Monthly Archives: May 2013

Just because a plan sponsor and provider are doing their jobs, doesn’t mean they can’t get sued

The fact is that sometimes, bad things happen to good people.  That can be said about retirement plans and the good plan sponsors and providers who do their job. No matter how great a job they do, the threat of … Continue reading

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The Get Out Of Fiduciary Liability Free Card

When I was a junior at Stony Brook, I took a course on Government Regulation of Business. We had a textbook in class, I never knew why because all of the exams were based on the lecture notes. I took … Continue reading

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The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review

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401(k) Plans Are Just A Tool To Save, They’re Not Evil

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Fidelity and the One Mutual Fund Company Fund Lineup

You must know about the shoemakers’ children and how they go barefoot and have no shoes. In the retirement plan industry, we have retirement plan providers and their employees’ retirement plan. I know, I have been there. The third party … Continue reading

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Question for TPAs re: 3(16)

This is one of the very few times, I am asking for two cents on a specific situation instead of offering my two cents. As I have discussed before, I believe that ERISA §3(16) administrator/fiduciary services can be one of … Continue reading

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It Takes Only One (Plan Participant, that is)

As an ERISA attorney with a nationwide practice helping plan sponsors and plan providers, the most annoying thing is when you hear a plan sponsor (sometimes with the guidance of their attorney who has 0% knowledge of ERISA) tell you … Continue reading

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Why Retirement Plan Sponsors are Always on the Hook for Liability

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Life after fee disclosure for plan providers

It was a great opportunity to speak in front of over 100 attendees at the Schwab National Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.  The audience was primarily third party administrators and registered investment advisors. The speech was about life after fee disclosure … Continue reading

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Sorry, Lois or how Plan Providers can market their practice

I am speaking at the Schwab National Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona on how third party administrators (TPAs)/recordkeepers can survive and thrive in a post-fee disclosure world.  I am very thankful for the opportunity (as a very cheap plug here, I … Continue reading

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