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The 401(k) match-student loan program is becoming a big thing, at least marketing wise

Ever since the Internal Revenue Service opined that one particular 401(k) plan could use m...

Principal in talks to acquire Well Fargo’s 401(k) Business

The word on the street is that Principal Financial Group Inc is in talks to acquire Wells ...

There will always be room for chocolate in this business

I had a friend of mind who was an advisor who was lamenting about the changing environment...

YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO BE A THIEF!

On February 26, 2019, a seemingly frail 70-year old elderly man was wheeled into a Federal...

When you have to cut a retirement plan provider client off

I always believe that the retirement plan business is a relationship-driven business. Itâ€...

Ratings won’t last forever

When I first started out as an ERISA attorney working for a third party administrator in t...

Never lose sight that a 401(k) plan can recruit or retain employees

While plan providers tell 401(k) plan sponsors such as yourselves that you need to focus o...

Roll them out

Having employees can get a bit messy. I know that from experience, having left a position ...

Courts these days want to see something more

The 9th Circuit upheld the dismissal of a complaint by participants in the Walt Disney Co....

National Convention in 2020?

That 401(k) Conference started in 2018 with the goal of starting regional conferences with...