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The Safe Harbor That Wouldn’t Go Away

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) tried to pla...

State-Run Auto-IRAs Hit $2 Billion and Keep Growing

The retirement plan industry just hit another milestone, and it didn’t come from Wall S...

Pantyhose, Banks, and Retirement Plans: The Smarter Crime?

I’ve always said that robbing a bank with a pair of pantyhose on your head is a smarter...

Empower Under Fire: Another Reminder That Providers Aren’t Immune from Fiduciary Scrutiny

When most people think about ERISA lawsuits, the usual suspects are plan sponsors. They...

The DOL is Right to Scrap the Annuity Safe Harbor

The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) is once again carrying water for the annuity indus...

Trump Accounts: What Employers Need to Know

When Congress passes a bill with a title like the “One Beautiful Bill,” you can alrea...

Private Markets in 401(k) Plans: An Opportunity or a Pandora’s Box?

A new Empower survey has made some waves in the retirement plan industry. According to th...

Bank of America’s Forfeiture Case Survives Motion to Dismiss

One of my favorite movie scenes in Donnie Brasco is when Lefty and the crew bust open cit...

Sentara Healthcare and the Perils of Fiduciary Oversight

When it comes to retirement plan litigation, the common theme I’ve noticed over the yea...

The problem of the de-conversion process

Years ago, back in law school, I was the Executive Editor of the student news magazine. I...