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Those answers on that 5500, you may hear from the government

The purpose of an audit of Form 5500 is to make sure that plan sponsors voluntarily comply with the ...

Make sure that your plan providers meet your Cyber Security needs

With new guidance by the Department of Labor (DOL) on cybersecurity, it’s important to determine w...

You don’t know unless you ask the IRS

A few months back, I was working with a 401(k) plan sponsor on a big Voluntary Compliance Program (V...

Get a scanner

Being a plan sponsor is a tough job and the amount of paperwork that goes with it can be overwhelmin...

Plan design puts more money in your pocket

If you’re a retirement plan sponsor, why should you care about plan design? Retirement plan design...

It’s amazing how bad administration can be

Most administration conducted by third-party administrators (TPAs) is quite good, but the juicy and ...

Fight like hell for plan participants

A lot of talk in political circles surround politicians using fighting words. I’m not a politician...

It’s not about a Name

11 years ago, I knew I was going to start my national law practice dedicated to ERISA/retirement pla...

I hate the stated match

A 401(k) plan doesn’t have to be treated like the Bible or any other type of book where every work...

The former employees can be a huge problem

In terms of issues over retirement plans for the past 22 years, the two most treacherous investigati...