Category Archives: 401(k) Plans

A 401(k) plan isn’t evil, it’s just a tool

Before I had kids, I played golf. I took weekly golf lessons from a guy named Kenny. When it came to golf clubs, Kenny said that gold clubs were merely tools. It all depended on how you used them. My … Continue reading

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Frontline and center: what they missed the boat on 401(k)

While the Frontline’s recently program on 401(k) plans was very sobering, a lot of people missed the point of it and I also think that the folks who produced the program did as well. While many in the 401(k) industry … Continue reading

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“Rookie” Mistakes Every Retirement Plan Provider Should Avoid

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The Unintended Consequences of Obama’s 401(k) Cap

When politicians and their supporters talk about that some people should take a greater share of the burden, more people (especially those who this share of the burden was supposed to help) end up paying a price. President Obama’s new … Continue reading

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The PBS Frontline Report on 401(k) Plans

PBS Frontline’s report on 401(k) plans entitled “The Retirement Gamble” was a pretty sobering report about the problems and issues regarding these plans in providing benefits to plan participants for retirement. While people note that the report came from an … Continue reading

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How to inject “life” into 401(k) Enrollment Meetings

When it comes to oral or written communications, it’s important that you play to your audience. Any communication that is above or below the audience’s comprehension is going to be a missed opportunity to communicate your message. When it comes … Continue reading

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How an Employer Can Improve Their 401(k) Plan At Little Or No Cost

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A scanner can be a Plan Sponsor’s good friend

Being a plan sponsor is a tough job and the amount of paperwork that goes with it can be overwhelming. The paperwork includes plan documents, summary plan descriptions, amendment, valuations, trusts statements, and payroll. The fact is that as a … Continue reading

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The retirement cap is a threat to the Retirement Plan Industry

Any industry needs to identify threats to its existence and develop a course of action to defeat that threat. The music industry is a shell of its former self. While they were awarding large contracts to artists like Janet Jackson … Continue reading

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