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The Retirement Plan Blog
“Bad boys, bad boys whatcha want”…your retirement plan benefits too?
By Jerry Kalish
If you’re a TV reality show fan, you’ll recognize the quoted part of the headline as the opening from Bad Boys, the theme from Fox’s long-running show COPS, by Inner Circle,…
The Retirement Plan Blog
How bad was it really: the impact of the market meltdown on 401(k) participants in 2008
By Jerry Kalish
There has been as lot of discussion and media attention on the impact of the financial markets’ meltdown on 401(k) accounts – most of which was either anecdotal or generalized.…
The Retirement Plan Blog
“Can I have the envelope, please”
By Jerry Kalish
No, not the academy awards. Too early for that. But this post is about the ostrich-like approach 401(k) participants have taken in opening (or rather not opening), their December 31, 2008…
Pension Risk Matters
Company Stock Case Outcome Favors Employer
Hat tip to attorney Janell Grenier and creator of BenefitsBlog for her nice write-up about Bunch v. W.R. Grace & Co. Savings and Investments Plan. The nature of the case differs from what some experts refer…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
BrightScope and 401(k)s
Holy Transparency, Batman! If you like Zillow, and you have a 401(k) plan, have I got a website for you. BrightScope has now publicly launched its rating website, in which…
The Retirement Plan Blog
Self-directed brokerage accounts: deja vu all over again?
By Jerry Kalish
Just about now, 401(k) participants are starting to open their year-end statements. Some because they’re just starting to receive them, others because they’ve decided it’s now time to confront the…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
The Perfect 401(k) Plan?
What would a 401(k) plan look like if you could create the fantasy football version (fantasy 401(k)?) for your company? Well, thanks to the good folks at Brightscope (I have…
The Retirement Plan Blog
Fixing The 401(k): Book Review
By Jerry Kalish
I was one of those commentators who ended last year on a “glass half empty” note when I characterized the 2008 retirement plan year as The Good, the Bad, and…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
Blogging on Fixing the 401(k)
Sometimes the Zeitgeist is hard to read, other times it hits you smack in the face with a two by four. As we move towards the end of the year…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
A Thanksgiving Week Feast
Some of the more prolific bloggers manage to be prolific by posting short notes on various topics of interest written by others, which isn’t my usual style. But over the…