Monthly Archives: April 2013

My latest newsletter can be found here.

When politicians and their supporters talk about that some people should take a greater share of the burden, more people (especially those who this share of the burden was supposed to help) end up paying a price. President Obama’s new … Continue reading →

PBS Frontline’s report on 401(k) plans entitled “The Retirement Gamble” was a pretty sobering report about the problems and issues regarding these plans in providing benefits to plan participants for retirement. While people note that the report came from an … Continue reading →

When it comes to oral or written communications, it’s important that you play to your audience. Any communication that is above or below the audience’s comprehension is going to be a missed opportunity to communicate your message. When it comes … Continue reading →

My latest article on JDSupra can be found here.

Being a plan sponsor is a tough job and the amount of paperwork that goes with it can be overwhelming. The paperwork includes plan documents, summary plan descriptions, amendment, valuations, trusts statements, and payroll. The fact is that as a … Continue reading →

Any industry needs to identify threats to its existence and develop a course of action to defeat that threat. The music industry is a shell of its former self. While they were awarding large contracts to artists like Janet Jackson … Continue reading →

My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.

Of all the articles I have written, the recent one about The Worthlessness of 401(k) Fiduciary Warranties has gotten the greatest response. I thank all my readers who have had a hand in building my national ERISA/ retirement plan practice. … Continue reading →

When Eliot Spitzer was campaigning for the Governor of New York, he was well known in his role as a tough as nails Attorney General. In his campaign ads for Governor, Spitzer claimed that on “Day 1, everything changes”. Having … Continue reading →