Category Archives: 401(k) Plans

There Is No Such Thing as Free 401(k) Administration

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IRS changes their Determination Letter Program

When I first started as an ERISA attorney in 1998, almost every plan I worked on except for standardized prototype plan documents were submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a favorable determination letter to make sure that the … Continue reading

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Plan Sponsors Should Get Their Own “Football”

When I was in college in the early 1990’s, I was heavily involved in student politics. I would go and buy things that made me look important even when I really wasn’t. I got the beeper that no one really … Continue reading

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Attention 401(k) Plan Sponsors: This is Your Wake Up Call

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TPAs should make sure clients know what they do

Good TPAs do a heck of a job in helping plan sponsors administer the plans. The only issues I see with these great TPAs is that as a group, their marketing isn’t good. That’s not such a slight because I … Continue reading

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Advisors Advantage

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How Retirement Plan Providers Can Avoid Communication Problems

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Law Firm Review

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Stressing Value is better than Stressing Cost

Retirement plan providers need to look at their fees and determining what work they are doing for their retirement plan clients because like me, they may try to break down their plan expenses into a day rate and try to … Continue reading

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Good Bets by a 401(k) Plan Sponsor to Avoid Liability

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