Category Archives: Retirement Plans

The landscape for the retirement plan business has radically changed since when I first started in 1998. Normal courses of business such as revenue sharing and non-transparency of fees were the order of the day. No one cared when the … Continue reading →

Like George Costanza who always tried to leave on  a high note in an episode of  Seinfeld, I always try to leave at the right time. Most of the time, it’s the right time. Sometimes it’s like the last episode … Continue reading →

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

It seems like every week, there is another major lawsuit against a plan sponsor and one of their service providers. Allegations of impropriety are just allegations until decided by a trier of fact of whether they are substantiated or not.  … Continue reading →

When I was a kid in the 1970’s, disco was the biggest thing. By 1980, disco was dead thanks to a backlash. People didn’t know it at the time, but disco died the night of July 12, 1979, thanks to … Continue reading →

Maybe I’m like Larry David, but I have a lot of pet peeves. I hate when people whistle or sing in public. I hate when people talk on the phone in line. I also don’t deal well with working with, … Continue reading →

A well-respected registered investment advisor was recently named as a defendant in a class-action lawsuit against a $1 billion 401(k) plan. I’m not going to cite the particulars and I’m not going to opine because a complaint filed in Federal … Continue reading →

While many of us in the retirement plan world were publicizing a class action lawsuit against a $9 million, apparently the plaintiffs had a change of heart. The case was Damberg et al v. LaMettry’s Collision Inc. and the plaintiffs … Continue reading →

People often ask me how I got into ERISA/retirement plan law and I tell them the truth: it’s because it’s the first job I got. The person that gave me that first job was an ERISA attorney named Harvey Berman. … Continue reading →

My latest newsletter geared towards retirement plan professionals can be found here.