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Ary Rosenbaum, That 401(k) Guy

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It’s not hard to find missing participants, you just have to try

With the focus by the Department of Labor (DOL) on missing participants, I have to say it isn’t ha...

You need to read the plan document

Being an ERISA attorney for a couple of third-party administration (TPA) firms when I first started ...

You should pick out the groceries

If there is one famous quote that’s landed me in trouble, it’s one from my favorite football coa...

Just be accountable

People don’t like to be accountable for the most part. It’s just human nature to blame someone e...

Pick what’s good, not what’s popular

I’m not very popular, never have been and never will be. It’s probably my personality or just no...

Potential Conflicts shouldn’t be just dismissed

As a retirement plan provider, you need to understand where there is a conflict of interest if someo...

Some people will do as minimal as possible

Another thing that sets plan providers apart is the work ethic, whether they will do what’s needed...

VALIC sued over surrender charge

One of the most annoying parts of being an ERISA attorney is dealing with surrender charges for clie...

Revenue Sharing is costlier to plan participants

I love when studies on retirement plans state the obvious.   According to researchers from Vand...

IRS increase user fees

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced increases to user fees for letter rulings and deter...