Category Archives: Retirement Plans

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As a child growing up in Brooklyn, I had terrible allergies. I had an asthma attack when I was 5, so I took allergy shots almost every week until I was about 18. It’s debatable whether it actually improve my … Continue reading →

I recently wrote an article about how financial advisors can start or grow their 401(k) plan book of business. The lament of a couple of advisors that I know is that plan sponsors are apathetic when it comes to following … Continue reading →

In Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Anakin Skywalker who is on the path to become Darth Vader that “Only the Sith deals in absolutes.” While I haven’t bumped into Emperor Palpatine or any Sith … Continue reading →

2011 is a year of change for the retirement industry. Fee disclosure, the definition of fiduciary, and changes in the marketing of target date funds are on the minds of everyone in the industry, including yours truly. So much has … Continue reading →

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People say that there are no stupid questions. Apparently, those people never worked for my old third party administration (TPA) firm. In order to get ready for the weekend, here are the 5 stupidest questions I was asked while working … Continue reading →

A friend of mine who is a financial advisor asked me about a third party administration (TPA) firm that is actually about a village over from where I live in Long Island. My friend has this prospect with a defined … Continue reading →

In the movie Casino, Robert Deniro’s character Lefty Rosenthal warns Joe Pesci’s character Nicky Santoro that his actions will get him into the Gaming Control Board’s “Black Book”, which means he would be banned from all casinos. Nicky doesn’t take … Continue reading →