That's the advice in this article--"401(k) trustees feel heat"--by Harriet Johnson Brackey for the Miami Herald. Derek Loeser, a partner in the Seattle law firm Keller Rohrback, in discussing ERISA plan fiduciaries states: "[t]heir duty as fiduciaries is the highest known to law. This should remind them they can't operate on autopilot.'' Thomas Noonan, president of Union Financial, a registered investment advisor in Fort Lauderdale, warns that "especially at smaller companies, the 401(k) plan trustees often rely blindly on an investment advisor." A good time for ERISA fiduciaries to consider this . . .
Posted by B. Janell Grenier at June 22, 2003 11:45 PM