Marcia S. Wagner
Marcia S. Wagner
Founder & Managing Partner
Practice Areas
- ERISA and Employee Benefits
- Executive Compensation
- Expert Witness
- Retirement Plans
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Fiduciary Compliance
- Legislative, Regulatory & Policy Services
- Independent Fiduciary Services
- HIPAA Privacy & Security
- Investment Management
- Bankruptcy & Restructuring
- Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Welfare Benefit Plans
Biography
Marcia S. Wagner is the founder of The Wagner Law Group, a certified woman-owned and operated business and one of the nation’s largest and most highly regarded boutique law firms, specializing in ERISA, employee benefits, executive compensation, employment, labor, human resources, personal law (estate planning and family) and investment management law. Ms. Wagner has been practicing employee benefits law for approximately 35 years. She founded The Wagner Law Group more than 25 years ago and is the Firm’s Managing Partner. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University and is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
Ms. Wagner is an authority on employee benefits matters, including qualified and non-qualified plans, fiduciary issues, deferred compensation, and welfare benefit arrangements. Her experience in employee benefits includes plan design, drafting and preparation, compliance, tax planning and consultation on all aspects of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. She consults with law firms, employee benefits organizations, and corporate and public plan sponsors, and serves as an expert witness in ERISA litigation (a recent Court decision cites Marcia’s expert testimony as having been pivotal to the outcome, finding her “experience with 403(b) plans impressive and her testimony consistent, reasonable, logical and ultimately, highly credible.”).
She counsels plan sponsors on qualified plans, 403(b) and 457 plans, multiple employer plans (MEPs), IRAs, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), executive compensation arrangements and retiree medical benefits in matters involving plan operation and maintenance, plan terminations, mergers and acquisitions, tax treatment of plan participants, use of life insurance and annuities, and derisking of pension liabilities.
Ms. Wagner also specializes in Title I of ERISA, and has obtained advisory opinions, information letters and prohibited transaction exemptions from the U.S. Department of Labor. She handles fiduciary matters impacting plan sponsors, investment and other fiduciary committees, investment managers and advisors, recordkeepers, broker-dealers, banks, and other financial services firms. Ms. Wagner advises clients on the avoidance and rectification of prohibited transactions, the development of compliance programs, and investment policies. She is a renowned expert in issues concerning pension plan investments and fiduciary issues, and her opinion has been sought by noted authorities in the employee benefits area, including governmental agencies.
Ms. Wagner works on Department of Labor, IRS and PBGC audits of plans as well as of financial institutions that service plans, and has negotiated numerous favorable closing agreements.
She was appointed Chair of the Employee Plans subcommittee of the IRS Tax Exempt & Government Entities Advisory Committee and received that agency’s highest honor. She is a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel and is the recipient of more than 50 professional honors.
Finally, Ms. Wagner has written hundreds of articles and 24 books. She is a highly sought after lecturer, and is widely quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Pension & Investments. She has been a guest on Fox, CNN, Bloomberg, and NBC. Ms. Wagner also currently serves on the Advisory Council to the Policy Board of Directors of the American Benefits Council as well as on the Board of Governors of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel.
Books Published
- Financial Aspects of Divorce in Massachusetts: Division of Retirement Assets in Divorce – Co-author, MCLE New England, 2nd Edition, 2023
- Mandated Benefits: 2022 Compliance Guide Mid-Year Update – Co-author, Wolters Kluwer, July 2022
- Mandated Benefits: 2022 Compliance Guide – Co-author, Wolters Kluwer, December 2021
- Mandated Benefits 2021 Compliance Guide – Co-author, Watson, Wolters Kluwer, April 2021
- Mandated Benefits 2020 Compliance Guide – Co-authors Katherine Brustowicz, Dannae Delano, David Gabor, Barry Salkin, and Roberta Casper Watson, Wolters Kluwer, December 2019
- Exploring Advice: What You Need to Know About Good Financial Advice, a Quality Financial Plan and the Role of a Fiduciary, Kevin Knull, CFP (Marcia S. Wagner, contributing author)
- Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Aspen Publishers, 2016-2017 edition
- The Advisor’s Guide to the DOL Fiduciary Rule – The National Underwriter Company, a division of ALM Media, LLC, 2016
- Financial Aspects of Divorce in Massachusetts, MCLE New England, 2016
- Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Aspen Publishers, 2015-2016 edition
- Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Aspen Publishers, 2014-2015 edition
- BNA Tax Management Portfolio: “EPCRS – Plan Correction and Disqualification,” 2014 Edition
- Advising Small Businesses: “Qualified Retirement Plans,” West Services, Inc., 2007 – 2014 editions. Click here for excerpt, Chapter 39: Qualified Retirement Plans.
