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The Fiduciary Rule isn’t the 11th Plague, you can predict that

I’ve heard so many negative things about the impact that the fiduciary rule will have on the retir...

Furnish those documents to Plan Participants or Pay Through The Nose

Plan sponsors should understand that under ERISA, plan participants are entitled to certain disclosu...

Interview: Sheri Fitts, ShoeFitts Marketing

I’ve always said that marketing is one of the things out there that can help retirement plan provi...

DOL Issues Form 2016 5500 and Increases Penalties

I believe that one of the great breakthroughs over the past few years has been the mandatory e-filin...

President Trump and The Fiduciary Rule

While everyone is trying to get used to the term President-Elect Donald J. Trump, anyone remotely co...

States’ Plans doesn’t mean they’re coming for yours

Thanks to Department of Labor guidance that allows states to get in the retirement plan business and...

The perils of too much choice in participant directed plans

One of the claims in those class action 403(b) lawsuits against universities is a claim that it is a...

Interview: Alvin Rapp, RPG Consultants

About 8 years ago, I was invited by a Manhattan stockbroker to speak at a plan sponsor event and mor...

Robo-Advisors are great until they’re not

When I think of Robo-advisor, why do I think of the robot from Lost in Space? Seriously Robo-advisor...

Thoughts on the DOL Fiduciary Rule Q&A

The Department of Labor (DOL) issues the first of a few Q&As to help with financial advisors to ...