3 Updates on Current Fiduciary Lawsuits
We often talk about living in a “fiduciary era”, and new lawsuits are still a big part of it. Plan sponsors are facing lawsuits for excessive fees, poor performing funds,...Read More
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Blog 4 Columns – Masonry
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Active vs ETFs: Do active funds give you what you pay for?
Most fund managers justify the higher fees associated with the fund by explaining that their skill will allow them to deliver better results than the index. We have taken a...Read More
Case Study: Identifying Fiduciary Risks with the Right Tools
Our client is able to review and analyze virtually every defined contribution plan in the country using the Larkspur Executive. They specialize in acting as a fiduciary to the plan and helping plan sponsors to avoid fiduciary liability themselves. When hunting for new prospects they need a variety of specialized indicators can tell them if a plan may be at fiduciary risk so they can market their services to these prospects.
15 Weekly Stats for Financial Advisors: Week of February 25, 2019
Matt Meyer and Michael Robinson are founders of The BluePrint Insurance Services. Their mission is to be the premier insurance partner for RIAs and comprehensive financial advisors. The BluePrint provides...Read More
A Look Behind Berkshire’s stunning $25.4B loss or How Warren learned to love the MOMO
Latest quarterly report from Berkshire Hathaway contains a wealth of interesting data. The holding company incurred $25.4B of investment losses. Let’s break down the sources first, then see what it...Read More
Asking the Right Questions When it Comes to Retirement Plan Cybersecurity
Today, Cybersecurity is one of the key interests and a highly debated topics in congress, specifically in regards to retirement plans, providers and plan sponsors (and participants). Congressional representatives have...Read More
Emergency – SOS!
On January 15th I wrote an article in which I described that the most likely outcome to fund the government was congress passing a bipartisan resolution while President Trump declares...Read More
Case Study: How to Find Retirement Plans with Specific Investment Names
By showing the sponsor better performing, more efficient lineups, he has won a lot of business. But many of his wins have come from clients that were with a particular provider. So he asked us how he could target sponsors that invest through that provider with high cost?
15 Weekly Stats for Financial Advisors: Week of February 18, 2019
Matt Meyer and Michael Robinson are founders of The BluePrint Insurance Services. Their mission is to be the premier insurance partner for RIAs and comprehensive financial advisors. The BluePrint provides...Read More
Telling Your Clients that Investing Early For Retirement Is Vital
The financial education on the importance of starting to save early for retirement cannot be overrated. Saving early for retirement is a must do for everyone and should be emphasized...Read More
Case Study: How to Prospect Executives with Risk Assessment Report
When you’re looking for individuals that could be potentially good for prospecting, you need to search for names and positions of key executives. The whole process can be tiresome and take a lot of time and effort. Moreover, you need to get some detailed and helpful information for a proposal, based on thorough analysis and a client centered approach.
C’mon Baby, Tax the Rich: The Elephant In The Room
I would like to follow up my colleague’s top notch research note HERE on the consequences of dramatically increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans. I will start out by saying...Read More