Category Archives: Retirement Plans

The Department of Labor (DOL) issues the first of a few Q&As to help with financial advisors to cope with meeting the requirements of the new fiduciary rule coming down the pike in April. For those hoping for some sort … Continue reading →

When I first started in the 401(k) plan business in 1998, it was a boom time for the stock market and mutual funds. That got plan sponsors wanting daily valued participant directed 401(k) plans and that helped put almost an … Continue reading →

A few weeks back, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ross Marino from Rekon Intel and he told me about a non-profit they set up which you can find at www.missionmadeglobal.org. I commend Ross on giving back to the community … Continue reading →

When I was younger and it involved with student organizations, there was this saying that you should give people a title and get them involved. Making someone the assistant editorial page editor at the school paper was fine as long … Continue reading →

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When your practice is successful as a retirement plan provider, you’re going to want to hire people who work outside the retirement plan business to help you manage your firm because the day to day running of a business doesn’t … Continue reading →

As a retirement plan provider, you meet a potential client and you just do so well in the meeting that you think there should be no way that you’re going to lose this prospect. Yet you get the call that … Continue reading →

A few weeks back, I wrote an article about 401(k) hustlers you should watch out for and I mentioned the caveat of using a payroll provider as your 401(k)’s third party administrator (TPA). I posted it on LinkedIn and someone … Continue reading →

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

Since I’m a big fan of business and human interactions, I’d love to throw out another management principle I’ve thought about based on my work experience working as an employee for both third party administration firms (TPAs) and law firms. … Continue reading →