That 401(k) Podcast

The former malcontent employee brings up the compliance headaches of having employees in a 401(k) plan because the rules are the rules.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the idea that the cheapest 401(k) plan can be the most expensive one. 

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about why not every shiny object belong is a 401(k) plan. What works for most, may not work for all. 

Ary Rosenbaum talks about 401(k) plan providers needing to invest in training their employees.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about eligibility and entry dates and why such a simple concept can cause headaches.

It's that time of the year as ARY ROSENBAUM talks about his most known topic, the problem of ADP and Paychex operating as 401(k) TPAs.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about bad culture and 401(k) plans, and why they are linked. 

Ary Rosenbaum talks about who a plan provider's greatest competitor is, and it's surprising. 

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the marketing of Le Creuset and how you can make comparisons to running a 401(k) plan.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication is what Steve Jobs said. ARY ROSENBAUM says that should be the same for 401(k) plans.

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about the small things that can trouble a 401(k) plan and the need for checklists.

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about how the 401(k) plan provider handbook as we know it, is broken.

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about when a plan sponsor may have to fire their plan provider or threaten to fire them.

As a Survivor fan, Ary Rosenbaum talks about the similarities between Survivor and 401(k) plans.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the DOL proposals on allowing alternative investments on 401(k) plans and why plan sponsors shouldn't be guinea pigs. 

Ary Rosenbaum talks about how 401(k) plan providers can't wait to let the phone ring.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about how plan sponsors can and should avoid turning their 401(k) plan into a soap opera.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about changing 401(k) plan providers and when it makes sense.

In this special Les Miserables themed episode, Ary Rosenbaum talks about what good plan providers would do the day after taking over your plan.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the issues of changing payroll providers and how it can be problematic as it pertains to the 401(k) plan.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the issue of how 401(k) plan providers can minimize their risk, and just not reply on their E&O policies.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about major misconceptions that plan sponsors have about 401(k) TPAs.

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about cybersecurity and the issues for 401(k) plan sponsors.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the information that 401(k) plan sponsors can't withhold from their plan providers.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the new catch up rules and why plan providers will be blamed when things go sideways.

Ary Rosenbaum, once again, talks about one of his agonizing topics, the problems with 401(k) committees.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the problems of 401(k) Catch-Up, thanks to the minds in Washington. 

Ary Rosenbaum talks about small plans and why there is a myth that they don't need help like big plans.

ARY ROSENBAUM mixes his love for 401(k) plans and Sergio Leone movies into one big podcast.

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about his newest book and how it's been 27 years in the making. 

ARY ROSENBAUM is talking about auto 401(k0 features and the problems they represent,

Ary Rosenbaum talks about plan compensation issues and why it can be a silent killer for plans.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the compliance perils of terminating a 401(k) plan.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the Hunger Games for 401(k) Plan Providers with all the crazy changes in the 401(k) business.

Ary Rosenbaum with another episode on the peril of missing participants and his love for disaster movies.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about 2026 and the Rocky movies and how it's going to test every plan sponsor because time is undefeated.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the similarities about being a 401(k) plan sponsor and being an NFL Head coach.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the need for 401(k) plan providers to focus on retirement outcomes. Chicago and Denver dates for That 401(k) Conferences have been announced.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about 401(k) plan policies that plan sponsors should consider putting in place.

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about how 401(k) plans can and should be an employee benefit, and what plan sponsors need to do.

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about the upcoming 2026 Roth change and how it will be a hot mess, as Lucille Bluth would say.

ARY ROSENBAUM, talks about how plan sponsors need to remind themselves that a 401(k) plan is an employee benefit.

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about arrogant plan providers and what we can learn from their mistakes. He also talks about the Long Island concept of people selling fish from their car and wonders if that's just a Long Island thing.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about some of the changes under the Trump Administration about 401(k) plans and how that impacts plan sponsors.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about 401(k) plan sponsor responsibilities and somehow references pro wrestling. 

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the use of 401(k) plan forfeitures and what plan sponsors need to do.

ARY ROSENBAUM talks about the Trump Executive Order on private equity and crypto in 401(kj plans and how that relates to plan providers.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about Aerosmith and fiduciary duties.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the Mission Impossible movies and how plan sponsors can take their mission of being a plan fiduciary, and making it manageable and possible.

Ary Rosenbaum talks about the problems of having misplaced loyalty in plan providers, and why it conflicts with a plan sponsor's duties.