- BNA Tax Management Portfolio: “ERISA-Litigation, Procedure, Preemption and Other Title I Issues”, 2013
- Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Aspen Publishers, 2013 – 2014 edition
- Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Aspen Publishers, 2012 – 2013 edition
- Health Care Reform Tool Kit, editor, WorldatWork.org, 2012
- The ERISA Fiduciary Compliance Guide, The National Underwriter Company, 2012
- BNA Tax Management Portfolio: “ERISA-Litigation, Procedure, Preemption and Other Title I Issues,” 2005 and 2012 editions
- Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Aspen Publishers, 2011-2012 edition
- Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Aspen Publishers, 2010-2011 edition
- BNA Tax Management Portfolio: “EPCRS-Plan Correction and Disqualification,” 2010 edition
- Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Aspen Publishers, 2004-2010 editions
- Bender’s Federal Income Taxation of Retirement Plans, (Chapter 1: Introduction to Retirement Legislation and Guide to Application: From ERISA to Pension Protection Act) and (Chapter 11: Controlled Groups and Affiliated Service Groups) 2008 edition
- BNA Tax Management Portfolio: “EPCRS – Plan Correction and Disqualification,” 2004 and 2009 editions
- Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Aspen Publishers, 2004
- BNA Tax Management Portfolio: “Plan Disqualification and ERISA Litigation” (1993); update 1999
- Labor and Employment Law: Compliance and Litigation, Contributor for ERISA/employee benefits chapters, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan, 1997
Articles Published
- Longstanding Internal Revenue Service Position on Forfeitures Called Into Question – 401(k) Advisor, April, 2024
- The SEC Fires All Guns Against a Crypto Platform Plan Fiduciaries Should Take Note – 401(k) Advisor, March, 2024
- Case Law Survey – ERISA Section 3(21)(A) and Discretion – Part 3 – 401(k) Advisor, February, 2024
- Case Law Survey – ERISA Section 3(21)(A) and Discretion – Part 2 – 401(k) Advisor, January, 2024
- Case Law Survey–ERISA Section 3(21)(A) and Discretion – Part 1 – 401(k) Advisor, Volume 30, No. 10, November/December 2023
- Plan Penalized for Failure to Follow Its Own Provisions – 401(k) Advisor, Volume 30, No. 9, October 2023
- IRS Issues Transitional Guidance for Required Minimum Distributions – 401(k) Advisor, Volume 30, No. 8, September 2023
- Claims Appeals Procedures Must be in Formal Plan Documents – 401(k) Advisor, Volume 30, No. 7, July/August 2023
- IRS Issues Advice on Nonfungible Tokens (NFTs) in IRS and Tax Qualified Individual Account Plans – 401(k) Advisor, May 2023
- DOL Rule Permits Consideration of Climate and ESG Factors and Codifies Proxy Voting Responsibilities [Continued] – Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, April 2023
- DOL Rule Permits Consideration of Climate and ESG Factors and Codifies Proxy Voting Responsibilities – Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, March 2023
- DOL Rule Permits Consideration of Climate and ESG Factors and Codifies Proxy Voting Responsibilities – 401(k) Advisor, February, 2023
- Secure Act 2.0 Litany of Retirement Change Presents Employers Enhanced Retirement Opportunities for Employee – Co-author, Bloomberg Tax, Tax Management and Compensation Journal, Vol. 52, No. 02, February 3, 2023
- DOL ‘Clarifies’ Guidance on the Bonding Requirements to PEPS and Their Pooled Plan Providers – 401(k) Advisor, January, 2023
- IRS Issues Important Guidance with Respect to Required Minimum Distribution Regulations – 401(k) Advisor, November-December, 2022
- Department of Labor Proposes to “Update” QPAM Exemption – 401(k) Advisor, October, 2022
- If You Give Rollover Advice to IRA Owners Act Now: The Compliance Deadline Has Passed – Co-author, Investment & Wealth Institute, September/October 2022
- IRS Announces New Pre-Audit Compliance Pilot Program – 401(k) Advisor, September 2022
- Interaction Between FMLA and Mental Health Conditions – 401(k) Advisor, July/August 2022
- ERISA Considerations in Using Brokerage Window Investing – 401(k) Advisor, May/June 2022
- Cryptocurrency Trading Risks and Risk Mitigation Strategies for ERISA Plan Investors – Co-author, Bloomberg Law Compensation Planning Journal, July 1, 2022 (PDF)
- Tax Court Rejects Aggressive IRA Strategy – 401(k) Advisor, March/April 2022
- Alternative Investments in Participant Directed Individual Account Plans: The Treatment of Private Equity Sleeves – Co-author, Bloomberg Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, 50 CPJ Issue No. 03, March 4, 2022
- Retirement Plans: 2022 Opportunities – 401(k) Advisor, February 2022
- Year End Reminders for Retirement Plans 2021 Edition – 401(k) Advisor, January 2022
- The DOL’s New Cybersecurity Audits and Informal Guidance – 401(k) Advisor, November/December 2021
- Legal Update: Pooled Employer Plans – 401(k) Advisor, October 2021
- IRS Updates Guidance Regarding Correction of Tax-Qualified Plan Errors on Employer Plans Compliance Resolutions System (EPCRS) – 401(k) Advisor, September 2021
- Do You Have Questions About How to Comply with New DOL Fiduciary “Investment Advice” Prohibited Transaction Exemption? Part 2 – 401(k) Advisor, July/August 2021
- Important Benefit Plan Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – 401(k) Advisor, June 2021
- IRS Updates Guidance Regarding Correction of Tax-Qualified Plan Errors on Employer Plans Compliance Resolutions System (EPCRS) – 401(k) Advisor, September 2021
- Important Benefit Plan Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – 401(k) Advisor, June 2021
