Monthly Archives: March 2021

My latest newsletter for plan providers can be found here.

This is a heads up for retirement plan providers and it has nothing to do with retirement plans. It has to do with your website and the pictures you may use. As you know, I have this website called that401ksite.com … Continue reading →

I always jokingly say that the reason I try to avoid hiring employees is that I once was an employee too. However, part of the problem is that I worked for many employers who didn’t understand their role and the … Continue reading →

A lot of talk in political circles surround politicians using fighting words. I’m not a politician and I don’t like to use my space for that. What I will say that as a plan fiduciary, you can use some fighting … Continue reading →

11 years ago, I knew I was going to start my national law practice dedicated to ERISA/retirement plan law because I wasn’t going to accomplish that at the law firm I was working at. Before leaving, the local salesperson for … Continue reading →

A few years back, a good friend of mine who is an ERISA §3(38) fiduciary won a case from a disgruntled broker who claimed that all 3(38) services were just marketing. A 3(38) fiduciary that does a competent job and … Continue reading →

Multiple employer plans (MEPs) have become larger targets for litigation when they achieve a plan of substantial size. An employee of Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC, an employer that participated in the Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, a … Continue reading →

In what I consider a surprise move, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will allow a Trump-era exemption for investment advice fiduciaries to move forward. The rule entitled “Improving Investment Advice for Worker & Retirees,” an exemption for … Continue reading →

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

My latest newsletter can be found here.