Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Stigma for an ERISA Attorney

When I joined a semi-prestigious Long Island law firm (sorry, Lois) after spending over 9 years as an attorney for third party administration (TPA) firms, I thought I could develop a solid book of business in the single employer retirement … Continue reading

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Are Plan Sponsors ready for Fee Disclosure?

For the last year or so that the Department of Labor has been trying to implement the 408(b)(2) fee disclosures, we hear about a lot of retirement plan providers (including yours truly) about the coming storm and how fee disclosure … Continue reading

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How Plan Sponsors should Select and Review their Retirement Plan Providers

My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.

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Your Will: The Hidden Traps

My comments regarding wills and retirement plans for this Fortune Magazine article can be found here.

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There are no Absolutes in the Retirement Plan Industry

You hear all the debates in the retirement plan industry, active vs. passive; bundled vs. unbundled, ERISA §3(38) vs. co-fiduciary vs. ERISA §3(21) vs. non fiduciary, brokers vs. RIAs, among others. Regardless of the debate, there are enough plans in … Continue reading

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Tribalism and Multiple 403(b) Vendors

When I was a student at Stony Brook, I was heavily involved in student government. The student government was as chaotic as regular government except for the fact that student officials were brazenly stealing elections and student money without the … Continue reading

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Advisors Advantage Newsletter

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

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The Top 10 Major Misconceptions That Financial Advisors Have About The Retirement Plan Business

My latest JD Supra.com can be found here.

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The Assembly Line approach to Retirement Plans

Henry T. Ford is considered the father or the pioneer of the modern day assembly line of manufacturing.  His development of the Model T and its way of manufacturing is considered one of the great developments in 20th century capitalism. … Continue reading

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MEPs: The Rumors, The Facts, and Buying in Bulk

1n 1946, a bunch of grocers in New Jersey started a cooperative called Wakerfern Corporation so they could get reasonable prices on wholesale goods. In 1951, these grocers decide to market their independently owned groceries under one name and that … Continue reading

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