By: Jack WaymirecloseAuthor: Jack Waymire Name: Jack Waymire
Email: jack@paladinregistry.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com
About: Jack writes for the InvestorWatchdog website and Worth magazine. He worked in the financial services industry from 1976 to 2004. For twenty of those years he was the president of a Registered Investment Advisory firm and a Broker/Dealer. Jack is the author of Who's Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor and is a co-founder of PaladinRegistry.com.See Authors Posts (87) | November 20, 2009 | Conflicts of Interest, The Politicians

The Department of Labor recently withdrew a new rule that would have allowed financial advisors, who acknowledge they are fiduciaries and work for fees, to give advice to 401k participants.
As Jason Roberts, an attorney at Reish and Reicher, said, “It seems like someone in Congress gave the DOL an order to stand down.” In my opinion, Wall Street [...]

By: Peter MarketcloseAuthor: Peter Market Name: Peter Market
Member: Member Paladin
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Email: peter@marketfs.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com/external/beaninformedinvestor/advisor_profile.php?advisor_id=1757
About: See Authors Posts (2) | July 14, 2009 | Bad Products & Services, Investor Information

With the thought that, "if I don’t see it maybe it isn’t so bad", many employees investing in their employer sponsored    401(k) plan have spent more than a year filing their unopened quarterly statements away in their well-oiled shredders.
As it turns out, market volatility, heavy losses and disappearing employer matches are only part of the problem facing [...]

By: John BurkecloseAuthor: John Burke Name: John Burke
Member: Member Paladin
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Email: jburke@starboardasset.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com/external/beaninformedinvestor/advisor_profile.php?advisor_id=2874
About: See Authors Posts (3) | July 13, 2009 | Investor Information

The 401(k) world is full of target and life cycle mutual funds which are loaded with high cost and feel good marketing material . These funds do not work in down markets as witnessed by their poor performance last year. They are just another gimmick from Wall Street and the mutual fund industry. According to [...]

By: Jack WaymirecloseAuthor: Jack Waymire Name: Jack Waymire
Email: jack@paladinregistry.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com
About: Jack writes for the InvestorWatchdog website and Worth magazine. He worked in the financial services industry from 1976 to 2004. For twenty of those years he was the president of a Registered Investment Advisory firm and a Broker/Dealer. Jack is the author of Who's Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor and is a co-founder of PaladinRegistry.com.See Authors Posts (87) | July 3, 2009 | Bad Products & Services

Target date mutual funds are popular products because they are easy for investors to understand. All investors have to do is select a fund based on their projected retirement date.  This simple sounding product is a popular alternative in thousands of 401k plans.
Do they work as represented?  Not exactly!  As the stock market plummeted the past couple of [...]

By: Amy HerrickcloseAuthor: Amy Herrick Name: Amy Herrick
Member: Member Paladin
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Email: rher86@aol.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com/external/beaninformedinvestor/advisor_profile.php?advisor_id=1258
About: I have been in the financial services industry for over 23 years achieving the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) designations. For the benefit of my clients, I am a licensed Life, Health, Critical Illness, Long Term Care and Disability Insurance Agent in multiple states. I believe in giving back to the community supporting ministries of the Light of The World Christian Center, Couple to Couple League, The Helping Hands of Goodwill Industries and other non-profit organizations on a local or global level Compliance Disclosure: Amy Rose Herrick, ChFC, Investment Adviser Representative is a Registered Representative of and offers Securities and Investment Advisory Services through Woodbury Financial Services, Inc., Member FINRA, SIPC and Registered Investment Adviser branch office 4536 SE 37th Street Topeka, KS 66605-9141 785-379-0586See Authors Posts (18) | June 9, 2009 | Conflicts of Interest, Financial Advisors, Financial Planners, Investment Performance

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