Category Archives: Retirement Plans

My biggest pet peeve in business

For 14 years now, I have had an ERISA practice of my own and my favorite part of the job is meeting people across the retirement plan industry. Part of my practice is helping advisors and third-party administrators (TPAs) with … Continue reading

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Make sure providers let you know about a data breach

I had a running joke about places I’d work where I felt the only way they’d tell you that the business closed was by letting you know after the doors closed. We were the last to know anything. With the … Continue reading

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People would want a state run plan

You work for a company, you want benefits. When I worked for others, what I wanted was a retirement plan. So it comes as no shock that people want any type of retirement coverage, even if it is state-run, according … Continue reading

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Managed Accounts could use a rebrand

They have been around for a long time and while I. think they can be beneficial, managed 401(k) accounts could certainly use a rebrand. A recent PlanAdviser article asked if there should be a rebrand for this service and I … Continue reading

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It’s all about communication

It was great hosting a live event again. I didn’t hold any live edition of That 401(k) Conference because people didn’t want to attend or sponsor the location I came up with (Detroit and Oakland) and Yankee Stadium was incommunicado … Continue reading

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Accept the compliment

It was great hosting a live event again. I didn’t hold any live edition of That 401(k) Conference because people didn’t want to attend or sponsor the location I came up with (Detroit and Oakland) and Yankee Stadium was incommunicado … Continue reading

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DOL rule gets its first lawsuit

The new fiduciary rule, which had its final rule, published, got its first lawsuit. The Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice (FACC), along with several independent insurance agents, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District … Continue reading

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The fiduciary rule and the rollover

I’m not a fan of abuses in the retirement plan space. I called for fee disclosures before it was vogue and I always saw abuses in the rollover space. I always felt that advisors could try to steer participants into … Continue reading

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JP Morgan Chase has participant data breach

Cybersecurity on all levels is one of the biggest threats out there that everyone in the 401(k) space needs to be tackled. J.P. Morgan Chase has been hit with a data breach exposing the personal information of more than 451,000 … Continue reading

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That 401(k) Conference returned to Arlington

That 401(k) Conference first started in 2018 and Arlington, Texas is the first city to have the event twice. On May 3rd, it was held at Globe Life Field, across the street from AT&T stadium, which hosted the event in … Continue reading

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