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Cleaning Out the ERISA Attic: DOL Retires Obsolete Interpretive Bulletins

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) just did wha...

When Grey Wins: Natixis Beats ERISA Challenge with Process, Not Perfection

In the world of ERISA litigation, process often trumps perfection. That was the story in ...

Quick Tips for Plan Sponsors Who Want to Stay Out of Trouble

If you’re a 401(k) plan sponsor, you don’t need to be an ERISA expert—you just need...

Plan Design That Works: Why 401(k) Participants Are Saving Smarter

Every once in a while, the data tells a story that plan sponsors should actually feel goo...

Redemption at Shea (or Citi): Darryl, Doc, and What Really Matters

I grew up a Mets fan in the 1980s. I was the kid who stayed up late with the static-fille...

Forfeitures and Fiduciary Risk: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know Now

Forfeitures have long been a sleepy corner of 401(k) plan administration, but recent clas...

I Was Never Going to Be That Guy

When I was getting ready for law school, I watched The Firm. Tom Cruise, fresh-faced and ...

Dear Plan Providers: Here’s the Kind of Content Plan Sponsors Actually Want

If you’re a plan provider—advisor, TPA, recordkeeper, or pooled plan provider—youâ€...

Still Stuck in 1986

I once volunteered for an organization where I flat-out said the leadership—excluding m...