Monthly Archives: February 2017

As a retirement plan provider, you have something to do with the retirement plan assets and may have some access to it as a third party administrator (TPA) or financial advisor. If you have access to the retirement plan assets … Continue reading →

Advisors ask me all the time of the role of education in participant directed 401(k) plans. Participant directed 401(k) plans that are governed under ERISA §404(c) offer the plan sponsors liability protection based on a participant’s gains or losses on … Continue reading →

When I draft a new 401(k) plan for a client, I’ll recommend a loan provision even though it can be an administrative headache. The reason that I add it because I think participants need to have access to money if … Continue reading →

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

When it comes to standards, I know Kosher is Kosher. However, when it comes to meat, observant Jews now only eat Glatt Kosher meat. It’s a higher standard in the sense that it’s supposed to mean that the there is … Continue reading →

Imagine a diet where it doesn’t matter how much weight you lost. Imagine a golf game that wasn’t about your score. Imagine about a job and not how much money you make. Being a plan sponsor isn’t about a specific … Continue reading →

President Donald Trump delayed the implementation of the Department of Labor fiduciary rule by six months through a directive. While the delay is only for six months, Trump put enough hurdles that implementation of the new rule seems unlikely. Before … Continue reading →

My newsletter geared towards retirement plan professionals can be found here.

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

I worked 9 years working as an ERISA attorney for a couple of third party administrators (TPA) and I always felt like I was a fireman because I put out a lot of compliance fires for our clients and sometimes, … Continue reading →