,"ExpenseRecapfureAccount", or "RevenueSharingAccount". We use he term ERISA
Accountbecauset succin.ctly escribeshe essence f what t is:
A plan level account that capturesexcessncomecollectedby the recordkeeper hat can be
used opay etigible plan expenses r evenallocated to participant's.
Let's separatehis discussionnto its elements:1) where he ncomecom.esrom, and}) how it canbe
used.
Where he IncomeComesi rom
A mutual fund chargesa tfee hat encompasses ll the various fees hat a participant s charged o
invest n the particuiar furrd. It's usually referred o as he ExpenseRatio, In addition to themanagementee chargedby the fund manager o manage he fund assets,he ExpenseRatio may
include:
. I2(b)(l) Fee:the feepaid by themutual und to a a0lft) provideror broker or including n it
in theplan and serl'icing it after the sale.. Sub Tiansfer Agent (Sub-TA)Fees: the ee paid by the fund when it subcontractshe participanl
accountingo transfbragents, .g.,bankor trust company,o execute, lear,and settle rades,
andmaintiin sharelholder wnershiprecords.Theseorganizationsare called Sub-Transfer
Agents.. Piovider Compensution: hefee paid by the fund to the serviceprovider, sometimes eferred o
asRevenueSharing, or administrativeor contractowner or participant servicesprovided on
behalf of the tund.
The ExpenseRation is usually statedas a percentage f assetsundermanagement,and is netted rom
mutual fund performance ather than being paid directly by the plan.
How the IncomeCanBe lJsed
At somepoint, the ncome eceivedby the recordkeeper ecomes xcess,ive,.e.,more revenuehat s
needed o run theplan,and can beused o pay plan level expenses r reaLllorcatedo participants.
Plan Expenses
The expenseshatcan be paid by theplan arepartof that ERISA basic:a firluciarymust'oact or the
exclusivepurposeof providing benefits o plan participantsand defrayinLg,easonable xpenses f
administeringhe plan."
The Department f Labor: ays hat reasonable dministrative xpenses oulld nclude:
. Plan amendments equired by change n law
. Plan amendmentsnecessary o maintain tax qualified status
. Nondiscriminationesting
. Recordkeeping
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. Planaccounting
. Preparation f Form 5500
plan assets, owever,cannotbe used or "settlor Functions", i.e., thoseexpenseshat are for the
benefit of the employer. SettlorExpensecould include:
. Studiesof options fbr amendingplan to maintain tax qualified statusor for meetingnew legal
requirements. Terminating plan. Testing o exploreplan design. Union negotiations boutplan provisions
The Departmentof Labor alsopermitsparticipants o be charged or the reasonable ost of
transactions ttributable o individual participants,e.g., oans,QDROs, hardshipwithdrawals,
calculations o determinebenefitsunder various distribution altematives,and benefit distributions.
Allocation to ParticiPants
In addition to paying for reasonableplan expenses,unds in an ERISA A.ccountmay be reallocated oparticipant aciountJpro-r'atabasedon their accountbalancesat the end of the year, or on a per capita
tasis. ilote, however, that funds must be usedby the endof the plan year. They cannotbe rolled over
to anotherplan year,or returned o the employer.
Plan Documentation
As with all thingsERISA, therehas o be properdocumentation. estpractiLcesould be to
specifically state n the plan document hat the plan may pay reasonableoperatingexpenses,eflect
that in the SummaryPlan Description or Material Modification thereof,and have a written Expense
Policy.
Conclusion
Not all 401(k)planswill seeexcessncome hat canbe used n an ERISI\ A,ccount.However,aswe
move more into the "Age of Transparency",expect o seeERISA AccouLntsmore prevalent n the
smallplanmarket.And vrhat'sa "small plan'? We've seen$1 million plans'withERISA Accounts.
