Category Archives: Retirement Plans

Empathy goes a long way

When I started my law firm about 8 years ago, I had already had a marketing guru who was handling my public relations side even when I was an associate at a semi-prestigious Long Island law firm.  Yes, as an … Continue reading

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Matrix sued over Vantage Benefits

If you’ve learned anything from me, just realize that anyone can be sued for anything. All you need to be sued is the purchase of a court index number and the filing and serving of a complaint. I’ve been one … Continue reading

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The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review

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Mistakes An Employer Needs To Avoid When Starting A 401(k) Plan

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You see how large 401(k) providers can treat their employees

I love Clint Eastwood movies and one favorite is “In The Line of Fire’.  John Malkovich is playing a wannabe Presidential assassin named Leary and Clint is playing  Frank Horrigan, the Secret Service agent who is trying to catch him. … Continue reading

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It’s a changed and less profitable world for financial advisors

In the good old days of participant-directed 401(k) plans, a good chunk of financial advisors did very little work for the plans that they advised. Many of them sat back, collected their trail or asset-based fee, and maybe saw the … Continue reading

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Pick up the phone

I always say one of the main reasons that a provider gets fired is when the plan sponsor feels that the provider doesn’t care and one of the main reasons is when the plan sponsor can’t get their phone call … Continue reading

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The New Fiduciary Rule is Dead, Jim

In a move that should shock no one, the Department of Labor (DOL) pretty much left the fiduciary rule to die by rolling over and effectively letting the rule die. The last deadline for resuscitating the fiduciary rule passed when … Continue reading

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The DOL is still targeting late deferrals

It should be the simplest thing to do, yet so many plan sponsor fails to do it. What I’m talking about is the late deposit of deferrals and it’s been the biggest reason I’ve seen why the Department of Labor … Continue reading

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You Need To Tell Your 401(k) TPA What You Got

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