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Need to be vigilant on keeping those 401(k) deferrals

With a new administration in the White House, tax legislation will certainly be on the plate. As we know with the last tax bill, great tax deductions and subsidies could be on the chopping block to pay for tax cuts. We say that the cap on state and local taxa...

I’m not concerned with the DOL and CIA agreements

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) asked for an investigation into the Department of Labor’s (DOL) apparent practice of sharing information obtained from its investigations with plaintiffs involved in ERISA-related litigation. These agreements are known as common ...

Do what’s right for the client

As many of you know, a substantive part of my income is independent fiduciary work. Wheth...

Employees will screw up, be honest in fixing it

“A lot of holes in the desert, and a lot of problems are buried in those holes. But you...

Great selling, but be right

There are a lot of people in the retirement plan business that are great at selling. I al...

With some penalties, there is nothing I can do

Memorial Sloan Kettering is probably one of the top 5 cancer hospitals in the United Stat...

Shut up and say Thank You

My maternal grandmother Rozalia was the sweetest person I ever knew. When I would get a g...

Change is inevitable

The local baseball card show promoter sold its two biggest shows to a memorabilia dealer ...

That last button on your 401(k) plan

As an attorney, I hate dressing up. If I could wear a sports jersey to meetings, I would....

LTPT and Automatic Enrollment will cause a lot of errors

I am all for an increase in retirement plan coverage. The problem is the errors that go w...