Monthly Archives: May 2016

The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review

My latest newsletter can be found here.

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Why a Plan Sponsor Shold Seek Out a Retirement Plan “Dentist”

My latest article on JDSupra.com can be found here.

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Advertising won’t fix this

Over the years, I worked with many organizations starting back with student political organizations and the school paper at Stony Brook. This includes actual businesses, civic and religious organizations. Many of these businesses and organizations thought that advertising was the … Continue reading

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The DOL Script

I had a client who had been undergoing a Department of Labor (DOL) audit. Their mistake? Years ago, a former participant asked for a distribution from this trustee directed profit sharing plan (so no 401(k)) and my client failed to … Continue reading

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It Happened, It Happened: Small 401(k) Plan Sued

I love boxing and one of my favorite fights is when George Foreman shocked the world and knocked out Michael Moorer to become heavyweight champion at age 45. Jim Lampley doing the HBO broadcast proclaimed: “it happened! It happened!” When … Continue reading

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Meaningless Plan Sponsor Surveys

There was a new 401(k) plan sponsor on which providers are associated with being a “good value for the money”. Providers Most Associated with “Good Value for the Money” Among all plan sponsors 1   Empower Retirement 2   Ascensus 3   Fidelity … Continue reading

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Just Say Sorry

I worked for someone once who I thought was the biggest pain in the rear end and I think when I got older and started my own business, I finally understood where he was coming from. When I work on … Continue reading

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The Bottom Line On What Retirement Plan Sponsors Need To Do

My latest JDSupra.com article can be found here.

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You can say no

I always believe that regardless of whether it’s business or in regular day-to-day life, that you can’t be everything for everybody. Being honest with that is only half the battle. A lot of times, I met folks who are interested … Continue reading

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Avoid the proverbial “Shrugging of the Shoulders”

One of my pet peeves out there is when you give a list of complaints to a business or an organization and they give the proverbial “shrug of the shoulders”. The “proverbial shrug” is basically the business or the organization … Continue reading

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