Category Archives: Retirement Plans

Forfeitures that occur when people terminate service from retirement plans is usually a problem when the plan sponsor and their providers forget about them. Whether forfeitures are used to pay expenses, reduce employer contributions or is reallocated is specified in … Continue reading →

When working with other retirement plan providers, the most important word is trust. You must have trust in the providers you work with and trust in the providers that you refer business. Trust doesn’t happen overnight and it certainly takes … Continue reading →

It’s unfortunate, but the facts are that most people don’t respond to a complaint until there is a letter from an attorney. Service providers and companies hate correspondence from attorneys because that suggests litigation. That is why it’s paramount that … Continue reading →

We’ve all made that mistake. We should know better, but when it comes to hiring people, we take their word for it instead of doing 5minutes of detective work. I have had a lot of work done to my house … Continue reading →

Not long after President Obama expressed the desire that the Department of Labor (DOL) implement a fiduciary rule for brokers who work on retirement plans; did one of Wall Street’s paid minions strike back. Rep. Ann Wagner submitted a bill … Continue reading →

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I have been to many funerals and many 401(k) enrollment meetings and I have to say that most funerals are livelier than 401(k) enrollment meetings.  It doesn’t have to be that way. When I started my own practice and wrote … Continue reading →