by Dave Hoshour | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog-Investments
Advisers working for registered investment advisory firms like mine have long been held to a higher standard of care for clients than those that work for brokerage firms, banks and insurance companies and are paid by commissions. I am proud of the higher standard and...
by Dave Hoshour | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog-Investments
I am going to start posting a series of short articles by other writers whom I follow that I think would be beneficial to my readers. The first of these is from Fred Reish, an ERISA attorney with Drinker Biddle who is a frequent speaker at retirement plan conferences....
by Dave Hoshour | May 2, 2019 | Blog-Investments
The DOL Fiduciary Rule that was so controversial was in its intention very good. There is no excuse for anyone in the financial services industry to put their interests above their own. The problems were in the paperwork it required and that it was not coordinated...
by Dave Hoshour | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog-Investments
Any employer offering a qualified retirement plan like a 401(k) has a duty to monitor the plan, including the plan fees and the performance of the funds in the plan lineup. That does not mean that those who oversee the plan can be sued for underperformance as such....
by Dave Hoshour | Oct 26, 2018 | Blog-Investments
Party Over? I sold some stock positions the other day in many accounts for individual clients, positions that were declining more rapidly than the benchmark S&P 500 Index, which is now down over 8% over the last month and has lost all its gains for the year. This...
by Dave Hoshour | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog-Investments
The new tax law added a limit to the income owners of many kinds of professional corporations (like many medical practices) can earn and still keep the 20% qualified business income deduction this year. For those filing jointly, the phaseout of eligibility starts at...
