Monthly Archives: June 2021

Get that Final 5500 done

When a plan terminates and distributes all its assets or merges all its assets into another plan, you need to understand that a Final Form 5500 needs to be completed. Otherwise, you will get notified by the Internal Revenue Service … Continue reading

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How does it happen? It does/

Part of my job is fixing errors made by plan sponsors and their plan providers. Despite what the top payroll providers who also serve as third-party administrators (TPA) may say, a good part of that job is fixing the errors … Continue reading

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The problem with going back to normal

I work from home, it’s 11 years now. You can say that I was ahead of the game with the COVID pandemic. As the pandemic nears its end, the business will get back to normal. The problem is that with … Continue reading

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You can’t ignore clients and the fees they pay

I first started paying for my car when I got my first job as an ERISA attorney, It was a brand new 1998 Toyota Camry. I was looking for car insurance and the best rate was through an insurance company that my … Continue reading

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Can we admit crypto is a bad idea for 401(k) plans?

In the 30 plus years of investing, investing in cryptocurrency has been a wild ride. Mostly ups, but lots of downs. What makes sense as a small portion of investments that I’m willing to lose makes no sense as a … Continue reading

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Watch that bonus deferral election

When there is a plan restatement process, every retirement plan document provider adds some tweaks and removes some tweaks from their plan document. For the Cycle 3 restatement process, I’ve noticed that most plan documents have removed the separate bonus … Continue reading

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Congress proposed legislation to allow ESG

In the 30 years that I’ve been an investor, I’ve always strived for the best performance, that’s me. Other people may want to strive for performance, but make a difference and I think they should have that right. So do … Continue reading

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T. Rowe unloading duties on FIS

T. Rowe Price has announced plans to transfer responsibility for its retirement technology development and core operations to FIS National Information Services. T. Rowe Price said it was expanding its 30-year relationship with FIS, leveraging FIS’ scale and extensive experience … Continue reading

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That Chip On My Shoulder

I have spent 11 years on my own in a solo ERISA practice and if you read anything since that time I started on my own, you will know that I still have a chip on my shoulder for the … Continue reading

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Stay in your lane in social media

When it comes to business, I always say that. you should stay in. your lane and that’s why. I won’t. be offering a third-party administration service anytime soon. One of the many things that annoy about Facebook is the non-lawyers … Continue reading

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