Monthly Archives: October 2010

A Retirement Plan Sponsor’s Guide To Choosing A Third Party Recordkeeping Firm

My latest article on JDSupra can be found here.

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Mutual Funds vs. ETFs: The 401(k) Format War

With elections just around the corner, I could just see this negative ad. “There are two ERISA attorneys named Ary Rosenbaum. One invests in exchange traded funds (ETFs) for his personal investing. The other one claims that ETFs will only … Continue reading

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Very little change in the 2011 Benefit COLA Limits

The IRS finally released their 2011 cost of living adjustment limits for retirement benefits, which can be found here. Except for an increase in the saver’s credit and Roth IRA phaseouts, there were no changes. The 402(g) limit for deferrals … Continue reading

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Why even an ERISA Attorney must provide value and fee transparency

Through my experience in the 401(k) industry, I have been a firm believer in fee transparency and providing value to retirement plan sponsors. I also carry that same belief in my law firm practice by flat fee billing all my … Continue reading

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Why Breaking Up with Your TPA May Be Hard To Do

The MTV reality series The Real World ends their opening intro with “to find out what happens… when people stop being polite… and start getting real.” As an ERISA attorney working with retirement plan clients I often find that what … Continue reading

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Free Retirement Plan CLE/Accounting CE Course in Garden City , NY11/19/2010

Please join me for a free 1 credit course “Introduction to Retirement Plans and Hidden Liabilities for Plan Sponsors” that will be hosted by Chernoff Diamond at their Garden City offices on Friday, November 19, 2010 at 8 am at 990 … Continue reading

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CNBC Article

I was featured today in an article on CNBC.com regarding exchange traded funds. While I have been a skeptic of their use in 401(k) plans, they are my personal investment of choice.

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Why You Shouldn’t Hire Your Payroll Provider To Handle Your 401(k)

I will not win any popularity contests amond the nation’s leading payroll providers, but that’s how I roll. My latest article, which is a larger diatribe of a previous blog post can be found here.

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If It Quacks Like A Fiduciary

The Department of Labor woke up from its 36 year coma and realized that the definition of fiduciary under ERISA is no longer working. The Department of Labor will implement a regulation to update the definition of “fiduciary” to more … Continue reading

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Perspectives Issues

My latest issue of the Perspectives issue, which is geared towards retirement plan sponsors can be found here.

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