Fixing Broken Plans:  You Don’t Need to Cry Over Spilled Milk by Ilene Ferenczy Retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, are complex things, and it is easy to get ...

401k Fiduciary Court Cases Become a Wakeup Call 401k fiduciary court cases have awakened many plan sponsors over recent years.  Fiduciary responsibilities are better to be managed than argued ...

  Missing 401k participants can be a headache for retirement plan administrators.  Many plan administrators ask, How do I locate lost 401k participants?   More often than one would guess ...

Multiple Employer Plan Pros and Cons Multiple employer plan pros and cons are the talks of the town inside the beltway.  That’s because two landmark events have happened within ...

401k Fiduciary Liability Insurance Protection for Retirement Committee Members 401k fiduciary liability insurance protection is not automatically included within an Errors and Omissions Policy.  In most cases, 401k fiduciary ...

  How to Avoid Litigation with a 401k Plan Participant Appeal of a Benefit Claim Decision The thought of a going through a 401k plan participant appeal process for ...

Fiduciary Training Guidelines Help Fiduciaries with IRS and DOL Audit Questions Failing to participate in a strong Fiduciary Training Program surfaces as the # 2 Mistake made by Plan ...

Speaking English Does Not Always Result in Effective Communication. Do you enjoy a strong rapport and good communication with your retirement plan advisor, or, is it difficult for you to ...

Are Your Vendors Fiduciaries? Why Does It Matter? Ask The Lawyer by Carol Buckmann Using non-fiduciary plan providers for services or investing may cause a plan committee to assume ...

Executive Decisions can Drive Success and Participation in the 401k Plan. The Plan Sponsor University (TPSU) held a Fiduciary Education Program in Denver, Colorado at the University of Denver.  ...