Monthly Archives: September 2018

That 401(k) Conference Hits The Windy City

The date was Thursday, September 13th and the place was the friendly confines of Wrigley Field for the second edition of That 401(k) Conference. The event was held in the Fannie Mae suite area behind center field where over 20advisors … Continue reading

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Great 401(k) Plan Features That Aren’t A Fit For Everyone

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

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My Opinion Shouldn’t Threaten You

Social media is an interesting dynamic, both in the positive and the negative. Thanks to social media, I’ve gone from an unknown associate attorney to a well, known national ERISA attorney. One of the drawbacks I find in social media … Continue reading

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That’s not the way to be in the administration business

I have comes across quite a few third party administration (TPA) firms over the years and 95% of them are pretty good. Even if they make mistakes, they’ll own up to them and they happen to make a few mistakes. … Continue reading

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Is that 401(k) lawsuit streak going to end?

The landscape for the retirement plan business has radically changed since when I first started in 1998. Normal courses of business such as revenue sharing and non-transparency of fees were the order of the day. No one cared when the … Continue reading

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They went into business for themselves

So often when dealing with retirement plan providers, a plan sponsor may discover that one of their plan providers had a change of plans and decided to do what’s better for themselves than what was in the client’s interest. We’re … Continue reading

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Advisors Advantage

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Don’t pick the Bud Light of TPAs

The best selling beer in the United States is Bud Light. Does that make it the best? If given the choice of drinking Bud Light and not drinking beer, I’ll pick not drinking beer. There are probably a thousand beers … Continue reading

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I don’t make money off referrals

Maybe I’m like Larry David, but I have a lot of pet peeves. I hate when people whistle or sing in public. I hate when people talk on their cell phone in line. I also don’t deal well with working … Continue reading

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Trump issues executive order that may bring back Open MEPs

President Trump signed an executive order last week in Charlotte which directs the Department of Labor and the Department of Treasury to promulgate regulations that will allow association plans, which are probably a vague notation to Open Multiple Employer Plans … Continue reading

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