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IRS releases proposed Minimum Distribution Regulations

The Internal Revenue Service has released proposed regulations that would restate the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules to incorporate changes made by the SECURE Act. Those changes include the increased the age for determining an individual’s required beginning date to … Continue reading

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Selling Betamax in a VHS world

A plan provider once asked me if I had written a full-blown article on why trustee directed 401(k) plans are better than participant-directed plans. I haven’t even if I believed in it (which I do), but it’s not going to … Continue reading

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401(k) Averages Book Shows More Fee Compression

Since 2012 with fee disclosure regulations, we have seen 401(k) fee compression and the latest 401(k) Averages Book shows that it’s continuing. Among the key findings in the newest edition of the 401(k) Averages Book: Large 401(k) plan fees: Fees for … Continue reading

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It never goes to plan

My grandmother always said that life doesn’t go to plan. She said that years before her death and years before I decided to host conferences. When you start planning a national conference 10 months in advance, you don’t think it … Continue reading

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Kiss your past goodbye

I was a volunteer and officer for an organization where I stated that the leadership (not including me) was stuck in 1986. What it meant was that this leadership couldn’t adjust to the current age when it came to recruiting … Continue reading

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Advertising won ‘t fix that

Over the years, I worked with many organizations starting back with student political organizations and the school paper at Stony Brook. This includes actual businesses, civic and religious organizations. Many of these businesses and organizations thought that advertising was the … Continue reading

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Plan Document Foul-ups Can Cost You As A 401(k) Plan Sponsor

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

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The Mistakes Employers Should Avoid Starting A 401(k) Plan

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

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Review those hardship requests

It’s easier to steal when no one is looking. In Ohio, a former plan participant is facing criminal charges for a fraudulent hardship request. The participant submitted to the plan’s third-party administrator (TPA) two hardship withdrawal applications to obtain money … Continue reading

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We’re all shaped by our experiences, but we need to overcome

I’m terrible with compliments. It’s probably because as a kid, I didn’t get many and I was always wary that any comment I’d make would get a negative comment back. Somehow saying how I was getting better at Intellivision  Auto … Continue reading

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