- Liability Driven Investing and Other De-risking Strategies for Pension Plans – Co-author, Lexis Nexis Practical Guidance Practice Notes, June 2021
- Do You Have Questions About How to Comply with New DOL Fiduciary “Investment Advice” Prohibited Transaction Exemption? Part 1 – 401(k) Advisor, May 2021
- Does the Recently Amended Investment Duties Regulation Change How Fiduciaries Are Expected to Make Investment Decisions for Employee Benefit Plans? – 401(k) Advisor, March/April 2021
- Disclosure to Welfare Plan Participants: A Fiduciary Duty – Bloomberg Tax, March 2021
- IRS New Guidance on State Unclaimed Property Laws and IRS Helpful Reminders on Missing Participants – 401(k) Advisor, February, 2021
- PEPs Will be Up and Running by January, 2021 – 401(k) Advisor, January, 2021
- IRS and PBGC Provide Guidance on CARES Act Relief for Funding of Single Employer Defined Benefit Plans – 401(k) Advisor, November 2020
- Proposed Changes to the DOL Fiduciary Investment Regulation: What You Should Know and How The Wagner Law Group Responded – 401(k) Advisor, October 2020
- The DOL’s Final Regulations on E-Disclosure of Retirement Plan Documents Become Effective Soon – Are You Ready? – 401(k) Advisor, September 2020
- DOL Offers Guidance to Fiduciaries Considering Private Equity in Defined Contribution Plans – 401(k) Advisor, August 2020
- Cybersecurity and Retirement Plans: What Plans Sponsors Should Do – 401(k) Advsior, July 2020
- Withdrawals and Loans from Defined Contribution Retirement Plans – 401(k) Advisor, June 2020
- Time to Finish What Was Started…ERISA and Fiduciary Processes Have Evolved…Have You? – 401(k) Advisor, May 2020
- Application of Dudenhoeffer in Private Company Settings – 401(k) Advisor, April 2020
- Massachusetts Advances Regulations Imposing Fiduciary Duty on Broker-Dealers – 401(k) Advisor, February, 2020
- Investment Manager Obligations – 401(k) Advisor, January, 2020
- Duty to Monitor – 401(k) Advisor, December, 2019
- Fiduciary Obligations of a New Committee Member – 401(k) Advisor, November, 2019
- A Standing Issue in Class Action Lawsuits – 401(k) Advisor, October, 2019
- Class Certification Lite – 401(k) Advisor, September, 2019
- ERISA Bonds – 401(k) Advisor, August, 2019
- Forum Selection Clauses – 401(k) Advisor, July, 2019
- Substantial Compliance – 401(k) Advisor, June, 2019
- Importance of Process – 401(k) Advisor, May, 2019
- Investment Policy Statement – 401(k) Advisor, April, 2019
- An IPS Is Not Required – But there’s no good reason for a plan not to have one – PlanAdviser Magazine, April/May 2019
- Respondeat Superior in ERISA Context – 401(k) Advisor, March, 2019
- The Need to Investigate Collective Trusts – 401(k) Advisor, February, 2019
- Everything to Know About Retirement Plan Provisions in Latest Tax Bill – 401(k) Specialist, November 30, 2018
- Duty of Loyalty – 401(k) Advisor, September 2018
- Alternative Ways of Becoming a Fiduciary – 401(k) Advisor, August 2018
- Statute of Limitations: Is there a continuing duty to monitor prohibited transactions? – Marcia Wagner, PLANADVISER Magazine, July/August 2018
- Nexus Requirement for Fiduciary Breach – 401(k) Advisor, July 2018
- Robo-Advisors – 401(k) Advisor, June 2018
- Limited Liability of a Trustee – PlanAdviser, May/June 2018
- IRAs and Prohibited Transactions – 401(k) Advisor, May 2018
- Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative – 401(k) Advisor, April, 2018
- Views: SEC proposes ‘Best Interest’ guidance under Dodd-Frank – Marcia Wagner and Stephen Wilkes, Employee Benefits Advisor, April 26, 2018
- What a Court Decision Teaches 401(k) Advisers About Choosing Stable-Value Funds – Investment News, April 19, 2018
- Duty to Investigate – 401(k) Advisor, March 2018
- Tax Reform Will Have a Limited Effect on 401(k) Plans – Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Adviser, February 2018
- The Duty to Monitor – 401(k) Advisor, January 2018
- Modern Portfolio Theory and Efficient Markets – Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, December 2017
- Recent Cases and IRS Guidance with Respect to Loan Administration Under 401(k) Plans – Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, November, 2017
- Excessive-Fee Litigation in Retirement Plan Market Moving Downstream – investmentnews.com, November 22, 2017
- BICE and Related Exemptions: Limiting Liability Before Implementation – Pension Plan Fix It Handbook, Volume 25, No. 4, November 2017
- Best Practices Arising from the DOL Fiduciary Rule – Investment & Wealth Monitor, September/October 2017
- The Courts Differ on Vicarious Liability; Still, Fiduciaries Should Monitor Internal Workers on the Plan – PLANADVISER Magazine, September/October 2017
- BICE and Related Exemptions: Limiting Providers’ Liability Until Full Implementation – HR Daily Advisor, September 27, 2017
- Burden of Proof in A Fiduciary Breach Claim – 401(k) Advisor, September 2017
- Proprietary Funds – PlanAdviser, July/August 2017
- Appointing and monitoring a 401(k) investment manager under ERISA – Investment News, July 13, 2017
- Plan Assets and Prohibited Transactions; Determining what are plan assets is not as easy as it seems – PlanAdviser, May/June 2017 (PDF version here)
- Trump Order and Employee Benefits – Will the updating of existing regulations be treated as new regulations? – PlanAdviser, March/April 2017
- Advisers should heed fiduciary principles in ongoing Tibble 401(k) suit – Investment News, April 11, 2017
