Category Archives: Retirement Plans

You’ll be surprised how low the bar can be

My wife works for a law firm and based on the work she’s seen as an appellate attorney and telling me things, I realize there are a lot of lawyers that don’t know what they’re doing. I feel the same … Continue reading

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EBSA releases 2022 enforcement tally

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, announced their enforcement tally by claiming they recovered $1.4 bilion for fiscal year 2022. That contrasts with EBSA recovering $2.4 billion in 2021, and in 2020, a record $3.1 billion for plan … Continue reading

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Millennium Trust to add auto portability option

Millennium Trust announced that they will add an optional auto-portability function to its automatic rollover IRA solution. They expect this add-on feature to be ready for client testing later this quarter and available in 2024 at no additional cost. The … Continue reading

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Company sued over retirement plan

A California environmental consultant is being sued by the Department if Labor for failing to manage or administer their profit-sharing plan since the late 1990s or early 2000s, effectively barring distribution of participants’ retirement assets. The complaint, Su v. Environmental … Continue reading

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State IRA programs help out private plans

I have been an advocate for mandatory IRA programs for employers that don’t offer them because I believe when push comes to shove, employers would rather have their own plan than be forced into a state-mandated program. A recent Pew … Continue reading

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Mistakes To Avoid With Your New 401(k) Product Or Service

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

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Things That 401(k) Plan Sponsors Forget To Do, But Need To Do

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Make sure the title means something

When I was Synagogue Vice President, the Hebrew school PTA presidents were there for so long, one of them actually didn’t have kids at the school anymore. That was odd, but what was even worse is they did nothing with … Continue reading

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Make sure the title means something

When I was Synagogue Vice President, the Hebrew school PTA presidents were there for so long, one of them actually didn’t have kids at the school anymore. That was odd, but what was even worse is they did nothing with … Continue reading

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Well, high earners have the most money to save

I read an article that was saying SECURE 2.0 had some shortcomings, namely that it provided high earners more opportunities to save, especially because of the increased catch-up contributions in their 60s. Thanks, Captain Obvious. Of course, high earners will … Continue reading

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