Written by Marshall Cobb
Monday, 30 August 2010 11:00
Downloadable verion (pdf) of this article Before the typical participant in a 401(k) plan even picks up the enrollment form, he knows what he’ll be ordering: stocks, and lots of them. Stock-laden mutual funds are the meat and potatoes of the 401(k) industry. They are, to borrow a...
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Written by Marshall Cobb
Tuesday, 29 June 2010 10:28
Downloadable version (pdf) of this article. A few years ago I penned what I thought at the time was a fairly thorough article regarding the need for a...
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Written by Marshall Cobb
Thursday, 29 April 2010 07:22
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Downloadable version (pdf) of this article Shortly after waking up, my four-year-old son pronounced, "When I was under my pillow I saw a dragon."
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Written by Marshall Cobb
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 08:15
Downloadable version (pdf) of this article. At a recent gathering of neighborhood fathers (ok, it was poker night), the conversation turned to a topic that I have yet to experience first hand: the pinewood
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Written by Marshall Cobb
Friday, 29 January 2010 11:25
Downloadable version (pdf) of this article. I recently had lunch at a restaurant. My expectations were few. I wanted food that tasted better than something that I could come up with myself. I wanted the service to be quick and I didn't want to pay a fortune. I don't believe my expectations were...
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Written by Marshall Cobb
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 09:19
Downloadable version (pdf) of this article The Securities Exchange Commission recently voted, unanimously, to "…improve the regulation of mutual fund distribution fees and...
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Written by Marshall Cobb
Tuesday, 01 June 2010 06:32
Downloadable version (pdf) of this article In the context of investing everyone is concerned about the safety of their money. Only a crazy person would exchange their hard earned money for a piece of paper that is worth only what other people are willing to pay for it on a particular...
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Written by Marshall Cobb
Wednesday, 07 April 2010 06:33
Downloadable Version (pdf) of this article. How much does your company pay each year for the administration of your 401(k) plan? If your company is like most, the answer isn't readily available. Why not? The confusion can be traced to a process called revenue sharing. Every...
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Written by Marshall Cobb
Sunday, 28 February 2010 10:45
Downloadable version (pdf) of this article Towers Watson created a minor buzz on the news wires with a press release summarizing a study that found that the performance of defined benefit (DB) plans exceeded that of...
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Written by Marshall Cobb
Monday, 04 January 2010 12:13
Downloadable version (pdf) of this article. 2009 is a year that inspired a number of quotes but is probably best captured through the lens of some well-known perspectives from the past. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom...
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