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You can’t get paid more than you’re contracted to

It happened three years ago and I still can’t make sense of it. Where I come from, we call it chu...

You can still lose by winning

The news comes trickling in for 401(k) plan providers and plan sponsors beating back class action l...

Stick to what you know

Over the past 11 years as a solo ERISA practitioner, I always get asked if that’s all I do. It’...

Don’t forget your clients and the fees they pay

I first started paying for my own vehicle when I got my first job as an ERISA attorney, It was a br...

You may not be what they need right

When it comes to Super Hero movies, the best by far is The Dark Knight. It was a gripping drama wit...

Putting yourself as #1 is when you get into trouble

If there is one situation that I see consistently with plan providers landing in trouble, a good ch...

They will never change leadership

When I was a Vice President of a synagogue, I knew the position was hopeless because I was surround...

The #1 metric has to be client satisfaction

The thing I hated most of my time at that certain Long Island law firm was that the only thing they...

Saying they’re good, doesn’t make it so

If people pass on enough incorrect information out there, you start to believe it. When I worked at...

The good old days are gone

In the good old days of participant-directed 401(k) plans, a good chunk of financial advisors did v...