Monthly Archives: December 2019

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 their … Continue reading →

As a 401(k) plan sponsor, you need to know that plan errors happen all the time. A 401(k) plan has so many moving parts, so that means something might break. The problem here is that while things can happen without … Continue reading →

One of the biggest problems for my clients after they hire me is that they realize that they never bothered to review the plan provider contracts that they signed long ago. There might be surrender charges or termination fees that … Continue reading →

I use the expression “garbage in, garbage out” if an end of year census report is done incorrectly and the third party administrator (TPA) doesn’t pick up the error. When given that census request at the beginning of the new … Continue reading →

As I always say, being a mutual fund company with proprietary funds in their 401(k) plan makes them a target. Despite winning a motion for summary judgment, Invesco just filed a notice of settlement concerning their 401(k) plan as plaintiffs … Continue reading →

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released its program results for 2019. EBSA’s enforcement and benefit advisor programs recovered over $2.5 billion in payments to plans, participants and beneficiaries. That’s a lot of shekels. EBSA reported … Continue reading →

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My latest newsletter can be found here.

I’m stubborn and there are just some things I don’t understand, so hear me out. I got a call not too long ago from a financial advisor about my practice and how I price my work on a flat fee … Continue reading →