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401(k) Real Chat: Matthew Eickman401(k) Real Chat: Matthew Eickman

Matthew Eickman, chief legal officer at the Fiduciary Law Center, answers three probing questions about ERISA lawsuits, providing an open, honest and candid dialogue.

Fred Barstein, The Retirement Adviser University,

January 17, 2025

Fred Barstein, contributing editor for WealthManagement.com’s RPA channel and CEO at TRAU, TPSU and 401kTV, speaks with Matthew Eickman, chief legal officer at the Fiduciary Law Center, asking:

There’s a lot of wisdom to be gleaned from these ERISA lawsuits. Can you give us a few examples?
How can advisors use these lawsuits to motivate their clients to do things like create a retirement committee? And how good governance can help them and their employees?
What are some of the bad lawsuits that really don’t help much?

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About the Author

Fred Barstein

The Retirement Adviser University,, Founder and CEO

Fred Barstein is founder and CEO of The Retirement Adviser University, a collaboration with UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Education, The Plan Sponsor University and 401kTV. He had been contributing editor for InvestmentNews where he created RPAConvergence and the RPA Roundtables & Thinktanks for senior managers at DC record keepers, aggregators, broker dealers and CIOs. He helped create the National Association of Plan Advisors as a member of the founding Leadership Board, Chair of the Membership Committee and was founding Editor-in-Chief for NAPA-Net which he led until 2016. Barstein received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Boston College and his Law Degree from Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.

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