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Cracker Barrel and the Wrong Kind of Change

I’ll admit it—I loved Cracker Barrel. Living in New York, I never had one nearby, so whenever I traveled, I made it a point to stop. In 2014, I was in Florida and ended up at three different Cracker Barrel locations in just two days. That’s how much I e...

Pay Now or Pay More Later: The Real Cost of Underpaying Employees

When I look back on my brief tenure at that union law firm, the irony wasn’t lost on me. We were representing labor, but as associates, we were treated so poorly that the running joke was that we ought to unionize ourselves. That early experience cemented m...

The Road to Hell… and Retirement Plans

One of my favorite sayings is: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” To me, it’s ...

Why TPAs Shouldn’t Ignore SEP-IRAs—But Also Shouldn’t Stop There

If you’re a TPA and you’re not talking to your small business clients about SEP-IRAs, you’re ...

Even If You’re Right, You Can Still Get Sued

There’s a hard truth about being a plan sponsor or a plan provider: you can be doing everything r...

It All Works Out in the End

When I look back at my time as an employee, before I ran my own practice, before I was speaking in ...

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—you’ve probab...

Still Stuck in 1986

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

Fee Savings from CITs in 403(b)s Could Cover 6 Months of Retirement—If Fiduciaries Pay Attention

Vanguard’s latest report makes a blunt point: allowing collective investment trusts (CITs) in 403...

Cybersecurity is an important concern as a plan provider

Without fail, every single day—like clockwork—I get a handful of emails trying to pry their way...