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Keeping up appearances

They always say that you should never judge a book by its cover, I agree every time I look in the mi...

Not meeting client expectations

I always say that the worst thing you can do for people is give them false praise and false hope. I ...

I’m a beer snob and I won’t apologize for that

It happened innocently. I used to hear a radio ad about some beer that won some Best Beer in America...

The backbench is your future

In British-style parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament who doesn’t hold g...

Schwab is the next defendant in Which Plan Provider’s 401(k), we should sue

Charles Schwab Corporation is the latest plan provider whose 401(k) is the subject of a class action...

What Were They Thinking #2?: The WBF

If you’re the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now the WWE) and you’re getting the heat over ste...

IRS Proposes changes to QNECs and QMACs

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed amendments to the definitions of qualified matching ...

A rumor won’t kill the Fiduciary Rule

A few weeks back a broker told me that he heard that the fiduciary rule was going to be killed becau...

Apples and Oranges: Rollovers, Qualified Plans, and The Best Interest Exemption

One of the wrinkles of the new fiduciary rule is the requirement of a financial advisor who wants to...

DOL puts out another Fiduciary FAQ

With an April 2017 deadline fast approaching, the Department of Labor (DOL) issues another frequentl...