Category Archives: Retirement Plans

My new book out: How to Succeed in the 401(k) Plan Business

I’ve been a very lucky person. Despite some hardships, whether it was high school or that certain law firm on Long Island, I’m very lucky to be able to achieve what I achieved in my own practice and this retirement … Continue reading →

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401(k) Advisors shouldn’t offer investment advice if they don’t know the compliance part of offering advice

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, so the person who does a good deed could end up getting punished. Most financial advisors on a 401(k) plan do many things beyond the scope of what they were hired … Continue reading →

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Advisors Advantage

My latest newsletter geared towards financial advisors can be found here.

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A Simple Q&A for Retirement Plan Providers

My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.

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And still the #1 issue with 401(k) Plans

The fixation and discussion about plan expenses usually flares up when the stock market isn’t doing well. Two major corrections within a 10-year period (2000-2010) made fee disclosure regulations inevitable.  With the way the market is going in 2014, we … Continue reading →

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The Law Firm Review

My latest newsletter for plan sponsors and plan providers can be found here.

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When it’s Time to Fire Your Retirement Plan Providers

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MyRA: A nice idea, but it won’t become popular

Regardless of which side of the political aisle created it, I like any product or plan that allows rank and file employees to save for retirement. President Obama made good on his State of the Union speech promise by ordering … Continue reading →

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Avoid the Retirement Plan Soap Opera by having Participants update their beneficiary forms

Yes, I will admit it, I love soap operas. My favorite show of all-time is Dallas and when I was a senior in high school and I was at home around 12:30 pm, I watched in succession, Young and The … Continue reading →

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Retirement Plans: the one employee benefit you should watch before you cut

As I have stated before, I am loath to hire employees because I was an employee once too. That pretty much means that I never met an employee whoever thought they were overpaid. For that matter, I never met an … Continue reading →

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