-view this article in .pdf format - Constitutional Standing; A plaintiff must establish a traceable injury in order to bring legal action – PlanSponsor, March 2017
- Don’t Get Burned: Marcia Wagner’s Top 401k Regulatory Risks – 401(k) Specialist, February 26, 2017
- DOL’s Final Rule on Disability Benefits – PlanAdviser, January/February 2017
- DOL Issues Final Regulations Regarding Claims Procedures for Disability Benefits – 401(k) Advisor, February 2017
- Trump executive order may prevent guidance on employee benefits issues – Investment News, February 7, 2017
- 2017 Plan Litigation – 401(k) Advisor, January 2017
- Process Remains Critical Factor in ERISA 401(k) Plan Litigation – 401(k) Advisor, December 2016
- Burden of Proof – PlanAdviser, November/December 2016
- Why it would be a mistake for advisers to stop implementing the DOL fiduciary rule – Investment News, December 1, 2016
- Managed Accounts and the Conflicts of Interest Rule – 401(k) Advisor, November 2016
- Plan Reflection: Satisfying Nondiscrimination Testing at Closed DC Plans – PlanSponsor, November 2016
- What The DOL’s Final Fiduciary Rule Means for Plan Committees – 401(k) Advisor, October 2016
- IRS Proposal to Modify Rules for Deferred Compensation Plans of Governmental and Tax-Exempt Plans – 401(k) Advisor, September 2016
- IRS Restricts Salary Deferrals for NQDC Plans – PlanAdviser, September/October 2016
- Level Fee Fiduciaries and the BICE – 401(k) Advisor, August, 2016
- Impact of New Fiduciary Rules on an Excess Fee Lawsuit – 401(k) Advisor, July 2016
- Government Plans Will Receive Face-Lift – PlanAdviser, July/August 2016
- What the DOL’s Final Fiduciary Rule Means for 401(k) Plans – 401(k) Advisor, June, 2016
- The New Fiduciary Rule – PlanAdviser, May/June 2016
- The Fiduciary Status of Investment Platform Providers – 401(k) Advisor, May 2016
- Ethical Considerations; Understanding the limitations with which advisers operate – PlanSponsor, May 2016
- Mid-Year Amendments to Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans Made Easier – 401(k) Advisor, April 2016
- Fiduciary Fitness: Expanding Coverage – PlanAdviser, March/April 2016
- The Evolution of ERISA Fiduciary Best Practices – Investments & Wealth Monitor, March/April 2016
- Supreme Court’s Amgen Decision Clarifies Treatment of Inside Information in Stock Drop Cases – 401(k) Advisor, March 2016
- They Are Back: New Theories from the Plaintiffs’ Bar in 401(k) Litigation – 401(k) Advisor, February 2016
- De-Risking Strategies – PlanSponsor, February 2016
- Raising the Plaintiffs’ Bar – PlanAdviser, January/February 2016
- Intel Class Action Opens New Frontier in 401(k) Litigation – 401(k) Advisor, January 2016
- Politics and Economically Targeted Investments – 401(k) Advisor, December 2015
- Fiduciary Standards for ESG Funds – PlanAdviser, November/December 2015
- DOL Amicus Brief Preserves Sinking Float Guidance – 401(k) Advisor, November 2015
- New Fiduciary Rule Affects IRA Rollovers – 401(k) Advisor, October 2015
- The New Fiduciary Rule and Annuities – PlanAdviser, September/October 2015
- Impact of Platform Provider Carve-Out on 401(k) Plans Remains Unclear – 401(k) Advisor, September, 2015
- The Great Divide: The Different Effect of the DOL’s Fiduciary Proposal on Large and Small Plans – 401(k) Advisor, August 2015
- Supreme Court Issues Tibble Decision, but the Case Drags On – 401(k) Advisor, July 2015
- Same-Sex Marriage Ruling – PlanAdviser, July/August 2015
- Proposed New Fiduciary Rule for 401(k) Advisers – 401(k) Advisor, June 2015
- EPCRS’s Makeover: How to use the IRS Compliance Resolution System – PlanAdviser, May/June 2015
- Whither Float? – 401(k) Advisor, May 2015
- ERISA Reins in PBGC – PlanAdviser, March/April, 2015
- Promoting Lifetime Plan Participation – 401(k) Advisor, March 2015
- Continuing Violation – PlanAdviser, January/February, 2015
- DOL Issues New Guidance on Locating Missing Participants – Confero (quarterly publication of Westminster Consulting), Winter 2015
- Nationwide Settlement: One for the Books? – 401(k) Advisor, February 2015
- Tussey v. ABB, Inc.: What’s Next? – 401(k) Advisor, January 2015
- Mortality Table Updates – PlanSponsor, January 20, 2015
- Clouds on the Horizon as ERISA Turns 40 – Bloomberg BNA Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, January 2, 2015
- Using Target Date Funds to Provide Lifetime Income – 401(k) Advisor, December 2014
- When ERISA Applies to HSAs – PlanAdviser, November/December 2014
- A Road Less Travelled: Including Alternative Investments in a 401(k) Plan – 401(k) Advisor, November 2014
- The Politics of Retirement: Impending Changes to Private Retirement Plans – Investment & Wealth Monitor, November/December 2014
- Offering Longevity Annuities in 401(k) Plans – 401(k) Advisor, October 2014
- Fiduciary Considerations – The Post-Dudenhoeffer Era – PlanAdviser, September/October 2014
- Will ERISA Be Balkanized? – 401(k) Advisor, September 2014
- Fund Revenue Equalization, The Fiduciary Implications – PlanAdviser, July/August 2014
- ERISA Accounts and Fiduciary Duties – 401(k) Advisor, August 2014
- Fiduciary Status for Service Providers – 401(k) Advisor, July 2014
- Form 8822-B: What is it and who needs to file it? – BenefitsPro, July 17, 2014
- Longer Life Expectancies Raise Sponsor Liabilities – BenefitsPro, July 14, 2014
- Please Respond to This RFP – PlanAdviser, May/June 2014
- Expert Q&A on the Effects of Health Care Reform on Retirement Plans – The Practical Law Journal, June 2014
- How Tax for Retirement Plans Can Affect Risk and Compliance – Practical Compliance & Risk Management for the Securities Industry, May-June 2014
