Monthly Archives: March 2011

5 Stupid and Hilarious Questions I Got At My Old TPA

People say that there are no stupid questions. Apparently, those people never worked for my old third party administration (TPA) firm. In order to get ready for the weekend, here are the 5 stupidest questions I was asked while working … Continue reading

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Beware of Insurance Brokers Masked as TPAs

A friend of mine who is a financial advisor asked me about a third party administration (TPA) firm that is actually about a village over from where I live in Long Island. My friend has this prospect with a defined … Continue reading

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Retirement Plan Disqualification and The Selling of Fear

In the movie Casino, Robert Deniro’s character Lefty Rosenthal warns Joe Pesci’s character Nicky Santoro that his actions will get him into the Gaming Control Board’s “Black Book”, which means he would be banned from all casinos. Nicky doesn’t take … Continue reading

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401(k) Plan Provisions That Are Good Ideas

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The If It Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix It Cop Out and 401(k) Plans

I remember when I first saw the political sign as a freshman at Stony Brook over 20 years ago where the student government Acting Treasurer Naala Royale was running for her own full term. Her motto for the race was … Continue reading

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A Classy Way To Criticize

When you speak up and make your opinions known, it should be no surprise when someone disagrees. As a former student journalist, my views have been criticized one way or the other. However, in all my years, I don’t think … Continue reading

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401(k) Plan Sponsors Should Be Concerned More About Value In Fees

About 10 years ago, I started The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. and its original niche is different from the retirement plan focus of today.  My original ideas was that my law firm would be the Walmart of legal services. I … Continue reading

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Baked Ziti and Why We Have To Live With The 401(k)

In Canarsie, Brooklyn, where I grew up, the best place for baked ziti was a place called Anna Napoli.  Baked ziti was one of the very foods I ate that weren’t named pizza or hamburger. Baked ziti was a Saturday … Continue reading

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Sometimes the 401(k) Plan Sponsor Gets It

As an ERISA attorney, I do get to talk to a lot of financial advisors and ERISA independent fiduciaries around the country and the lament is that many plan sponsors don’t understand or care about such important fiduciary problems like … Continue reading

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