Category Archives: Retirement Plans

I remember as a kid that there was move to use margarine because of the cholesterol that was in butter. Who can forget those talking Parkay carton commercials? Of course, we later learn that many margarines had high amounts of … Continue reading →

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A few weeks back, I signed up my daughter with a new summer camp after she was at her previous camp for six years. Honestly, it was five good years at that previous camp and one not so great year. … Continue reading →

If you start a retirement plan provider practice, it can be frustrating. Like I always say about thing in my life, “If it wasn’t a struggle, it wasn’t any fun”. Building a retirement plan practice isn’t easy because a stash … Continue reading →

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

The Department of Labor (DOL) sent the final rule to the Office of Management and Budget that will delay the implementation of the fiduciary rule. While some brokers may think it’s a time to celebrate, there is no room to … Continue reading →

A district court judge has ruled that Oracle will in have to defend itself regarding its 401(k) Plan. Plaintiffs allege the Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan “caused participants to pay recordkeeping and administrative fees to Fidelity that were … Continue reading →

One thing I will always remember working as an ERISA attorney for third party administrators (TPAs) is when a plan sponsor would tell us that they wanted the maximum savings for retirement and when we came back up with a … Continue reading →

As you probably heard, Morgan Stanley will be moving to a level compensation approach for its 401(k) advisors. So this means it will do away with commission payments and finder’s fees (for recommending record-keeping vendors) for advisors, in favor of … Continue reading →