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How Plan Providers can deal with employees

I always say that the main reason that I don’t want to have employees is that I was an employee on...

Sometimes, they just want you to care

So many times a plan provider will make a mistake and there is a lack of communication with the plan...

Harvey Weinstein and You

The news of late have had daily accusations against Hollywood executives and personalities concernin...

It might be you

Prior to starting my own law firm, I had made many different employer changes over the years to the ...

Watch for any Potential Conflicts of Interest

It’s amazing sometimes how people are blind to conflicts of interest that are as clear as die. In ...

Don’t ignore 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 bra...

Don’t give good employees the wrong idea

I always say that the reason I’ve never hired an employee is because I was an employee once too. I...

Well here is where an advisory firm gets in trouble

A good chunk of my work as an ERISA attorney is working with financial advisory firms in managing th...

Advisors Need To Offer Education

Advisors ask me all the time of the role of education in participant directed 401(k) plans and it’...

Avoid the headache: Stick to what you know

Over the past 7 years as a solo ERISA practitioner, I always get asked if that’s all I do. It’s ...