- ABB: Affirmed, Reversed, and Vacated – 401(k) Advisor, June 2014
- Compliance Refresher: Fee Disclosures and Comparative Charts – 401(k) Advisor, May 2014
- How Tax Reform for Retirement Plans Can Affect Risk and Compliance – Practical Compliance and Risk Management for the Securities Industry, May/June 2014
- Supreme Court to Hear Stock-Drop Case – 401(k) Advisor, April 2014
- The Tax Reform Act of 2014 – PlanAdviser March/April 2014
- Expert Q&A on the Effects of Health Care Reform on Retirement Plans – Practical Law, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, May 7, 2014
- Supreme Court Upholds Plan’s Contractual Deadline to File Lawsuits – 401(k) Advisor, March 2014
- ERISA Fee Disclosures: Best Practices for Fiduciaries – Journal of Pension Benefits, Winter 2013-2014
- Regulation of CIFs – The Advantages of Collective Investment Funds – PlanAdviser, January/February 2014
- IRS Creates Level Playing Field for Suspensions of 401(k) Safe Harbor Contributions – 401(k) Advisor, January 2014
- Back to a Classic – Revisiting Collective Investment Funds – PlanAdviser, November/December 2013
- ERISA Compliance Policies and Procedures: Where Are Yours? – 401(k) Advisor, December 2013
- IRS Comes Out with Same-Sex Guidance – 401(k) Advisor, October 2013
- Revenue-Sharing Tasks – Meeting DOL Fiduciary Requirements – PlanAdviser, September/October 2013
- ERISA Accounts Meet Plan Asset Rules in New DOL Guidance – 401(k) Advisor, September 2013
- DOL Offers Tips on TDFs – PlanAdviser, July/August 2013
- Lifetime Income Illustrations Come of Age – 401(k) Advisor, July 2013
- Buyer Beware: Choosing A 3(16) Fiduciary – Plan Consultant Magazine (an official publication of ASPPA), Summer 2013
- How to Be a Functional Fiduciary without Doing Anything – The Seventh Circuit Rejects DOL Theory – 401(k) Advisor, June 2013
- Tibble v. Edison Affirmed, But Plaintiffs May Not Be Celebrating – 401(k) Advisor, May 2013
- Fixing 403(b) Plans – PlanAdviser, March/April 2013
- In-Plan Roth Conversions Expanded Under Fiscal Cliff Tax Law – 401(k) Advisor, February 2013
- DOL Offers Tips on TDFs – 401(k) Advisor, April 2013
- Broader “Fiduciary” Definition: Legal Update – ByAllAccounts, February 28, 2013
- Fee Information Has Been Delivered – Now What? The aftermath of 408(b)(2) – PlanAdviser, January/February 2013
- Regulatory and Legal DC Issues for 2013 – PLANSPONSOR.com, March 6, 2013
- More on Moench – 401(k) Advisor, February 2013
- Class Action Litigation Settlements and ERISA: What Does PTE 2003-39 Really Require? – Bloomberg BNA Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, Feburary 1, 2013
- Standing and Statute of Limitations Issues in New Proprietary Funds Case – 401(k) Advisor, January 2013
- Giveth and Taketh, Part 2 – PlanAdviser, November/December 2012
- “Implications of 408(b)(2) Regulations for Plan Sponsors”, 401(k) Advisor, December 2012
- “The Fiduciary Duty to Recover Securities Class Action Settlement Awards Under ERISA”, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, December 7, 2012
- “Explaining the USI Settlement“, 401(k) Advisor, November 2012
- “Bidwell Confirms that QDIA Safe Harbor Applies to Re-Enrollments”, 401(k) Advisor, October 2012
- “Disclosure Obligations Could Be Broader Than DOL Regulations”, Plan Consultant Magazine (an official publication of ASPPA), Fall 2012
- “My Experience Starting a Business in the Retirement Plan Industry”, Women In Pension Network, Fall 2012
- “Giveth and Taketh”, PlanAdviser, September/October 2012
- “DOL Shifts Stance on Brokerage Windows but Questions Remain”, 401(k) Advisor, September 2012
- “Update on DOL Guidance Regarding Disclosure Rules”, 401(k) Advisor, August 2012
- “DOL Advisory Opinions Only a Speed Bump for Open MEPs?”, 401(k) Advisor, July 2012
- “Fee Disclosures Under ERISA Section 408(b)(2); A Business and Compliance Strategy for Advisors”, Eaton Vance, June 2012
- “ABB Blockbuster”, 401(k) Advisor, June 2012
- “Attention to Details: Government Debuts Lifetime Income Initiatives (Cont.)”, Planadviser, May – June 2012
- “The Significance of the Kraft Settlement”, 401(k) Advisor, May 2012
- “New Final Regulations Under ERISA Section 408(b)(2)”, 401(k) Advisor, April 2012
- “Encouraging Annuitization”, Planadviser, March – April 2012
- “Tax Guidance on Lifetime Income Options”, 401(k) Advisor, March 2012
- “The Fiduciary Duty to Investigate Plan Investments”, 401(k) Advisor, February 2012
- “Capitalizing on Fee Disclosure Rules”, DC Edge Magazine, Quarter 1, 2012
- “DOL Issues Final Regulations on ERISA 408(b)(2)”, Market Watch, February 6, 2012
- “Untangling the Wires”, Planadviser, January – February 2012
- “SEC Gives Participant-Level Disclosure a Pass,” (PDF) 401(k) Advisor, January 2012
- “The Savings Crisis of Working Americans: The Retirement Industry Call to Action,” (PDF) Legg Mason Retirement Advisory Council, January 2012
- “Class Certification Requirements in 401(k) Fee Litigation,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, December 2011
- “Reform School – Consequences of Tax Reform Proposals Relating to 401(k) Plan Contributions,” (PDF), Planadviser, November – December 2011
- “Future Investment Advice Regulations,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, November 2011
- “Pyrrhic Victory for Plaintiffs in Tibble v. Edison,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, October 2011
- “Asserting the Attorney-Client Privilege in ERISA Cases,” (PDF), Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, October 2011
