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wendyquotes: Professor Ayers’ Letter: A Legitimate Cause for Concern for Retirement Plan Sponsors; Why Business Owners Should Support The DOL’s Rule-Making Efforts
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Professor Ayers’ Letter: A Legitimate Cause for Concern for Retirement Plan Sponsors; Why Business Owners Should Support The DOL’s Rule-Making Efforts. Thursday, August 8, 2013. Posted by door way. 1 Fees and costs matters. Plan sponsors should thoroughly investigate the fees and costs of the mutual funds or other investment products they provide to plan participants in the retirement plan. 4 BUSINESS OWNERS - BOTH LARGE AND SMALL - SHOULD SUPPORT THE DOL'S "DEFINITION OF FIDUCIARY" RE-PROPOSAL. 5 In the...
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wendyquotes: January 2013
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College Students: OOZE CONFIDENCE! And if you are not confident, then fake it! Saturday, January 26, 2013. Posted by door way. College Students: “Ooze Confidence” (And if you are not confident … then fake it! Appear confident, in everything you do. And if you are not – fake it! By appearing to act confident, those around you don’t know of your insecurities – and it actually trains your mind to think confidently! At parties, I learned to pretend (without telling anyone) to be the “host” - and ...Because I...
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wendyquotes: November 2012
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Bismarck by Edward Crankshaw. Sunday, November 25, 2012. Posted by door way. Just as his Christianity amounted really to a special relationship with the Almighty, whom he appropriated to his own purposes, so his republicanism was essentially no more than a declaration of the special rights of Otto von Bismarck, which could be overridden only by divine sanction operating through a hereditary monarch." - 14. What was happening all over the Continent [of Europe in 1848] was the breakup of the system devised...
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wendyquotes: Guest Post: Knut Rostad - The "Discussion" in D.C. on Fiduciary; Wall Street's Surprising Admission
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Guest Post: Knut Rostad - The Discussion in D.C. on Fiduciary; Wall Streets Surprising Admission. Monday, August 12, 2013. Posted by door way. In this guest post, Knut Rostad, President and Founder of The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard, discusses a recent article in Wall Street Journal and Wall Street's surprising admission. Thank you, Knut, for your continued advocacy in this area, and for the insights you share here. The brokerage industry replies - plenty. The brokerage industry here is represen...
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wendyquotes: July 2012
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire: 1781 - 1997 by Piers Brendon. Sunday, July 15, 2012. Posted by door way. By the end of the [18th] century two tons of Caribbean sugar cost the life of one slave. Each sweet teaspoonful dissolved was a bitter portion of African existence, each white grain spilled was a measure of black mortality." - 17. 1784: "Pitt's India Act.took political control away from John Company [ie. East India Company] and vested it in the British Government." - 37-8. 1819: Sir Stamfo...
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wendyquotes: A Message to Congress: It's Time to Employ a Little COMMON SENSE (2013)
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A Message to Congress: Its Time to Employ a Little COMMON SENSE (2013). Friday, August 9, 2013. Posted by door way. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT WAS PRESENTED TO STAFF OF THE U.S. CONGRESS IN JULY 2013, IN OPPOSITION TO EFFORTS IN CONGRESS TO STALL RULE-MAKING BY THE U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR AND THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON THE FIDUCIARY STANDARD. ON THE FOLLOWING INTERESTING. Distinguishing between Fiduciary and Non-Fiduciary Relationships. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;. July 4, 2013. As greater capi...
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wendyquotes: April 2013
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The Retirement Gamble - The Producers Reverse Course and Embrace Wall Streets Claims. Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Posted by door way. A documentary which was more than a little critical of the financial services industry, the PBS Frontline episode The Retirement Gamble. This is not to say that economies of scale are not possible in 401(k) plans. In fact, several Wall Street executives were heard to say, in response to the PBS Frontline show: “Of course, there are economies of scale. The more A...A popular w...
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wendyquotes: March 2013
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Whats in a Name? The Pretend Advisor and Fraud. Friday, March 29, 2013. Posted by door way. I had the unique experience of having three guest speakers for my classes over the past two days. All three were from the life insurance / annuity industry and all three held Series 6 licenses, and hence were also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. In its 1940 Annual Report, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission noted:. And conscience from the temptation induced by self-interest. He who would...
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wendyquotes: September 2012
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare. Saturday, September 8, 2012. Posted by door way. Foolish rival to Valentine. Agent for Silvia in escape. A clownish servant to Valentine. A clownish servant to Proteus. He [Valentine] after honour hunts, I after love: he leaves his friends to dignify them more; I leave myself, my friends and all, for love. (1.1). If you lover here [Silvia], you cannot see her. Because Love is blind. (2.1). In regards to winning the heart of a 'lady of Verona',. I take y...
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wendyquotes: CFP Board's Revised Compensation Disclosures: "Fee-Based" vs. "Commission-and-Fee"
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CFP Boards Revised Compensation Disclosures: Fee-Based vs. Commission-and-Fee. Thursday, August 8, 2013. Posted by door way. Articles have already appeared regarding the CFP Board's revised compensation disclosures, and much of the discussion has centered around the elimination of the "salary" category and the CFP Board's unfortunate (in my view, and that of many) treatment of Alan Goldfarb. The CFP Board of Standards advises, in connection with the CFP Board's "Find an Advisor" search engine:. A Message...
