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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Nominee for Top 100 Most Influential in Defined Contribution
While it’s certainly made me some shekels and drachmas, I truly appreciate my readers. They put up with a lot of stories about Caddyshack, Crystal Pepsi, and my disdain for a managing attorney named Lois and her sidekick Fred. I … Continue reading
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The Double-Edged Sword of Flat Fee Billing
I was traveling back home on the Long Island Railroad and noticed a law firm associate trying to remember what he did for the day, filling out his timesheet. You could see the pain on his face and how he … Continue reading
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Retirement Plan providers can never let a client’s anger fester
I live in Oceanside, New York, an unincorporated village on the South Shore of Nassau County, Long Island. Hurricane Sandy pummeled Oceanside including my home. I had 5 feet of water in the house and both cars were destroyed. For … Continue reading
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About that 3(16) Service
As you may be aware, I helped start a separate ERISA §3(16) fiduciary service and the reason I did was because I thought there was a need for a 3(16) administration service that was not connected to any third party … Continue reading
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The Smaller The 401(k) Plan, The Bigger The Problems
My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.
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HR.com: How a Plan Sponsor Can Avoid Turning Their Retirement Plan Turn into a H.R. Disaster
Human resources directors and plan sponsors need to know the dangers with setting up a retirement plan and how with some effort, avoid turning their retirement plan into a human resources director. A good chunk of my practice is helping … Continue reading
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Plan providers need to walk the walk if they talk the talk
I talk about my 2 year sentence at a semi-prestigious law firm (sorry, Lois) more than I should, but I do because it was probably the most frustrating experience in my life and I went to law school and passed … Continue reading
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The Uneasiness of Self Directed Brokerage Accounts in 401(k) Plans
I had the pleasure of offering some comments to my friends at FiduciaryNews.com about one of my favorite subjects, participant directed brokerage accounts in 401(k) plans. Choice can be a good thing with a 401(k) Plan, but too many choices … Continue reading
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Employer’s Excuses Why They Don’t Look At Their Retirement Plan And Why They’re Wrong
My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.
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Most of the time it’s not a new Plan Service, but just a euphemism
So much of any industry is dedicated to marketing, because marketing can help a company sell a product or service just based on how it’s marketed. Whoever sold the pet rock is still probably laughing all the way to the … Continue reading
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