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The whole job offer fiasco

I have been an ERISA attorney since 1998. More than half my career now has been in my practice for ...

Don’t make the interview process a living hell

A friend of mine is interviewing for a new job. What was supposed to be one interview has morphed i...

BlackRock Lifepath lawsuits were a dud

I knew early from my law school days that I had zero interest in litigation. It was probably from M...

Be open and honest

Someone from my past was in a new line of work and I wanted to help them out. They were presenting ...

You have to deal with schnorrers, but draw the line

One of my favorite Yiddish words is “schnorrer.” While it means beggar or sponger, it e...

There is nothing wrong with dreaming, just don’t make it a fantasy

I believe that plan providers who promised they will make me wealthy have consistently failed in th...

You can’t sell Betamax in a VHS World

A plan provider once asked me if I had written a comprehensive article on why trustee-directed 401(...

Need to differentiate yourself among the big boy and big girls

Recordkeepers and Third Party Administrators (TPAs) need to either scale up or innovate. The trend ...

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...