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The IRS Voluntary Compliance Program Is Like Your Parents

As a child, you’re usually told by your parents that they just want to hear the truth and that...

About 35 Proprietary Fund Lawsuits

There are at least 35 lawsuits against plan providers using in-house mutual funds in their own 401(k...

How Your 401(k) Participants Can Use Active Management

A passive portfolio management approach is appropriate for many 401(k) plan participants. But indexi...

Plan Sponsors Should Know Their “Hat” as Retirement Plan Fiduciaries

I love baseball jerseys and I also love New Era on-field Major League Baseball hats. Speaking of hat...

Mutual Fund Company TPAs, Distribution, and The Issues Today

In England, many of the top pubs are owned by British breweries because watering holes are an effect...

I Sign the Form 5500 [Part 2]: What else did you sign up for?

In my first article, I discussed when a Plan Sponsor signs a Form 5500, they have established themse...

The Audit of 401(k) Plan Financial Statements

A few weeks ago I wrote an article on the basics of testing of documents for audits of 401(k) Plans....

I Sign The Form 5500 What Does It Really Mean?

I think most of us have a pretty good idea. You’re a Retirement Plan Sponsor, or a Plan Administra...

Retirement Plans Should Fit Like A Glove

Johnnie Cochran should have been an ERISA attorney. The man who claimed: “if it doesn’t fit, you...

How To Hire A 401k Investment Adviser

Employer plan sponsors often ask me which investment adviser credentials are most important to look ...