Ethan Schwartz

Ethan Schwartz
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Cure the harm Trump administration caused savers
NEWS OPINION FEB 24, 2021
Cure the harm Trump administration caused savers

Data suggest that the adoption of the SEC’s vague Regulation Best Interest and the abandonment of a strengthened DOL standard for retirement accounts have already cost savers billions of dollars in lost returns.

401(k) fees are eating Americans' retirement savings
NEWS OPINION OCT 12, 2020
401(k) fees are eating Americans' retirement savings

To cut costs and ensure that workers retain every penny they've saved for retirement, policy makers should simply eliminate 401(k) intermediaries

States aren't great at regulating insurance
NEWS OPINION AUG 28, 2019
States aren't great at regulating insurance

Promoters of insurance products can say pretty much anything in their marketing materials

SECURE Act could ruin your 401(k)
NEWS OPINION JUL 29, 2019
SECURE Act could ruin your 401(k)

Congress is considering tweaking the popular retirement plan to encourage annuities

Don't bet your retirement on a fake track record
NEWS OPINION JUN 17, 2019
Don't bet your retirement on a fake track record

Backtested formulas often don't work in the real world and should be well regulated

Trump could cost future retirees billions
NEWS OPINION MAY 06, 2019
Trump could cost future retirees billions

Evidence suggests the death of the DOL rule is not empowering U.S. savers as suggested