Confero Fall 2013: Issue 4 | Page 13

Time To Make Time TIME TO MAKE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR 401K By David Bard, CRPS®, AIF® W e’ve all seen the 1980’s Dunkin’ Donuts commercial from the 1980’s where Fred the donut worker gets up early in the morning and says over and over: “Time to make the Donuts”. Fast forward and substitute Fred the baker for today’s harried retirement plan fiduciary and the new mantra is, “Time to Review Your 401(k)”. The world of 401(k) plans is complex and regulations have changed while the DOL has demanded even more from plan fiduciaries. Do you know what has changed? Do you know what is changing, what regulations have been proposed, and what you are responsible for? When was the last time you completed a thorough review of your retirement plan using an outside, independent expert? www.conferomag.com | 11