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Politics is scaring ESG investments away

Thanks to politics, I have advised plan sponsors not to pursue ESG investments for their ...

Matching is a lure

Cash isn’t king anymore, matching contributions are. Workers value 401(k) matching c...

With an audit, being nice goes a long way

The last real estate closing. I ever did the purchase of my home because of the unprofess...

The problem with bigger

I know quite a few advisors that get upset when a plan provider is inching toward being a...

You’re not for them, move on

You’re at a sales meeting and the current plan provider is just doing a terrible job of...

The After Tax Catch Up is a concern

One of SECURE 2.0’s interesting provisions was that people who are highly compensated e...

DOL trying to make it easier to terminate abandoned plans

The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a rule proposal that will make it easier to wind ...

There are still 401(k) advisors who don’t know what they’re doing

Years ago, most financial advisors were not aware of their role as retirement plan adviso...

It’s always been done that way and maybe it’s wrong

My experience at law school could probably be summed up by one event. For first year law ...

The good guys can say no

I always believe that regardless of whether it’s business or regular day-to-day life, y...