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BalanceForward Plans: The More Things Change,The MloreThey StayThe
Same
08 11 2011 ostedvJerrv alish
If you're a Bon Jovi fan, you'll recognize he expressionn theheadline, T'heMore
Things Change,The More They StayThe Same". t's Track 12 onDisc 1Z l their
album,Bpn Jovi Greatesl.Hits The Ultimate Collection.
But, of course, hat's not Jonpicturedhere. t's Jean-Baptiste lphonseKam
(November24, 1808 Septemb r 29, 1890),a Frenchcritic, oumalist, andnovelist, o
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who was attributed he epiLgram,plus ga change,plus c'est a m6mechos,e"whichusually translates
to "the more things chang,:,,he more they staythe same"'
Neverheardof MonsieurKarr?Well, he'sactuallygot a Facebook age.
Soyou're asking,what this has o do with balance orward plans?You may alsobe askingwhat
exactly s a balance orward Plan?
Let me fast forward to the,bottom ine (literally and figuratively).
If you're aplan sponsorcrra 401(k)plan participant, today's nvestment limate s not a good time to
bepart ofone.
Let me explainwhy.
BalanceForwardis an ndustry erm given o thoseoriginalparticipantdirected401(k) andprofit
sharingplans, many of which are still around.Unlike the more commondaily valuation plans,
participants' accountsare valuedmonthly, quarterly or annually.After alll he balance orward plan
u".ounti.rg takesplace, t oanbe 4-8 weeks after the valuation datebeforeparticipants receivestatements.
What's theproblemyou might ask?Let's hearkenback o November,2C108t which tirne blogged,
BalanceForward40i(K) Ptans:Someone's ot Losqand BalanceForward
PlansRe_visite4.
Now consider hese wo zrlternative cenariosof a participant n a balance orward plan with a
$50,000accountbalanceas of September 0, 2008. Theparticipant eceiver; distribution or $50,000
on November1, 2008,bui betweenSeptember 0 and hedistributiondaLte,he plan lost2}Yo.Thus,
theplan - which is to say- all the remainingparticipants ad o eat he $10,()00oss.
But say, nsteadof October,2008beingOctober2008, lteplan'sassetsncreased y 2}%.Thatparticipantreceives he same$50,000distribution, but only the remaining participantsshare n the
$10,000 ain.
See he problem.
So now herewe are again today ("the more things change, he more they' stay the same"),when there
couldbe a decideddifferencebetween he June30,2011valuationand Sieptember0, 2011 valuation.
What's the solution?Maybe balance orward plans shouldprovide for inLterim aluations.But with all
mattersERISA, therearecomplicated egal, ax, fiduciary andhuman esoulce ssues nvolved.No
easyanswers, ut definitely a situation hat shouldbe discussed ith adrzisc,rs.n the meantime, ereis an excellentdiscussion f the ssues nvolved by SungardRelias, nterim Valuations n a Falling
Market- It's ddjdvu all <2ver gain.
Now dailyvaluation sn'tperfect ither,bu t ......
Photosraphabove:Woothufylyrycirca lB70s. Photo by AntoineSamuglAdam-Salomon.
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What do modern art and definedbenefitpensionplanshal'e n common?
0S 3 I 2011PostedBY JerryKalish
The answer s obvious.Both can be difficult and often impossible o undrersl'and.
Modern art enthusiasts o havehelp. They canturn to the UnderstendM,cdernArt
tgstantly Breath Spray as shown here from the website !j441pgqp[-a_9ry'9d'
Unfortunately, there s no suchcanned pardon he pun) explanation o help
communicatea definedbenefit plan to employees.Hence,no surprisewith the resul
of a recentFidelity surve)/conductedonline by l&nlajggg4lgb, an Evatston,
IL basedmarket esearch ndpublic opinionpolling firm.
The 506 respondentswho were participants n both currentand frozen defined benefit pensionplans
indicated hat:
. 3lo/odon't know their plan's vestingschedule.
. 40o percentdon't know what their distributions will be at retirement.
