Category Archives: Retirement Plans

Why the 401(k) Fiduciary Guarantee Should Get the F******** Out

My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.

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Webinar Presentation

A webinar that I did in conjunction with RPG Consultants can be found here.

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Why advisors should value the Art of Retirement Plan Design

In sports and in business, you are only as good as the team that you are on. I have been on some good teams and not so good teams, so I know that sometimes I was only as good as … Continue reading

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When you hire an employee, why you need a financial advisor for your 401(k) plan

I am still how often I find participant directed 401(k) plans without a financial advisor. While I understand how solo 401(k) plans don’t have an advisor because individuals think they can do it on their own. I have a solo … Continue reading

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Why Retirement Plan Sponsors Shouldn’t Only Focus on Low Fees

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ERISA Fiduciaries: Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell were right in their song that “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”. Anything other than the real thing is a pale imitation. With an upswing in lawsuits against plan sponsors and fiduciaries for breaches of … Continue reading

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How focusing too much on 401(k) fees can be a breach of fiduciary duty

When it comes to health and fitness, you constantly hear studies about what foods fight or cause cancer. Of course, those studies are then debunked. I remember how oat bran was cited to cut down on cholesterol and how margarine … Continue reading

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The Incredible Shrinking Plan Provider Fee

I had a co-worker who got a competing job offer a few years back. He went to our boss and told him that he was leaving for a competitor, returning to a company he had left for this one.  So … Continue reading

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403(b) Plans: (b) as in Boy, They Can Be a Mess

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Congress proposes to limit 401(k) leakage

A few months back, I wrote an article about some 401(k) provisions are bad ideas and quite a few of them were about some loan and hardship features that were burdensome to plan sponsors and could cause many errors in … Continue reading

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