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Publications

• "Insurance Guarantees in Defined Contribution Plans," Reproduced with permission from Tax Management Memorandum, Vol. 51, No. 6, 03/15/2010. Copyright 2010 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. 
• “SEC’s and DOL’s Cross Agency Waltz: The ERISA Connection to Disclosure, Advice, Compensation and Conflict of Interest,” Practical Compliance and Risk Management for the Securities Industry, Wolters Kluver, Publisher, May-June-2009.

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“403(b) Answer Book”, 7th Edition, contributing author, Aspen Publishers (2008).


• “Successful 403(b) Plans in School Districts: A Comprehensive Guide For School Districts”, co-author, National School Boards Association, December 2008.


• "Distributing Annuities from Defined Contribution Plans: The Qualified Plan Distributed Annuity," CCH Pension Plan Guide, Benefit Practice Portfolios, June 2008.
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"Annuitizing from 401(a) Defined Contribution Plans: A Technical Overview," Bureau of National Affairs: ERISA Compliance & Enforcement Library; ERISA Compliance and Enforcement Strategy Guide, July, 2008.


• "New Obligations for Plan Sponsors Under DOL's Proposed Fee Disclosure Rules," Business & Legal Reports, March 3, 2008.

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"A New Era for 403(b) Plans," Broker World, 2007.


• "Application of SOX's Professional Responsibility Rules to Corporate Employee Benefits Practice," ALI-ABA Business Law Course Materials Journal, Vol. 29, Nov. 6, 2005.

Presentations

• American Law Institute-American Bar Association, San Francisco, March 2010, “Annuities in Defined Contribution Plans.”
• ASPPA GAC Webcast, March 2010, 403(b) ERISA Issues.
• The Standard Insurance Company, advisor webcast, "Helping Your Clients Manage Their 403(b) ERISA Issues," February 2010.
• TEGE National Conference, Baltimore, MD, February 2010. 403(b) ERISA issues.
• National Tax Sheltered Annuity Association (NTSAA), Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, January, 2010. "ERISA Challenges for ERISA and Non-ERISA 403(b) Plans."
• American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Wash D.C., October 2009, “403(b)-More Answers, More Questions.”
• Chicago Bar Association, “403(b) Update”, Novemebr 2009, Chicago, IL.
• National Security Compliance Professionals Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, October 2009, “ERISA Issues for Compliance Security Compliance Professionals.”
• American Bar Association, Chicago, September 2009, Joint Fall CLE: “Guaranteed Income Investments for 401(k) Plans.”
• DOL/ASPPA “DOL Speaks,” Washington D.C., September 2009: “403(b) Administration, Reporting and Disclosure.”
• Mid Size Pension Conference, Boston, May, 2009, “A Fiduciary Check-up.”
• NIPA 2009 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, April 2009, “403(b): A Consultant’s Guide.”
• ASPPA 2009 401(k) Sales Summit, San Diego, April 2009, “Pitfalls to Opportunities: Helping the Employer Untangle the 403(b) Knots.”
• ALI-ABA Advanced Law of Pensions, “Getting over the 403(b) Hump A To-Do List For the Non-Initiate”, Washington D.C. October 2008 and San Francisco March 2009.
• IRS/ASPPA Great Lakes Benefit Conference, Chicago, March 2009, “Fiduciary Issues In Troubled Times.”
• IRS/TEGE Council Annual Meeting, Baltimore, February 2009, 403(b) Panel with Bob Architect.
• ACLI Annual Meeting, Boston, November 2008: “Solving the Retirement Plan Puzzle.”
• Plan Sponsor 403(b) Summit, Jacksonville, April 2008: “403(b) Compliance.”
• Institute of Pension Plan Management, Purdue University, and ASPPA, “403(b) Hot Topics,” currently available webinar series n ASPPA’s and IPPM’s websites.