. 27o/o on't know don't know at what age hey canbegin to receivepalrments.
That'swhat they saidthe;, don't know. I can tell you directly from workirng'with defined benefit
pensionplans for more than a few years, t's ust the tip of the iceberg.So let's approach t from the
itandpoint of what employeesneed o know abouttheir definedbenefit pensionplan. Here are some
of the basics:
Type of Plan
1. The plan is fundedby the employer andpromises o pay a participant a specific benefit at
retirement.2. lf thePlan s coVererdy the PensionBenefitGuarantyCorporation I'BGC), a certainamounl
of retirementbenefits are guaranteedf the if the plan is terminaterlwithout enoughmoneyto
payall of thepromisedbenefits.
3. There s no PBGC ooverageor for definedcontributionplanssuchas401(k).
Plan Provisions
1. When anemployee' ecomes ligible..
2. How benefitsaccrue accumulate).
3. How benefitsvest ibecome on-forfeitable).4. When distributions can be taken.5. What distribution options are available.6. Whether benefitscan be reducedor the plan terminated.
It's obviouslya more difficult and complicatedemployeeeducation rocess hanfor 401(k)plans.
Insteadof explaining401(k) conceptsike dollar cost averaging, ompounding, nd asset llocation,
employeeeducation rogramshave o dealwith more esoteric oncepts ike actuarialequivalence,joint andsurvivor,and he plan's unded status.
Nonetheless, he effort has o be made so that employeescan understand. hen and how much
monthly retirement ncon:le hey could expect and to factor that into their personalplanning. That is,
of course, or thosestill fbrtunate to be part of a definedbenefit pension plan.
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ipiiy,it'savailableontitt.ifromHyau'sAll nr-iqgq! 4I . But sufficet to say, ou'reonyourown'
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0n a clear daY,You can see...a QDRO?
07 122 2011Posted YJterry alish
That's the albumcoverof the originalBroadwaycast ecordingof the 1965
musical, On a ClearDay You Can SeeForever ('whiLch ubsequentlywent on
tc,becom" a rnoui. ttu.ting BarbaraStreisand n 19'70andwhich will be
returning to Broadway starringHarrL-Conqick.J1' lhisFall)'
It's the story of clairvoyant Daisy Gamblewho erttends class aughtby a
psychiatrisifot tt"lp in kicking her smokinghabit. while undergoing
iryprrorir, t is discovered hehada past ife in late l8th centuryEngland'And
.rritil th" recentAppellate Court decision n Brorvn'v. Continental,shemight
havehad a future as a PlarnAdministrator dealingwith QDROs.
That,sthe acronymfor q,sa1i6"dDomestic RelationsOrderswhich is a court order that createsa right
for an alternative ayee ,c eceivesomeor all of a participant'sbenefits n a qualifiedretirement lan.
It,s oneof thoseexceptio,rrso the InternalRevenueCode'sgeneral ule thatprohibitsbenefits n a
qualified retirement rom being assignedor alienated.
And it,s up to the plan A<lministrator o determinewhethera DRO (anotther neof thoseacronyms)or
DomesticRelationsOrde,rssuedby ajudge pursuanto a statedomestic e.lationsaw is, in fact,a
QDRO.
Maybe Daisy could havehelped wo yearsago when ContinentalAirlinr:s claimed that nine pilots
usedshamdivorces o co,lleci heir pensionsarly, a situationaboutwhich Jt logged,QDROs:The
View From 39.000Feet.
Continentalwent on to sue hosepilots alleging hat he pilots filed divorcepapersbut continued o
live with their spouses nd didn't1ell atryone including their children.Once he divorceswere inal,
the former rpoui.t recei,,redights to the pilots' pensionsand appliedfor lu'mp-sumdistributions,
which Continental aidwereworth asmuchas$900,000apiece.Continentillalsoalleged hat after
they got themoney, he couples emarried.
