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title: Think Tank June 2007
date: 2007-06-01T12:02:02Z
modified: 2026-06-02T13:53:33Z
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  - RisCura
timestamp: 2026-06-02T13:53:33Z
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RisCura is often asked to pitch to retire- ment funds that are considering using the servicesofaninvestmentconsultant.Small funds in particular, see investment consul- tants as an expensive luxury, given the high fixed costs of administering and managing a retirement fund. The Afrikaans idiom “goedkoop is duurkoop” comes to mind. Boards of Trustees that don’t use the services of an investment consultant must evaluate whether a short-term fee saving won’t result in higher long-term costs and risks for the fund. Good invest- ment consultants should more than pay for themselves via improved fund returns and well-managed risk.