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Time to terminate PIMCO Total Return?

Legendary bond fund manager, Bill Gross has announced his departure from PIMCO, the firm he founded in 1971, to join Janus Capital…

Summer 2014 Fiduciary Commentary

By: Brant Griffin – August 06, 2014 Inherited IRA Caution Retirement accounts can be among savers’ most valuable assets, intended to provide…

Summer 2014 Market and Economic PIERspective

By: Jim Scheinberg – July 17, 2014 Steady as She Goes Grows I’ve been a sailor since the age of 10. And…

Spring 2014 Market and Economic PIERspective

By: Jim Scheinberg – May 27th, 2014 COME-ON-dities! After an explosive 2013, where most major U.S. stock indices surged well more than…

Spring 2014 Fiduciary Commentary

By: Brant Griffin – May 05, 2014 Changing Landscape of Plan Service Provider Developing trends in the retirement plan industry are solidifying…

Tips Learned from Litigation—An Expert Witness Tells All

Jim Scheinberg recently spoke at the Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference in San Francisco on March 17, 2014. His session,…

Market & Economic | February 24, 2014 Update

The ISM Report on Business for January showed a sharp decline in the manufacturing data, coming in at 51.3 vs. 56.5 for…

Winter 2013-2014 Market and Economic PIERspective

Off to the Races? By: Jim Scheinberg – February 1, 2014 A year ago, I closed my Economic Commentary asking, “Can you…

Winter 2013-2014 Fiduciary Commentary

By: Brant Griffin – January 30, 2014 In-Plan Roth Accounts Recent legislative changes and the growing popularity of Roth accounts have given…

It aPIERs To Look A Lot Like Christmas

It aPIERs to look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you go; Take a look at the Dow thir’ty, 1600 looks so pretty…