Continental laimed hat the pilots were concerned bout osing significantpartsof their pensions
because f the financial riifficulties the airline industry was encountering,a,ndhat the maximum
annualpensionguaranteed y the PensionBenefit GuarantyCorp. (PBC}C)was less han a typical
airlinepilot pension.
But now, in the aforementionedBfqty|r-v-lg!1iqgnlAl case,The United Stertes ourt of Appeals for
the Fifth Circuit agreedvrith the District Court (SouthernDistrict of Texas')decisionthat ERISA does
not doesnot authoiize al>lanAdministrator to investigateor evenconsider he good faith, or lack
thereof,underlyinga divorce.
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Froma egalstandpoint, liuiamMgMahgs,anattorney.withQgqsl4y-iBro'oksandSmith'L-L-B
writing ritris firm'-sblog, fimployee enefitsUnplugged, ays
... the Court is prom,crtingimplicity for administrators.Look at the court order, confirm
that t complieswith. hJcriteiia roi a eDRo set orth in section206(dD(3XD)' nd hen
stop.Don't out-thinkYourself.
From a moral standpoint, /ou'reon your own'
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Inside the actuarial '"black boxt': what employersneed o lrnow to better manage
their pensionPlans
061292011 ostedYJerry alish
In the world of scienceandengineering, blackbo>l s a deviceor systemor
ob;..rt which can be viewed solely in termsof its input and output without the
userknowing how it works.
In the world of ERISA, a black box canbe an actuarialvaluation, the report that
your actuaryprovidesyou on an annualbasis ellin€,youhow well - or not well
your definedbenefitpensionplan s "funded"'
So let,s takea peak nside the black box to help you betterunderstandwhat it all meansandwhy this
understandings crucial tr:,managing he plan andyour company's objectives.Here is a very briefexplanation ltht.. ways to view the "fundedstatus"of your pensionplan:
l. MinimumFundingRequirements.ThelnternalRevenueCode(the"Clode") mposes ertain
minimum funding'requirements n an employer o fund theplan on a annual,on-goingbasis.
Generally, he coirtribution s basedon plan's "normal cost", .e.,cosl of benefitsearnedn the
cl]Irent year,plus an amount sufficient io amortize he plan's shortfal.l gap betweenassets nd
liabilities) ovir 7 yr3ars. ailure to meetminimum funding requiremetrts an result in an excise
tax of up to 100%.
2, BenefitRestrictionr;. he PensionProtectionAct of 2006("PPA") addeda fundingmeasure
calledAdjustedFundingTargetAttainmentPercentage"AFTAP") vrhich s theplan's asseto
liability funding ral.io.Benefitsmust berestricted f certainpercentagehresholds renot met,e.g., f less han80'%, here s a 5Oohestrictionon lump sumsand an:luitypurchases.
3. Plan Termination. n order o terminatea pensionplan, he plan rnustbe fully funded, .e.,plan
assetsmust be equal o or exceedplan iabilities. f theplan is sub.iecl;o lhe PensionBenefit
GuarantyCorpoiation ("PBGC"), it must demonstratehat assetsare sufficient to meet
liabilities. the CodLendIRS regulations equire the useof interest aLtes ndmortality
assumptionshataregenerally ower than hoseused or funding he planon an on-goingbasis,
i.e.,morecostly.
So why is all this important?Simply this: the "fundedstatus"of your pe.nsion lan, howeverviewed,
directly mpactsbothyourr ontributionand nvestment trategy.
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Andmore mportant tiil if yourplan spartof thea0%of.p-lans
hathavebeen rozen, hesubject f
the200gGovernment coountabilityOfirceReport,DEHMD-BENEFII-IENSIoNS: BlanEre-"ezeqA f^^+ r\r:rt:^-- ^rDo.rininqnrc and Mav Pose Rltirement tnCome Challg4geli.Are your objectives
clearlydefinedanda strategyn place?
