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Being an ERISA attorney for a couple of third party administration (TPA) firms when I first started ...

Pop Figures are quite the pop

You might not have noticed, but these Pop vinyl figures are everywhere. These small figures produced...

Interview: Roger Wohlner, The Chicago Financial Planner

Q: How did you start in the retirement plan business?   A: Early on I met a local TPA firm and ...

Ask the TPA about their administrators’ training

If I want to get a new doctor or an attorney, I certainly want to know their background. Same with a...

Why you have nothing to fear about government being in the retirement plan business

As a retirement plan provider, competition is a big thing and the last thing you want is a competito...

What Were They Thinking #6? Colgate Kitchen Entrees

Brand extension is a marketing strategy in which a firm marketing a product with a well-developed im...

Congress trying to halt State Run IRAs, what about MEPs?

Two Congressmen introduced separate resolutions, one to block a rule governing automatic-enrollment,...

DOL asks for fiduciary rule delay, but isn’t it too late?

While the Department of Labor (DOL) is asking for a 180 day delay to the implementation of the fiduc...

The Super Bowl settles the G.O.A.T.

Super Bowl LI was one of the greatest Super Bowls of all time as the game went into overtime for the...

The problem with loans

When I draft a new 401(k) plan for a client, I’ll recommend a loan provision even though it can be...