Investment Issues (Including Self-Directed)

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1. Financial advisor who wants to do good

   By Santo Gold, May 24, 2006
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   • Bird
   • May 25, 2006

2. Blue Sky Law

   By Guest deankr, May 23, 2006
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   • Guest
   • May 24, 2006

3. Employer Securities

   By Guest TCP, May 16, 2006
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   • Guest
   • May 16, 2006

4. Investment in insurance on spouse

   By MPLSLAW, May 3, 2006
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   • MPLSLAW
   • May 3, 2006

5. Silver Boullions in Earmarked 401(k) Acct?

   By Guest notapensiongeek, April 21, 2006
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   • Guest
   • May 2, 2006

6. Company hires outside investment advisor.

   By katieinny, April 25, 2006
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   • katieinny
   • April 25, 2006

7. Does your custodian provide fraud protection?

   By Erik Read, April 17, 2006
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   • Erik Read
   • April 17, 2006

8. 404(c) compliance

   By Guest breakwater, February 7, 2006
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   • Bird
   • February 8, 2006

9. Financial Advisor = Fiduciary?

   By Santo Gold, October 20, 2005
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   • Don Levit
   • January 25, 2006

10. Small Plan Master Trust

    By Guest LoloV, August 19, 2003
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    • Kirk Maldonado
    • December 12, 2005

11. Okay For Sponsor to Invest Plan Assets in Fund it Manages?

    By Guest YATPA, December 9, 2005
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    • Locust
    • December 9, 2005

12. Allowable Investment?

    By K-t-F, November 23, 2005
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    • Kirk Maldonado
    • December 1, 2005

13. Revenue Sharing

    By Randy Watson, November 22, 2005
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    • david rigby
    • November 24, 2005

14. Trasnferring assets

    By Guest sharpie, November 15, 2005
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    • Guest
    • November 15, 2005

15. Limited Partnership Setting Up Retirement Plan

    By Guest KBuehler, October 25, 2005
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    • Guest
    • October 25, 2005

16. unrestricted investment options

    By Guest jmlumpkin, October 12, 2005
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    • mbozek
    • October 13, 2005

17. How much of the plan can be "debt"?

    By Leopurrd, August 25, 2005
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    • Locust
    • October 12, 2005

18. Dividends after plan termination

    By Guest lgm, October 12, 2005
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    • Guest
    • October 12, 2005

19. Real Estate under LLC as Investment in 401(k)/PSP

    By Guest YATPA, October 10, 2005
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    • Alf
    • October 11, 2005

20. Potential commissions if real estate in a plan is sold

    By Guest babs51, October 5, 2005
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    • david rigby
    • October 6, 2005

21. A Question about Life Insurance in a Qualified Plan

    By Guest facade, August 11, 2005
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    • Guest
    • August 11, 2005

22. location of assets

    By k man, August 2, 2005
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    • mbozek
    • August 9, 2005

23. How about this one...is it prohibited?Soft-dollars in collective funds where <25% of investors are retirement plan assets

    By Guest Lebowski, July 18, 2005
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    • Guest
    • July 18, 2005

24. Is this a prohibited transaction?

    By Guest Scrappy, July 8, 2005
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    • Ron Snyder
    • July 9, 2005

25. Prohibited Tx Question

    By Guest Retina, June 15, 2005
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    • Guest
    • June 17, 2005

26. Fiduciary with insider information

    By Guest allisonperry, June 2, 2005
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    • Kirk Maldonado
    • June 10, 2005

27. OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS

    By Guest arlene, April 20, 2005
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    • mbozek
    • April 20, 2005

28. Investment Standards

    By Randy Watson, April 11, 2005
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    • Randy Watson
    • April 11, 2005

29. Are Separately Managed Accounts allowed?

    By joel, March 21, 2005
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    • joel
    • March 21, 2005

30. Directed Brokerage - Liability of trustee?

    By k man, March 17, 2005
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    • k man
    • March 17, 2005

31. Private Securities as a Plan Asset

    By Guest xxiretirementservices, March 8, 2005
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    • QDROphile
    • March 8, 2005

32. Principal Financial Group

    By Guest trucks1, December 3, 2004
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    • stephen
    • December 7, 2004

33. Blackout Period

    By Guest ljh1969, November 30, 2004
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    • Guest
    • November 30, 2004

34. Alreus Retirement Solutions

    By Guest trucks1, November 11, 2004
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    • Guest
    • November 19, 2004

35. Blackout Notice

    By Guest chris4013, November 11, 2004
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    • E as in ERISA
    • November 11, 2004

36. Investment Advice v Education

    By rlb64, September 17, 2004
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    • mbozek
    • September 27, 2004

37. Asset Fee charges and Fiduciary Liability

    By Guest erisa15, September 22, 2004
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    • Guest
    • September 22, 2004

38. When is the prior custodian required to send the money to the new custodian?

    By Guest chris4013, September 13, 2004
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    • rlb64
    • September 16, 2004

39. Investment timeing

    By Guest dokc, July 21, 2004
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    • alanm
    • September 7, 2004

40. Prohibited Transaction

    By Archimage, September 2, 2004
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    • Lori Friedman
    • September 2, 2004

41. Recordkeeping systems and short term redemption fees

    By Demosthenes, June 22, 2004
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    • TBob
    • July 13, 2004

42. Need Copy of Compliance Manual and Policy and Procedure Manual

    By Guest thom4j, July 4, 2004
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    • GBurns
    • July 5, 2004

43. Looking for companies who write daily valuation programs.

    By Guest nps, June 25, 2004
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    • Guest
    • June 29, 2004

44. Invest in the TPA?

    By K-t-F, June 14, 2004
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    • JanetM
    • June 21, 2004

45. Participant litigation v trustees regarding investments?

    By Guest mikeymo, June 3, 2004
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    • Jon Chambers
    • June 5, 2004

46. Private Placement Assets Valuation

    By K-t-F, May 27, 2004
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    • Earl
    • May 28, 2004

47. Purchasing a LLC interest.

    By Guest mab, April 26, 2004
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    • Guest
    • April 26, 2004

48. Do Rehires have to wait until the next entry date to enter the plan or do they enter the plan immediately?

    By Rai401k, April 22, 2004
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    • rcline46
    • April 22, 2004

49. Required disclosures when employer provides investment return information?

    By Guest beppie_stark, April 21, 2004
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    • Demosthenes
    • April 21, 2004

50. Variable Annuity Disguised as 401(k)-Please Help

    By Guest IraSue, March 26, 2004
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    • mbozek
    • April 3, 2004