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some fiduciary servicesare more equal than others
06 18 20ll Posted YJterry alish
One hingyoucansay or:sureabouthe401(k)business,t's responsiveo theneeds
of themarketplace.
since hebeginning f 4cr1(k) lans n theearly1980s, 01(k)service roviders ave
introduced n ncreasirrg,rrnb",of serviceso staycompetitivewith othLerroviders'
We'veseenheproliferatiion f such eatures s:
Daily valuation
LoansSelf-directedbrokerageaccounts
Web accessInvestment ducation ools
Multi-shareclasses;
Index funds
ETFsTargetmaturity funds
Participant nvestnlent advice
Now with the ncreasedbcus by the Department f Labor on the fiduciary aspects f a01(k)plans,
themarketplacehas espronded.01(k) providersoffer services llowing fiduciaries o delegate ome
or all of their responsibiiity or plan investments. ut as he headlinesa:[s,,someiduciary services re
more equal hanothers.
So here s a brief descriptionof the services vailable n the orderof lowesl;o highest iduciary
protection:
l. Due DiligenceSupport. Employersuse he provider'sevaluationprocesswith regard o the
available nvestmelit options. It's usually known asdue diligence sup'port.Employersuse histool to helpconstrr;ct n appropriateine-up or theirplan, but they are still responsibleor
selecting ndmonitoring he plan investment ptions.
2. Fiduciary Certifiaate or Warranfy. Employers eceivea Certificateor Warrantygenerally
available o plan sponsorsf they selectat leastone und from the prrlvider's ineup n
designated ssetciasses. n addition to duediligence support or evalluatingheir funds,
"*ploy"trhave ast-resortiduciary liability protection f numerous onditionsaremet.
3. Aclnowledgment as a Fiduciary under Section3(2lXAXii) of EFISA. An independent
registered nvestmentadvisor (RIA) agrees o becomean investmentadvice fiduciary under
section3(21XAXii). The RIA recommends ndmonitors unds crr heplan's fund menu.
However, employr:rsare still responsible or selectingand monitorin.g unds on the menu.
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4. Acknowledgment as a Fiduciary under Section3(3S)of ERISA'_As n #3 above,employers
use he servicesof an RIA. But with this service, he RIA agrees o be'comean investment
advisor iduciary unLder ection3(38)of ERISA. A Section3(38)arraLngementrepresentshe
mosrcomprehensiv,;evel of fidu.iury supportpossible underERII}A since he RIA assumes ll
responsibility or selectingandmonitoring he funds.
Which one s best s a decision that each iduciary has o makebasedon lhis/her ndividual facts and
circumstances.But remember,all fiduciary responsibilitiescannotbe delegaledaway' The
responsibility emains o monitor the serviceprovider on a periodicbasis'
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o.Decumulation",in definitional erms,means he conversi0nof pensionassetsaccumulate,Curing an employee'sworking life into pensi6n ncome o be spentduring
retired ife. But in practicaiteims,decumulation mbodies significantnew.risk or the
record numberof future retireesmoving from the accumulationphaseof their lives to
thedistributionphase.The actuaries all it "longevity risk". But thoseof us in the
financialservice ndustrysimply call it "running out of money"'
It will requirea major charngen thinking for them. Away from conceptswhich have beendiscussed
aspart of most40lik) pr.rui=d.trnvestmenteducationprograms:assetallocation, dollar cost
averaging,and the iosiol'waiting. But ratherrequiringthem to think about having to makea whole
new setofdecisionssuchas:
. Whether o continueto work
. When to apply for isocialSecurity benefits
. What to do, if anything, abouthousing
. What choices o make about nsuranceandhealthcare
. How financial assets houldbe invested
. What distribution 6,ptions o take from employer retirementplansand IRAs
Soyou'll be hearingmoreabout"decumulation" s t becomes major f<rcus f futureresearch, ublic
policy, and inancialservices.
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