401(k) Fridays Podcast

Episode Description Constructing an investment menu is something all 401(k) plans need to do.  And, like most things, to get a good outcome for your plan and participants, the devil is in the details!  To help you as a plan fiduciary I am excited to introduce our first three part mini-course of the podcast!  This episode is Part One where we discuss fundamentals and key building blocks of investment menu construction.  To help provide perspective I invited Matt Sommer, Vice President and Director of Defined Contribution Services at Janus Capital.  As a both a CFA and a CFP, Matt provides valuable and more importantly understandable insights on trends in investment menu design.  Our conversation ranges from fundamental concepts such as how many investments are plans offering, how investment menu design correlates to plan size and thoughts offering self-directed brokerage accounts.  Also, be sure to listen for some considerations for plan fiduciaries around investment risk based on where we sit in the second ha