Monthly Archives: March 2025

The thing about too much choice in 401(k) plans

In life, choice is usually a good thing. However, when it comes to daily valued 401(k) plans, too many choices aren’t a good thing. It sounds counter-intuitive, but too many choices offered to plan participants is usually a mistake. Offering … Continue reading

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Student loan match provider shows some good numbers

Candidly, an AI-driven student debt and savings optimization platform issues a report on the effectiveness of their Student Loan Retirement Match program, which was allowed SECURE 2.0. The SECURE 2.0 provision that enabled employers to match employees’ student loan payments … Continue reading

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Daniel Aronowitz Nominated to Head EBSA

Daniel Aronowitz, president of Encore Fiduciary, was nominated by President Trump to become the next Assistant Secretary of Labor and lead the Employee Benefits Security Administration. Aronowitz has 30 years of experience in the professional liability industry as a coverage … Continue reading

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Federal judge affirms Biden rule

A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, rejected arguments made by 26 attorneys general in Republican-led states challenging the legitimacy of the Biden Administration’s so-called ESG rule. The attorney generals had asked the court to reconsider its earlier decision to affirm … Continue reading

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Daniel Aronowitz Nominated to Head EBSA

Daniel Aronowitz, president of Encore Fiduciary, was nominated by President Trump to become the next Assistant Secretary of Labor and lead the Employee Benefits Security Administration. Aronowitz has 30 years of experience in the professional liability industry as a coverage … Continue reading

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Watch those social media posts

Years ago, I was irritated when a person from my community was appointed to an elected position because of a vacancy. I never met the man, but I’m a little disgusted by him because of his past posts on Facebook. … Continue reading

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Advisors aren’t sold on Bitcoin

On whether to recommend Bitcoin and other digital assets for clients, financial advisers are wary about their fiduciary duty to clients, according to a CoinShares survey. 62% of 250 advisers in the survey think that recommending Bitcoin and digital assets … Continue reading

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There are no sure things, there are opportunities

Every time I’ve spoken to other plan providers about certain things they are working on, all I later see are missed opportunities. There are no sure things in this business, there are opportunities. Even when you have a signed contract … Continue reading

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You’ll get hammered if you don’t use the DFVCP

I sound like a broken record, but I won’t stop until 401(k) plan sponsors understand the issue of a late Form 5500 and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) penalties. If you are late with filing a … Continue reading

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Schlicter targets Charter in Forfeiture case

Schlichter Bogard, LLC represents participants of the $7 billion Charter Communications, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in a class action against Charter Communications, Inc. The suit claims that rather than using the Plan’s forfeiture assets to pay all Plan administrative expenses, … Continue reading

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