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The thing about too much choice in 401(k) plans

In life, choice is usually a good thing. However, when it comes to daily valued 401(k) plans, too m...

Watch those social media posts

Years ago, I was irritated when a person from my community was appointed to an elected position bec...

Advisors aren’t sold on Bitcoin

On whether to recommend Bitcoin and other digital assets for clients, financial advisers are wary a...

There are no sure things, there are opportunities

Every time I’ve spoken to other plan providers about certain things they are working on, all I la...

You have to have a plan

Imagine if Mark Zuckerberg hatched the idea for Facebook, yet all he did was talk about the site in...

The Legend of The Flintstones Tie

I was a first-year law student participating in moot court, just because all second-year students p...

Bad advice can create bad IRS and DOL assumptions

A financial advisor called me and asked me if there was a problem that an insurance policy paid by ...

Focus on what the competition isn’t

When I started my law practice almost 15 years ago, I started to look at what the competition was d...

Get the best person for the job, period.

I’m a long-suffering fan of the Mets and, I’ve had to deal with the underwhelming leadership of...

You don’t have as much leverage as you think

As a plan fiduciary, I still can’t believe it. A Third Party Administrator (TPA) we terminated wa...