Author Archives: admin

I always believe that regardless of whether it’s business or in regular day-to-day life, that you can’t be everything for everybody. Being honest with that is only half the battle. A lot of times, I met folks who are interested … Continue reading →

One of my pet peeves out there is when you give a list of complaints to a business or an organization and they give the proverbial “shrug of the shoulders”. The “proverbial shrug” is basically the business or the organization … Continue reading →

One of the great joys of my practice is networking with other plan providers. I enjoy meeting people and meeting advisors out there that I can help, most times at zero cost.  The retirement plan business is a relationship-driven business, … Continue reading →

I have been hearing a lot from advisors and plan providers about multiple employer plans (MEPs) with the idea that open MEPs where a plan where the adopting employer have no commonality, but be treated as one plan for ERISA … Continue reading →

There is a running joke from my wife where she tells me that despite 13 years of marriage, she still doesn’t know what I do. At least, I think it’s a joke. One of the problems that I had in … Continue reading →

There have been around 20 class action lawsuits filed against universities for high cost 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The lawsuits are like shooting fish in a barrel because when you think about it, low costs and higher education tend to … Continue reading →

My latest article on JDSupra.com can be found here.

I know a thing or two about the virtues of flat fee billing, have done my legal work on the scale while working for a couple of third party administration (TPA) firms. Plan documents, plan amendments, and plan terminations were … Continue reading →

When the cheaters were caught cheating at a game of blackjack, Sam “Ace” Rothstein wanted to make an example of them at the Tangiers Hotel in Casino. He had the security guards use a hammer on one cheater’s hand and … Continue reading →

My latest article on JDSupra.com can be found here.