Category Archives: Retirement Plans

The check is in the mail should be in the mail

Paying bills to other plan providers is hard when money is hard to come by. Sometimes it was difficult over the past 13 years when the mortgage was due and some of my clients were too slow to pay. Relationships … Continue reading

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Best to make decisions through consensus

If you partner with other providers, I think it’s best when decisions are made through a consensus. Just because you make a decision unilaterally, doesn’t mean you should. Everything should be done thoughtfully, with input from the other providers you … Continue reading

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State programs are the places to get clients

A lot of people with a Libertarian streak hate state-mandated IRA programs. Even with my distaste for the government and their idea of funding Social Security with just a lick and a promise (obligatory Aerosmith reference), I like mandated state … Continue reading

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The retirement plan provider Order 66

In Star Wars lore, Order 66 was a secret order by Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine for the clone troopers to kill the Jedi as traitors to the Republic. In the retirement plan space, I jokingly claim that this will be the Order … Continue reading

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Don’t Make The Mistake Of Making The Two Top Payroll Providers Your 401(k)’s TPA

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How Financial Advisors Can Prepare For Those 401(k) Potential Client Meetings

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These Small Things That 401(k) Plan Sponsors Shouldn’t Neglect

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401(k) Plan Provisions That Are Great Ideas

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99 Cents Stores To Fork More Than A Dollar in 401(k) lawsuit

99 Cents Only Stores have come to terms with an excessive fee suit involving their 401(k) plan for about $749,901.01 more than their name. 99 Cents Only was sued for 1) for breach of fiduciary duties of prudence and loyalty, … Continue reading

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The Theater of the Absurd

I knew a comedienne who was sued by her sister-in-law for telling jokes about her, the mother-in-law joined in on the case. Made the front page of the New York Post. One of my family members lamented that despite the … Continue reading

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