Category Archives: Retirement Plans

The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review

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401(k) Plan Provisions That Are Good Ideas

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The If It Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix It Cop Out and 401(k) Plans

I remember when I first saw the political sign as a freshman at Stony Brook over 20 years ago where the student government Acting Treasurer Naala Royale was running for her own full term. Her motto for the race was … Continue reading

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A Classy Way To Criticize

When you speak up and make your opinions known, it should be no surprise when someone disagrees. As a former student journalist, my views have been criticized one way or the other. However, in all my years, I don’t think … Continue reading

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401(k) Plan Sponsors Should Be Concerned More About Value In Fees

About 10 years ago, I started The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. and its original niche is different from the retirement plan focus of today.  My original ideas was that my law firm would be the Walmart of legal services. I … Continue reading

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Baked Ziti and Why We Have To Live With The 401(k)

In Canarsie, Brooklyn, where I grew up, the best place for baked ziti was a place called Anna Napoli.  Baked ziti was one of the very foods I ate that weren’t named pizza or hamburger. Baked ziti was a Saturday … Continue reading

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Sometimes the 401(k) Plan Sponsor Gets It

As an ERISA attorney, I do get to talk to a lot of financial advisors and ERISA independent fiduciaries around the country and the lament is that many plan sponsors don’t understand or care about such important fiduciary problems like … Continue reading

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Why Attorneys Should Care About Their Clients’ Retirement Plans

My latest JDSupra article can be found here.

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Section 404(c) Compliance and The Magic Bullet

Adam Pozek in his blog had a great discussion about ERISA §404(c), which is the code section that may limit a plan sponsor’s liability in retirement plans where participant directs their investments. Adam mentions how people in the marketplace have … Continue reading

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401(k) Plan Provisions That Are Good Ideas

A month or so ago, I wrote an article regarding what 401(k) Plan Provisions are Bad Ideas. The provisions I listed were listed because I thought that they were plan features that could easily cause operational errors that could threaten … Continue reading

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