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I didn’t fit within their paradigm

When I was at American University Washington College of Law, the dean at the time was a m...

Timely use forfeitures

ERISA is filled with traps for the unwary. Some are complex, hiding in layers of regulato...

Are We Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?

The 401(k) match has long been one of the most powerful tools for building retirement sav...

Talent and hope

I was never going to be the guy—the one people rallied around, the golden child, the an...

The Best Person for the Job Doesn’t Always Get It

If you’ve worked in the retirement plan industry long enough, you’ve had that moment ...

The Ones Who Were There (and the Ones Who Weren’t)

In this business—the retirement plan business, the ERISA world—you don’t build anyt...

Advertising Won’t Fix a Broken Culture

I’ve been working with organizations—political, civic, religious, and business—sinc...

Signs of an Unhealthy Plan

When it comes to your health, there are signs—little warnings your body gives you—tha...

The whole problem with loans

When I draft a new 401(k) plan for a client, one of the first provisions I’ll recommend...

Fenway, Cheers, and the Chicken Caesar That Marked My Turning Point

A few weeks ago, I took a trip up to Boston to see the Mets play the Red Sox at Fenway Pa...