EBP2330. Anatomy of Plan Costs - What they mean and how to value them

Investments have a cost. How do the different share classes tell a story? How do recordkeeping fees and costs tell their story? What services do investment advisors provide and how do you value them? What story does your plan tell? The process is critical but in too many cases where fees hide is a secret, known only by insiders who know how to peel the onion, layer by layer.

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze a typical retirement plan investment lineup to better understand the various revenue sharing arrangements that may exist within (to help uncover the revenue found in cash alternatives, target date funds, asset allocation funds, and managed portfolios)
• Identify methodology for determining how an investment advisor might price their services
• Select techniques to balance the reasonableness of investment advisory fees with the level and quality of services provided