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Why the Private Markets Push into 401(k)s Matters to Your Retirement

Something meaningful is happening in the retirement plan world, and it has nothing to do with another round of Roth versus pre-tax debates. Some of the biggest names in private markets — Blackstone, Apollo, and Ares — are making a concerted push to bring ...

Never Mistake Silence for Weakness

I’ve always tried to get along with people. I really have. I’m not wired for constant conflict, and my instinct has always been to keep the peace, even when that peace comes at my own expense. Sometimes that works. Sometimes it doesn’t. And sometimes pe...

Never Mistake Silence for Weakness

I’ve always tried to get along with people. I really have. I’m not wired for constant...

Graciousness Is a Choice

One of the first people I met at Stony Brook was a kid I’ll call Avi. We met at orienta...

In the PEP World, the Power to Assign Can Be the Power to Destroy

Chief Justice John Marshall famously wrote in McCulloch v. Maryland that “the power to ...

Bitcoin’s Volatility Should Give Plan Sponsors Serious Pause

Every few years, a new investment trend arrives with the same promise: higher returns, in...

The Hidden Risk of Provider Conflicts Inside PEPs

PEPs were sold to the retirement plan industry as the answer to everything—lower costs,...

Alternative Investments Are Coming—And Fiduciary Duty Is Coming With Them

If there’s one thing plan sponsors should never forget, it’s this: innovation doesnâ€...

Committee Meetings Don’t Make You a Fiduciary Hero—Good Decisions Do

Some plan sponsors believe that holding committee meetings automatically makes them good ...

The Myth That Technology Alone Makes a Great Plan Provider

There’s a growing belief in the retirement industry that technology equals quality. Sle...