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If the DOL says you should find missing participants, do it

I’m not afraid of many things, except making the deep water and the heights. I’m not afraid of t...

The hardship distribution

It’s 2019 and while the hardship rules are changing for 2020, keep in mind that hardship distribu...

Plan any events ahead and let the word get out

The genesis for That 401(k) Conference can be traced to two things: 1) my experience at other 401(k)...

Cut through the fiduciary advertising and make sure you get what you were promised

Advertising is a great medium and it’s a medium that could often be confusing to the consumer. So ...

Keep track of former participants

When employees terminate, I feel they will immediately take a distribution from their 401(k) plan or...

Don’t ask for trouble with plan provisions

One of my biggest tasks as an ERISA attorney is helping plan sponsors out with voluntary compliance ...

The things about awards

You will hear about how certain retirement plan providers have won awards. Awards are impressive, bu...

The Bonus Headache

Bonuses are nice, I wouldn’t know because in the 11 years I was an employee, I got $300 for the ho...

Focus that a 401(k) is a benefit

I think the one thing that 401(k) plan sponsors really forget is that the plan is an employee benefi...

Make sure you can actually sponsor that plan

It’s an odd mistake, but this is the third time I’ve had to handle it in the last 10 years: repr...