Welcome to this week’s edition of 401k Real Talk. This is Fred Barstein contributing editor at Wealth Management’s RPA Edge omnichannel - I review all of last week’s industry news and select the five most important/interesting ones providing open honest and candid discussions you won’t get anyway else. So let’s get real!

Stories covered in this week’s edition of 401k Real Talk:
1. March job grow soars beating expectation https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/...
2. The spotlight is on conflicts of interest by fee based advisors
a. WSJ column https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/...
b. Commonwealth fined by SEC https://www.wealthmanagement.com/regu...
3. Innovative product announcements
a. New lifetime income TDF https://www.planadviser.com/leafhouse...
b. PensionPlus and IRALogix partner https://www.napa-net.org/news-info/da...
c. Human Interest helps clients DOL audit expenses and mailing costs Human Interest Continues to Pioneer New 401(k) Services for (globenewswire.com)
d. NewRetirement raises $20 million https://www.qorusglobal.com/content/2....
4. Labor economist claims 401(k) Era is over https://www.plansponsor.com/labor-eco...
5. 401(k) Industry Needs to Spend more Time Innovating