- “Investing with Confidence,” (PDF), Planadviser, September – October 2011
- “Review of DOL Amicus Filings,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, August 2011
- “Case Suggests That RFPs May Be Necessary to Fulfill Fiduciary Duties,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, August 2011
- “Cause and Effect, The Influence of 401(k) Fee Litigation,” (PDF), Planadviser, July – August 2011
- “New Puerto Rico Tax Code Requires Big Changes to Retirement Plans for Puerto Rico Employees,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, June 2011
- “Public Pension Plans and the Retirement Gap: Understanding the Crisis and Possible Solutions,” (PDF), Pension & Benefits Daily, June 7, 2011
- “‘In Plan’ Roth Conversions and New Electronic Deposit Rules for Payment of Retirement Plan Withholding Taxes,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, May 2011
- “Education Nation,” (PDF), Planadviser, March – April 2011
- “How the Changing Definition of Fiduciary Might Change Your Practice,” (PDF), Planadviser, January – February 2011
- “Tools Help Fiduciaries Evaluate Plan Fees,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, February 2011
- “DOL Issues Final Regulations on Mandatory Fee-Disclosures,” (PDF), Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, February 2011
- “ERISA Litigation Trends from 2010,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, January 2011
- “Partial Plan Terminations of Qualified Plans,” (PDF), The ASPPA Journal, Winter 2011
- “Constitutional Challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” (PDF), New York University Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, 2010
- “Voluntary Correction Program for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Document Failures,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, December 2010
- “Re-Defining Moment. DoL Proposes Broadening the Definition of Fiduciary” (PDF), Planadviser, November – December 2010
- “Health Care Reform Overview,” (PDF), National Healthcare Reform Magazine, December 6, 2010
- “Exercising Fiduciary Authority and Control Over the Investment Menu in §403(b) Plans Subject to ERISA,” (PDF), Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, November 5, 2010
- “Court Ruling on Mutual Fund Fees to 401(k) Plans,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, November 2010
- “Selecting Benchmarking Services to Help Meet Fiduciary Requirements,” (PDF), Compensation & Benefits Review, October 2010
- “FBAR Rules for Employee Benefit Plans,” (PDF), Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, October 2010
- “IRS Determination Letter Program for Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, October 2010
- “ERISA Fiduciary Rules and Target-Date Funds,” (PDF), Planadviser, September – October 2010
- “Plan Sponsor’s Duty to Avoid Conflicts of Interest,” (PDF), Journal of Pension Benefits, Autumn 2010
- “Partial Termination Plan Liability,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, September 2010
- “Lifetime Income Options,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, August 2010
- “ERISA Fiduciary Rules and Target Date Funds,” (PDF), BNA Pension and Benefits Reporter, August 10, 2010
- “Taxation of Deferred Compensation: Overview of 409A and 457,” (PDF), Compensation & Benefits Review, July – August 2010
- “An Overview of Health Care Reform With Recommended Action Steps to Take,” (PDF), BNA Pension and Benefits Reporter, July 29, 2010
- “Avoiding Conflicts of Interest As Your Business Grows,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, July 2010
- “Tactical Asset Allocation Under ERISA,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, June 2010
- “Investment Advice Regulations Update,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, June 2010
- “Practice Makes Perfect,” , Planadviser, May – June 2010
- “DOL Proposes New Regulations for Investment Advice,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, April 2010
- “Protecting Yourself,” , Planadviser, March – April 2010
- “A Plan Sponsor’s Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA: With Great Responsibility Comes Great Potential Liability,” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, February 2010
- “Best Practices Evolving from 401(k) Fee Litigation” (PDF), 401(k) Advisor, February 2010
- “Broadening Your Business,” , Planadviser, January – February 2010
- “Is It Now Time for Managed Accounts?” (PDF) New York University Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, 2009
- “Partial Plan Terminations,” (PDF) Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, Vol. 15, No. 5, July 2009
- “Participant Level Advice: Current Legal and Regulatory Environment” (PDF), fi360 National Conference, May 2009
- “A Meditation on the Definition of Plan Assets,” (PDF) The ASPPA Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1, Winter 2009
- “ERISA Fiduciaries, 401(k) Fee Litigation, Rollover Matters and Other Litigation” (PDF), October 2008
- “ERISA Fiduciaries, 401(k) Fee Litigation, and Other Significant Cases” (PDF), October 2008
- “Proposed DOL Rules On 401(k) Fee Disclosures” (PDF), Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, June, 2008
- “Criminal Issues Regarding Title I Investment Breaches,” (PDF) Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, March, 2008
- “The Senate Tax Patent Bill, Even Worse that the House Provision,” (PDF) Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, February, 2008
- “Where Fiduciary & Preemption Issues are Headed in 2008,” (PDF) ERISA Litigation Update for CFDD, February 21, 2008
