Category Archives: Retirement Plans

The White House wants a new fiduciary rule

Posted on February 23, 2015 by admin

The White House unveiled their plan to direct the Department of Labor to unveil a new fiduciary standard rule that will curb the conflict of interest and excessive fees that the White House says that mars 401(k) and IRA investing. … Continue reading →

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Lockhead Martin and the Trickle Down Effect

Posted on February 23, 2015 by admin

Lockhead Martin settled their excess fee lawsuit concerning their 401(k) plan by making a $62 million settlement with plan participants. That is probably the highest excess fee settlement on record. I know how people think and most plan sponsors like … Continue reading →

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Reasons When A Plan Sponsor Should Change Their Plan Providers

Posted on February 19, 2015 by admin

My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.

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When you get fired, there maybe a bigger story out there

Posted on February 16, 2015 by admin

When I used to date in school, I would get some crazy breakup lines that I knew had nothing to do with reality. “The maybe it’s fate we won’t be together” or “you’d make a great husband” lines are something … Continue reading →

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What Retirement Plan Sponsors Have To Fear

Posted on February 14, 2015 by admin

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

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A great Retirement Plan? It’s not in the water.

Posted on February 9, 2015 by admin

I love bagels and one of the greatest debates out there is what makes them great. People swear up and down that it’s the water from New York. They believe it so much so that there are businesses who advertise … Continue reading →

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Advisors Advantage

Posted on February 9, 2015 by admin

My latest newsletter geared towards retirement plan providers can be found here.

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Hardship Withdrawal Requests should have documentation

Posted on February 9, 2015 by admin

A few weeks back, an advisor told me that a large bundled provider is offering some sort of hardship withdrawal service that allows participants to get a quick withdrawal as long as they state that they have an immediate and … Continue reading →

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Tread Carefully with Plan Provider Referrals

Posted on February 5, 2015 by admin

“When I introduce you, I’m gonna say, “This is a friend of mine.” That means you’re a connected guy. Now if I said instead, this is a friend of ours that would mean you a made guy. A Capiche?” – … Continue reading →

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Never give into disillusionment

Posted on February 4, 2015 by admin

If you start a retirement plan practice, it can be frustrating. Like I always say about thing in my life, “If it wasn’t a struggle, it wasn’t any fun”. Building a retirement plan practice isn’t easy because a stash of … Continue reading →

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