Category Archives: Retirement Plans

I was a first-year law student participating in moot court, just because all second-year students participated even when I knew I had zero interest in ever being a litigator. In those days, my mother would buy me these cheap character … Continue reading →

Every time I’ve spoken to other plan providers about sure things they are working on, all I later see are missed opportunities. There are no sure things in this business, there are opportunities. Even when you have a signed contract … Continue reading →

A long time in a galaxy, far far away (the time before fee disclosure regulations), I talked to the top salesman of a certain third-party administration (TPA) firm that charged an asset-based fee. The TPA wasn’t a producing one, they … Continue reading →

Two former employees of Trader Joe’s have sued the company alleging breaches of fiduciary duty in the management of the company’s 401(k) plan. The $1.6 billion plan was targeted over Capital Research, the plan’s recordkeeper and the investment adviser to … Continue reading →

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The required minimum distribution rule for both qualified plans and individual retirement accounts is being pushed to 72 instead of the odd 70 ½. What does it mean? To me, it means that people are living longer and plan providers … Continue reading →

Plan sponsors with their proprietary funds have a unique problem. Using proprietary funds will lead to litigation and not using them, makes them look bad in the eyes of competitors. A 401(k) plan sponsor not using their funds is like … Continue reading →

I was born in 1972 and aside from fashion, music, and interior decorating, I’m a fan of the 1970s, which was the decade for baby boomers. The 401(k) plan business sprouted out of the 1980s and it grew in tandem … Continue reading →

Imagine if Mark Zuckerberg hatched the idea for Facebook, yet all he did was talk about the site instead of developing. Imagine if Jeff Bezos talked for a year or two about selling books on the Internet instead of going … Continue reading →