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Don’t hire relatives as plan providers

I have some simple rules to live by. I never bet on the Mets, eat at a place called Mom’s, play ca...

May be time to look at that TPA

58 percent of defined contribution sponsors surveyed for the 2021 PLANSPONSOR Defined Contribution (...

RFP process can’t be a sham

Years ago, as a naïve associate at a semi-prestigious law firm, I got the short end of the stick to...

Fix those late 5500 errors

With July 31st passing (the deadline for Form 5500 without an extension), it’s a great way to pond...

Create a missing participant process

It’s more work, but it’s clear that the Department of Labor (DOL) wants you to do more work when...

Despite what the survey says, let them roll

I was an employee once and that’s why I don’t have employees. If I did have employees and they l...

Milk Carton Advisors are still a thing

When you hire a financial advisor for your plan, they typically are paid quarterly from plan assets....

Get an ERISA attorney to bless any merger or asset sale

If your company is buying the stock or the assets of another company, get an ERISA attorney to revie...

If you can do a Roth, do it by

I love the idea of a Roth 401(k) and if you could afford to lose the tax deduction of a 401(k) defer...

Take care of that beneficiary stuff

It happens all the time, an unmarried plan participant signs up for a retirement plan and designates...