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401(k) Fiduciary Snapshots...

The Perfect Storm is Brewing for 401(k) Fiduciaries 
Richard D. Glass
January 2012

Implementing Default Contribution Rates, QDIAs, and Investment Advice in 401(k) Plans: Where Congress’s Goals and Fiduciary Conduct Conflict  
Richard D. Glass
December 2011

Rethinking 401(k) Litigation Risk Management 
Richard D. Glass
November 2011

Do Managed Accounts and Target-Date Funds Provide Genuine Value or Just a Feel-Good Solution?
Questions 401(k) Fiduciaries and Their ERISA Counsel Should Ask Themselves
 
Richard D. Glass
November 2011

Essential, But Often Ignored, Principles Of 401(k)
Fiduciary Risk Management
 
Richard D. Glass
June 2010

401(k) Fiduciary Duties Will Be Turned Upside-Down When A
Knowledgeable Class Action Lawyer Tells A Good Story
 
Richard D. Glass
May 2010

Competitive Fees:
Genuine Value or Mirage of Worth
 
Richard D. Glass
May 2010


Journal Articles and White Papers...

Monitoring Retirement Readiness:
The Need, Who Should Do It, and How to Avoid Pitfalls
 
Richard D. Glass
September 2011

Target-Date Funds and Managed Accounts:
Are They the Modern Versions of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”?
 
Richard D. Glass
May 2011

New Challenges for 401(k) Fiduciaries:
Are Judges Telling the Plaintiffs’ Bar How to Sue 401(k) Fiduciaries and Sponsors?
 
Richard D. Glass
September 2010

Target-Date Funds and Managed Accounts:
All that Glitters is not Gold
 
Richard D. Glass
August 2010

Fiduciary Duties Are A Matter of Facts and Circumstances,
and Facts and Circumstances Have Changed Quite A Bit Since 1981
 
Richard D. Glass
May 2010

Target Date Funds:
A Wonder Drug for Participants or a Pandora’s Box for All Concerned
 
Richard D. Glass
March 2010

401(k) Fiduciary Risk Management:
Making Decisions Based upon Knowledge Rather Than Fact-Resistant Beliefs and Wishful Thinking
 
Richard D. Glass
February 2010

Conventional wisdom, fiduciary duty and 401(k)s 
Richard D. Glass
Pensions & Investments
November 30, 2009

401(k) Fiduciary Responsibility:
Conventional Wisdom and the Law of Unexpected Consequences
 
Richard D. Glass
October 2009

Summarizing the Risks That Threaten the Profitability
(and Possibly Even the Survival) of 401(k) Providers
 
Richard D. Glass
March 2009

401(k) Fiduciary Responsibilities:
Conventional Wisdom Is No Longer Conventional...Or Wisdom
 
Richard D. Glass
February 2009

Justifying 401(k) Fees: A Challenge for Fiduciaries 
Richard D. Glass
September 2008

“Duty of Loyalty”: An Ambiguous Phrase That is
Likely to Lead to a Minefield of Legal Uncertainty
 
Richard D. Glass
August 2008

Is It Time To Re-examine What It Means To
Fulfill Your 401(k) Fiduciary Responsibility?
 
Richard D. Glass
March 10, 2008

Lawsuits Expose Fiduciary Tightrope 
Richard D. Glass
Pensions & Investments
August 20, 2007

Value and Prudent Process (Part II): 
The Diffusion of Responsibility and Its Effect on Value
Richard D. Glass
Summer 2007

Value and Prudent Process (Part I): 
Redefining Both Terms in Light of the Recent Spate of Class Action Lawsuits over 401(k) Fees
Richard D. Glass
Benefits & Compensation Digest, June 2007
International Foundation of Employee Benefits

A New Paradigm for Fiduciaries: 
A Value Driven, Results Oriented Process for Running 401(k) Plans
Richard D. Glass
Fall 2006

Have Fiduciaries Gone Astray: 
Creating a Prudent Process in Today's Turbulent World
Richard D. Glass
Summer 2006
This working paper was modified for publication in
Benefits & Compensation Digest, October 2006
International Foundation of Employee Benefits

Stop, Look, and Listen: 
Your Profitable Participants Remain Hidden in Plain View
Richard D. Glass
LIMRA's MarketFacts Quarterly, Spring 2005
LIMRA International

Making 401(k) Plans a Win-Win Proposition: 
Getting Participants to Help Themselves and Fiduciaries to Fulfill Their Responsibilities
Richard D. Glass
Benefits and Compensation Digest, February 2005
International Foundation of Employee Benefits

Investment Education for the 21st Century 
Dispelling the Myths and Undoing the Tactical Errors of the Nineties
Richard D. Glass and Stan Marshall
Employee Benefits Journal, June 2003
International Foundation of Employee Benefits

Everyone Needs a Wakeup Call 
Richard D. Glass
Vested Interest, Spring 2003
LIMRA International

Using Investment Education to Enhance Profitability: 
Where Have Plan Providers Gone Astray?
Richard D. Glass
Employee Benefits Journal
, December 2001, Volume 26, Number 4

Communicate, Don't Litigate 
Richard D. Glass
LIMRA's MarketFacts Quarterly
, Fall 2001

Investment Education or Advice? 
That's the Wrong Question to Ask!
Richard D. Glass
Employee Benefits Journal
, June 2000, Volume 25, Number 2

Fiduciary and Quality Issues in 
Investment Education: Tip Sheet for Plan Sponsors
Richard D. Glass
Personal Finances and Worker Productivity, Fall 1999, volume 3, Number 2

Education Techniques, Media, and Technologies  
Tip Sheet for Plan Sponsors
Richard D. Glass
Personal Finances and Worker Productivity, Fall 1999, Volume 3, Number 2

Not On the Internet, Please 
Richard D. Glass
Pensions & Investments, June 14, 1999

Portfolio Optimizers: The Road to 
Financial Security or the Primrose Path?
Richard D. Glass and Stan Marshall
Personal Finances and Worker Productivity, June 1999, Volume 3, Number 1

Investment Education: Who's Fooling Whom? 
Richard D. Glass
Employee Benefits Journal, March 1999, Volume 24, Number 1

Investment Education: A Review of 
the State of the Union
Richard D. Glass
Employee Benefits Journal, March 1998, Volume 23, Number 1

Investment Education: A Very 
Sharp Double-Edged Sword
Richard D. Glass
LIMRA's MarketFacts
, Sep/Oct 1997

What Will Participants Do When 
When the Bull Market Goes Bye-Bye?
Richard D. Glass
LIMRA’s MarketFacts, May/June 1997

Educating Participants on Investment: 
Is the Myopic Legal tail Wagging the Dog?
Richard D. Glass and Robert A. Johnson
Plan Sponsor, February 1997

Chapter 12: A Brief Summary of the 
Major Investment Issues facing 401(k) Plan Trustees
Richard D. Glass and Stan Marshall
401(k) Plans: A Comprehensive Planning and Compliance Guide
John Wiley and Sons, 1996

Meeting Participants' Investment Needs: 
A Guide to Selecting Investment Options for DC Plans
Richard D. Glass
Profit Sharing, Sept.-Oct. 96

A Survey of the Investment Issues 
Confronting Defined Contribution Plan Trustees
Richard D. Glass
Employee Benefits Journal, November 1995, Volume 32, Number 11

Issues in Participant Education 
Richard D. Glass and Stan Marshall
Employee Benefits Journal, Sept. 1994

Critiquing "Quant" Models 
Richard D. Glass
Pensions & Investment Age, August 8, 1988

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