- “Final Regulations Under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code” (PDF), October 2008
- “Commentary on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 Issued Patents and Patent Applications,” Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, November, 2007
- 401k Fees – Litigation and Best Practices; Disclosure to Plan Participants” (PDF), Marcia Wagner, September 2007
- “Fiduciary Issues Associated with Default Investment Alternatives Under Participant Directed Individual Account Plans,” (PDF) NYU Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Review, August 2007
- “Will ERISA Preemption Derail Massachusetts Health Care Reform?” (PDF) NYU Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Review, August 2007
- “MA Health Care Reform Law,” Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, July 2007
- “Will ERISA Preemption Derail Massachusetts Health Care Reform?” (PDF) Compensation Planning Journal, June 2007
- “Preserve ERISA Plans with Proactive, Voluntary Changes,” Business Insurance, February 2007
- “Learn to Uncover Hidden 401(k) Fees,” Boston Women’s Business Journal, February 2007
- “Fiduciary Issues Associated with Default Investment Alternatives Under Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans,” Compensation Planning Journal, January 2007
- “Evaluation of Plan Advisors by Plan Sponsors” (PDF), 2007
- “Fiduciary Liability Insurance, Bonding, and Service Agreements for Sponsors” (PDF), 2007
- “Final Regulations under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code” (PDF), 2007
- “Is Medical Tourism the Right Option?” Boston Women’s Business Journal, November 2006
- “ERISA Plan Corrections: An Attractive Alternative to Hefty Penalties,” New England In-House, October 2006
- “Medical Tourism: What are Your Options?” Employee Benefits News, October 2006
- “Medical Tourism and Group Health Plans,” (PDF) Journal of Compensation and Benefits, September/October 2006
- “Employee Benefits Bankruptcy Issues That Law Firms Need to Know,” Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, May 2006
- “What Is the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994?” Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, July 2005
- “Fiduciary Issues Associated with Life Cycle Funds in Individual Account Plans,” Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, May 2005
- “An Update on USERRA as it Affects Plans,” 401(k) Advisor, March 2005
- “The Mutual Fund Scandals: What’s A Plan Sponsor To Do?” Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report, October 2004
- “Same Sex Spouses in Massachusetts: The Affect on Employee Benefits,” Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report, February 2004
- “Managed Accounts: Still the Best, Least Risky Solution Yet Developed,” Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, November 2003
- “Paying Expenses from Plan Assets,” 401(k) Advisor, October 2003
- “Managed Accounts: Are They the Answer?,” Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, August 2003
- “HIPAA Health Data Privacy Rules: Final Regs. Issued,” Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, February 2003
- “Understanding Split-Dollar Arrangement Rules,” Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, May 2002
- “Qualified State Tuition Programs: Differentiating Among the Two Types,” Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, August 2001
- “Department of Labor Establishes New Fiduciary Self-Correction Program,” Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, January 2001
- “Friend or Foe? The Pros and Cons of the New Department of Labor Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program,” University of Denver College of Law, Preventive Law Reporter, Summer 2000
- “Friend or Foe? The Pros and Cons of the New Department of Labor Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program,” BNA Tax Management Memorandum, June 2000
- “Participant Self Direction of Account Balances: Investment Advice or Investment Education,” Villanova Journal of Law and Investment Management, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Winter 1999
- “Correcting Plan Defects,” Massachusetts Bar Association Taxation Section Newsletter, October 1999
- “IRS Consolidates Employer Options for Correcting Pension Plan Defects,” Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report, June 1999
- “ERISA, Employee Benefits and Employment Update,” Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants On-Line, March 1999
- “Changes to IRS Correction Programs,” Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, December 1998
- “Law Firm Tax-Qualified Pension Plans: A Case Study,” Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report, December 1998
- “Eliminating Preretirement Distributions to Employees,” Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, December 1998
- “The Provision of Investment Advice Under PTE 97-60,” Trust & Investments, September/October 1998
- “The Provision of Investment Advice Under Prohibited Transaction Exemption 97-60,” American Bankers Association, September 1998
- “The Provision of Investment Advice Under Prohibited Transaction Exemption 97-60,” American Bar Association, Taxation Section Employee Benefits Committee meeting materials, January 1998
- “The Provision of Investment Advice Under Prohibited Transaction Exemption 97-60,” Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, January 1998
- “Tax-Qualified Retirement and Annuity Plans May Self-Correct Operational Violations,” MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, February 1997
