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What happens when ICE comes to the country club?

Behind the guarded gates of Palm Beach County, retirees, widowers and lifelong bachelors live inside a world of golf, gossip and unwritten rules. Then the outside world arrives.

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How 401(k) Fees Destroy Wealth and What Investors Can Do To Protect Themselves

High hidden fees and expensive plan menus work against savers. Chuck shows you what to do about it.

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What a 1% higher fee can cost on a $25,000 retirement account over 35 years.

U.S. Department of Labor example, assuming 7% annual returns and no further contributions.
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Five books, from Wall Street’s back rooms to Palm Beach County’s gated clubs.

He worked inside the system he writes about.

Chuck Epstein held senior marketing communications roles at the New York Futures Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Russell Investments, Principal Financial, Zacks Investment Research and Lind-Waldock.

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  • By-lined articles in more than 50 financial publications
  • First place, best small blog, Society of American Business Editors & Writers, 2009
  • Op-ed in Barron’s calling for mutual fund shareholder advocates