Monthly Archives: January 2012

Fee disclosure is only one piece of the fee puzzle

While some may claim that fee disclosure that will come for retirement plan sponsors on April 1, 2012 from Section 408(b)(2) regulations will be a breath of fresh air for the retirement plan industry, the cynics in me will say … Continue reading

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The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review

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

My latest article on JDSupra.com can be found here.

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The one plan deadline that scares me

All plan providers are hurrying to meet the April 1 deadline of providing fee disclosures to plan sponsors (cheap plug, I am still available to draft client service agreements to comply with 408(b)(2) for $1,000). The deadline doesn’t look like … Continue reading

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401(k) Investment Advice as what is really is

I had an interesting discussion with a financial advisor who was inquiring about in-service distributions, when a participant can withdraw their retirement savings while still working for the employer. The financial advisor wanted a provision where a participant could move … Continue reading

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Retirement Plan Financial Advisor University – New DOL Regulations

The folks at rj20.com and I are doing a webinar on thew Department of Labor investment advice regulations for plan participants on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 2 PM EST. If you are a financial advisor, you may learn a … Continue reading

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A Plan Sponsor’s Guide to Handling Retirement Plan Fee Disclosure

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Defeating the purpose of a MEP

These days, all I hear is multiple employer plans (MEPs) all the time. Whether it’s the third party administrator (TPA) who wants to offer it or the financial advisors who want to offer it, I usually average one MEP question … Continue reading

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The Value of a Good TPA Redux

I’ll say it a million times and I will say it again: there is something to be said about finding a  good third party administrator (TPA) to handle your plan. I came across a 401(k) plan recently where there was … Continue reading

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Everything Employers Wanted to Know About Their Retirement Plans* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

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