Category Archives: Retirement Plans

Advisors ask me all the time of the role of education in participant directed 401(k) plans. Participant directed 401(k) plans that are governed under ERISA §404(c) offer the plan sponsors liability protection based on a participant’s gains or losses on … Continue reading →

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They often say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I don’t know who said it first (I heard it was originated with St. Bernard, the saint, not the dog), but perhaps they were a 401(k) plan … Continue reading →

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About a dozen or so year ago, there was a medical report that dental plaque could cause heart disease.  The cynic in me tells me that this was some sort of dental conspiracy to increase revenue as fluoridated water and … Continue reading →

A family member once said: “there are a lot of yous (sic) and only one me.” That may not be the nicest and most selfless thing to say, but that’s something retirement plan sponsors should think when it comes to … Continue reading →

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While the talk about retirement plans is usually centered on 401(k) plans, the value of a defined benefit plan for those companies that could afford it should not be discounted. Thanks to the generous deductible contribution of the requirements of … Continue reading →

When the great Bill Parcells (go Big  Blue!) was the head coach of the New England Patriots, he got into a tiff with owner Robert Kraft because Parcells wanted more of a say in the personnel decision-making process. Parcells famously … Continue reading →