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Offering legal services on UpCounsel

Happy to be one of the first attorneys offering my services in New York for UpCounsel where people looking for attorneys can submit work proposals and attorneys can bid on them. My profile is here.

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If losing clients, the Plan Provider should look within

The best way to keep clients is to look at what you’re doing as a plan provider and what is out there in the marketplace. If you are a third party administrator (TPA) and the competition is having much success … Continue reading →

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Giving other Plan Provider Referrals isn’t about lining your pockets

The retirement plan industry is very close knit. Everyone knows who does great work and the few that don’t. Word travels fast about the good, the bad, and the ugly in this business. Whether you are a financial advisor, third … Continue reading →

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Retirement Plan Sponsors Need To Be Careful About Buying “Fiduciary Services”

My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.

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Yesterday’s top mutual funds in today’s 401(k) fund lineup

If you ever want to know what the top mutual funds were 3-5 years ago, you can look at the mutual fund lineup of many 401(k) plans today. While it may sound like a joke, it isn’t. Too many 401(k) … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Dangers of the 401(k): it doesn’t have to be that way

Thalidomide was supposed to be the wonder drug that helped women manage morning sickness until they discovered it caused birth defects. Asbestos was supposed to be the ultimate fire resistant material that was later found out to cause mesothelioma when … Continue reading →

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NetworkIng: Building Relationships rather than the quick score

I used to attend a lot more networking events when I first started my law firm when I had very little clients and I think that experience kind of made me attend far fewer events. Networking is an instrumental part … Continue reading →

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How Retirement Plan Sponsors Can Take Their Contributions to The Limit

My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.

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Advisors need to look beyond the 401(k)

Too often brokers and financial advisors think about their client’s retirement plan needs and only think about the 401(k) plan. It’s understandable based on their lack of understanding retirement plan basics, but it’s not when there are a vast selection … Continue reading →

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Plan Documents and Dropping The Ball

One of the problems with being a plan sponsor is trying to make sure that when it comes to the interaction and work of plan providers that the “ball” isn’t dropped. The problem for the plan sponsor, most of the … Continue reading →

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