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What Were They Thinking #8? Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

When I was 8 years old, my mother took me to the Canarsie Triplex to see some cartoon movi...

Sometimes Plan Sponsors just want to throw you off their “scent”

When you meet retirement plan sponsors just at different networking events and they find o...

QUALIFYING FOR PROTECTION FROM FIDUCIARY PERSONAL LIABILITY

In order to qualify for protection from Fiduciary personal liability and minimize exposure...

Show Plan Sponsors it doesn’t have to be that way

Have you ever been a customer of a service and then you switch to another provider and you...

What Were They Thinking #7? The Sting II

The idea behind a movie sequel is that it’s supposed to continue the story or expand an ...

THE MEANING OF “REASONABLE”

The Term “Reasonable” appears in several places in the world of 401(k) plans.  Howeve...

Read the plan document

Being an ERISA attorney for a couple of third party administration (TPA) firms when I firs...

Pop Figures are quite the pop

You might not have noticed, but these Pop vinyl figures are everywhere. These small figure...

Interview: Roger Wohlner, The Chicago Financial Planner

Q: How did you start in the retirement plan business?   A: Early on I met a local TPA...

Ask the TPA about their administrators’ training

If I want to get a new doctor or an attorney, I certainly want to know their background. S...