Category Archives: Retirement Plans

You know the feeling, you’re competing for a retirement plan and you’re fairly confident that you are the best person for the job. Yet when the choice is made, you’re not picked and someone who won’t do as good as … Continue reading →

One of the provisions of the SECURE Act increased the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’) penalties on late 5500s. Under the SECURE Act, late filers that miss their late-filing deadline will face a daily penalty of $250 versus the $25-per-day penalty … Continue reading →

Fidelity has been under fire for its FundsNetwork 401(k) offering. The FundsNetwork is where various mutual funds, affiliates of mutual funds, mutual fund advisors, sub-advisors, investment funds, including collective trusts, and other investment advisors, instruments or vehicles that are offered … Continue reading →

Cross-selling is something I have always heard talked about, but not a lot of doing. Whether it’s a plan provider or a law firm, it’s something that should be done, but isn’t. Participants in the 30,000 plans administered by Bank … Continue reading →

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As a 401(k) plan sponsor, you need to make sure that all your plan providers understand any ownership interests in other companies that you may have and make a determination whether those interests constitute a controlled group or affiliated service … Continue reading →

When I was at law school, I was the editor of the student magazine there and I broke the story about a scandal at one of the law journals. The editor in chief was implicated and she gave me a … Continue reading →

I am a proponent of multiple employer plans (MEPs) and the new change that will allow pooled employer plans (PEPs) that will be what we called an Open MEP in 2021. As discussed in other posts, the PEP change doesn’t … Continue reading →

Sears and Macys announced some massive store closings. The department store has been a business that has been dying for 50 years. Ever since the shopping mall, growth of discount retailers such as Wal Mart and Target, and shopping on … Continue reading →