Think You're Immune To Today's 401(k) Lawsuits?

Making CEOs, CFOs, and HR Directors safe from the new 401(k) litigation 

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Your Liability Is Bad; Misinformation Is Worse

Department of Labor lawsuits

  • $3 billion + per year, 
  • up 500% in ten years  Why?  

Investment firms pound their usual “solutions”: track records, fees, and financial advice.   

  • They promote it b’cuz it’s the only thing they sell. (If those so-called solutions worked, lawsuit damages wouldn’t be up 500%.)

 

Your Risk:

  • 401(k) fiduciaries – only ones sued
  • Damages limited only by your bankruptcy
  • Liability transfers – not allowed.
  • They don’t prove guilt; you prove innocence.

 

These do NOT share YOUR risk:

  • Mutual funds, brokers, agents, advisors
  • Record keepers, administrators, auditors
  • Business, E&O, D&O insurance excludes 401(k)s

 

Meanwhile ... You get

  • blamed
  • sued
  • no pay
  • no protection 
  • no solutions
  • bad advice
  • phoney assurances

You deserve training, and the tools and techniques  that make you safeat no cost to you.

Safety at no cost to you

Can we  – please – stop pushing wrong solutions before identifying the problem?  Try asking your service providers:

I’m the one sued; not you.  I want to know what I can be sued for, and of that list, what do you fix and how?”

Awesome!  Right?

I wish I had asked that.

I was investigated by regulators- twice.  The first time, I expected them to be reasonable.  Not surprisingly, I lost.  The second time I knew what to expect and won. 

I sold 401(k)s for years.  With insight from knowing both 401(k)s and the accusation game, when I retired I became a “I don’t want anybody to go through what I did” person and decided to provide the safety you need.

  1. I wrote The 401(k) Lawsuit Playbook, A Fiduciary’s Guide    
  2.  developed the SAFE-D Fiduciary Safety System   (analytical procedures, data, software and documents)
  3. surrendered all licenses to remove any conflicts of interest (yup, no moving the plan, selling investments, investment advice or hidden agendas) 
  4. founded Fiduciary SafeHarbor, the only 401(k) fiduciary safety association.

 

Your safety depends on knowing what you should do,  what’s already handled, and filling in the gaps. Phony assurances only make matters worse. 

The plan causes the problem; the plan pays to fix it.  Your cost:  zero. 

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You Get Even More Benefits

Early Warning

If your 401(k) data is out of line, you are alerted so you can avoid unwanted attention.

Guard Duty

We follow court decisions and their implications, saving you time and worry.

Easy Training

Boundary Illumination videos teach the essentials in minutes, not weeks.

Meet your shortcut to 401(k) fiduciary safety

SAFE-D: The Fiduciary Safety System

Step 1: Schedule

We'll have a Zoom call to assess your potential 401(k) vulnerabilities, and you can get all your questions answered.

Step 2: Data Crunch

Send us data. We analyze it. Look for gaps in your defenses, fill them, and download your signature-ready minutes.

Step 3: Smile & File

We review together. Set up to-dos, so you’ll always know what to do, why, how and when.

What's Included When You Work With Us

Red Flag Alerts

Get a heads-up on where you are vulnerable, so you can painlessly fix it

The 401(k) Lawsuit Playbook

Rulebooks recite rules; they're a dime a dozen. A Playbook reveals your opponent's attack and the defenses that work. It's priceless.

Six Year Safety

401(k) liability lasts 6 years whether you change jobs, employers, or even retire, so your documents are at your beck and call for six years no matter what.

Seamless Integration

No conflicts with other plan services, so no worries about ruffled feathers, hurt feelings or confrontations.

Surprise Defense

Plaintiff lawyers cannot know about your SAFE-D documents, so you have a surprise defense (it's devastating).

video: Who and What

video: of 20 possible lawsuits, the 4 that matter.

video: Don't Do This

video: Four common fiduciary beliefs that make bad outcomes. STOP that!

video: The Defendant

video: Fiduciary definitions and implications so you know what not to do.

video: Small Print

video: Small print in warranties, insurance, and contracts, so you won’t rely on empty promises.

401(k) Risk Is A
Story of Extremes

Nothing happens – or you get sued. 

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Identifying this new enemy and building defenses is job #1.

Got it!

Investment advisors and brokers know the limitations of the services they provide, and may have referred you here to get the additional assistance that protects.  Thank them!

Do you think big investment firms are safer than a bug in a rug?

Of the TOP 20 401(k) service companies:

  1. Top 10 – most 401(k) money managed
  2. Top 10 – most 401(k) plans served

 

How many sued over their own 401(k)s?

  • 85%
  • didn’t tell you; did they?

 

WHY sued?

  • because they CAN be
  • same as you

 

You are not as safe as you think.

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How are we different?

We deliver evidence

  • Proof of ALL 5 fiduciary duties
  • Proof of your oversight
  • Signature-ready minutes
  • No conflicts of interest
  • 401(k) lawsuit updates

They don't deliver evidence

  • Only 2 Duties
  • No proof of oversight
  • No minutes
  • Significant conflicts of interest
  • No 401(k) lawsuit updates

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401(k) Fiduciary Risk Report

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