Monthly Archives: November 2016

The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review

My latest newsletter can be found here.

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Things That Won’t Help A Retirement Plan Sponsor Limit Their Liability

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

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Avoid the leadership vacuum

For any presidential campaign, there usually is an ad about which candidate would you trust to handle the phone call in the wee hours of the morning. You want someone to answer the call instead of it just going to … Continue reading

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The TPA Asset Based Fee is a dinosaur

I have a good friend of mine that I’ve known for the last 18 years and he’s one of the most honest people in the 401(k) business and I love him even though he roots for the New York Islanders. … Continue reading

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Plan Fees Have Been Getting Lower

NEPC, LLC published the results of its 11th Annual NEPC Defined Contribution Plan and Fee Survey. Data shows that Defined Contribution (DC) plan record-keeping and investment management fees continue to decline. According to the survey, the asset-weighted average expense ratio … Continue reading

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Experts say Trump won’t delay or kill Fiduciary Rule

Experts claim that a President Donald Trump is likely to let the new Fiduciary Rule go into effect in April without trying to delay it or kill it. If I’m a betting man, I think they’re right. The rule goes … Continue reading

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Rollovers are going to be a rough business

I have been saying all along that rollovers are going to be a very rough and difficult business after the new Fiduciary Rule gets final. You can just tell by the Department of Labor’s (DOL) stance in their Fiduciary Rule … Continue reading

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Face facts: Retirement Plan Sponsors Only Seek Help When They Need It

When I was at that semi-prestigious law firm many moons ago, I developed this plan review called the Retirement Plan Tune-Up. I’d look at the plan document, plan design, costs, the Fiduciary process, basically anything that the plan sponsor can … Continue reading

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Coverage is always the biggest problem

When you look at the problems of retirement plans, one that gets short shrift is coverage and that is one of the pillar of qualified plans needed to be fulfilled in order to be a qualified plan. It’s a forgotten … Continue reading

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Glaring Problems A Plan Sponsor May Not Be Aware Of When They Think Everything is OK

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

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