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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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The Biggest Mistake You Can Make Is Hiring Your Payroll Provider As Your 401(k) TPA

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

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Advisors Advantage

My latest newsletter for plan providers can be found here.

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NYC requires retirement coverage through Mandatory IRA

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law legislation that will require private-sector employers located in New York City to provide a mandatory retirement savings program for their employees. The legislation creates a mandatory auto-enrollment payroll deduction IRA … Continue reading

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Communication is key

I get along with people for the most part because I make the effort. It’s also a lot easier to function in the retirement plan business when you have more friends than enemies. Unfortunately, there has been a number of … Continue reading

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