- “Pension Simplification Highlights,” MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, November 1996
- “Alternatives to Plan Disqualification, Including Discussion of 403(b) Plans,” New York University Fifty-Third Institute on Federal Taxation (Matthew Bender), October 1995
- “The Department of Labor Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program,” MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, October 1995
- “Crime and Punishment – The Theory, Evolution and Future of Alternatives to Plan Disqualification,” Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal (Special ERISA 20th Anniversary Issue), December 1994
- “A General Introduction to Employee Benefit Plans,” The Best of MCLE Journal, February 1994
- “Qualified Plans With Disqualifying Defects: The Changing Face of Enforcement,” MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, September 1993; reprinted in Massachusetts Bar Association’s Best of the Sections 1993-1994
- “New Direct Transfer and Tax Withholding Rules for Benefit Plan Distributions,” MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, October 1992; reprinted in Massachusetts Bar Association’s Best of the Sections 1992-1993
Other
- Withdrawals and Loans from Defined Contribution Retirement Plans – Rethinking65.com, March 2, 2021 (PDF)
Journals & Periodicals Quoting Marcia Wagner
- Retirement Industry People Moves – PLANSPONSOR, September 20, 2024 (PDF)
- Marcia Wagner Joins Americans Benefits Council and the ACEBC – 401(k) Specialist, September 20, 2024 (PDF)
- Weighing the Pros and Cons of HSAs – SHRM, September 19, 2024 (PDF)
- Marcia Wagner Appointed to Leadership Roles at American Benefits Council & American College of Employee Benefits Counsel – The Wagner Law Group Press Release, September 16, 2024 (PDF)
- 3 Atty Takeaways On What’s Ahead As ERISA Turns 50 – Law360, August 30, 2024 (PDF)
- The Successful Yet Much-Litigated ERISA Turns 50 – SHRM, August 28, 2024 (PDF)
- 12 Attorneys from The Wagner Law Group to be Recognized in 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© – EIN Presswire, August 15, 2024 (PDF)
- ERISA Attorneys Outline Next Steps, Actions Item After DOL Fiduciary Rule Stays – 40(k) Specialist, August 2, 2024 (PDF)
- Major 401(k) Litigators Are ‘Back in Action,’ With More Entering the Fray –planadviser, August 1, 2024 (PDF)
- Why Chevron Reversal May Make Retirement’s ‘Most Cautious’ Players More Risk-Averse – planadviser, July 15, 2024 (PDF)
- Employer Forfeited Funds Complaint Against HP Inc. 401(k) Plan Is Dismissed – PLANSPONSOR, July 10, 2024 (PDF)
- Employers Can Trust Address Provided by Employees – PLANSPONSOR, June 25, 2024 (PDF)
- DOL Fiduciary Rule Could Mean More Analysis, Documentation, Say Industry Watchers – Financial Advisor IQ, June 5, 2024 (PDF)
- Human Expertise Meets Machine Intelligence: The Winning Formula for Modern Financial Planning – The Street, May 8, 2024 (PDF)
- 401(k) Rule Suit Echoes Past Legal Attack on Obama-Era Version – Bloomberg Law, May 7, 2024 (PDF)
- Prime Healthcare Lacked Oversight Of 401(k) Plan, Judge Told – Law360, April 10, 2024 (PDF)
- 401(k) Inventor Offers New Way to Earn ‘Bread’ – Newsmax, March 12, 2024 (PDF)
- 2024 Women Who Lead – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 6, 2024 (PDF)
- 5 January Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch – Law360, January 3, 2024 (PDF)
- Plan Sponsors Should Be Intentional When Adding Managed Accounts – PLANSPONSOR, January 2, 2024 (PDF)
- Complaints Allege Improper Use of 401(k) Plan Forfeitures – PLANSPONSOR, October 9, 2023 (PDF)
- New England 401(k) Fee Suits Forge Employers’ Longshot Bid – Bloomberg Law, June 6, 2023 (PDF)
- Pension Risk Transfers Continue to Skyrocket in Q1 – PLANSPONSOR, May 25, 2023 (PDF)
- Full-Time to Part-Time: Educate Employees About Ramifications for Benefits and Compensation – SHRM, April 12, 2023 (PDF)
- Nestimate Debuts Software Solution for In-Plan Guaranteed Income Products – 401(k) Specialist, April 3, 2023 (PDF)
- How Plan Sponsors Can Offer Backdoor Roth Conversions – PLANSPONSOR, April 3, 2023 (PDF)
- ERISA Attorney Marcia Wagner Comments On The President’s Veto Of Bipartisan ESG Joint Resolution – Marcia Wagner, Forbes, March 24, 2023 (PDF)
- Catch-Up Contribution? Good Luck With That. Congressional Snafu Leaves Older Retirement Savers in Limbo – Marcia Wagner, MarketWatch, January 31, 2023 (PDF)
- Rule Proposes Removing Moral Exemption to Contraception Mandate – Marcia Wagner, SHRM, January 30, 2023 (PDF)
- Glitch-Fixing: How 2024 Catch-Up Contributions Could Be Restored in SECURE 2.0 – Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Specialist, January 30, 2020 (PDF)
- Potential Fallout from the SEC’s Late Trading Rule Revival – NAPA, January 10, 2023 (PDF)
- FTC’s Noncompete Ban Would Hit Retirement, RIA Consolidation – PLANADVISER, January 9, 2023 (PDF)
- 401(k) Industry’s Most Influential – The 401kwire, December 2022
- DOL’s New ESG Rule ‘Unremarkable’ – Marcia Wagner, Forbes, November 23, 2022 (PDF)
- House Republicans Vow To Immediately Repeal Funding For 87,000 IRS Agents – Financial Advisor Magazine, November 18, 2022 (PDF)
- Does It Ever Make Sense To Borrow From Your 401(k)? – Forbes, November 7, 2022 (PDF)
- Don’t Let ROBS Steal Your Retirement – Forbes, November 3, 2022 (PDF)
- How to Use Your 401(k) Funds to Start a Business – Forbes, November 1, 2022 (PDF)
- Delaware Law Expands Access to Retirement Plans – SHRM, October 28, 2022 (PDF)
- Should The SEC Ban ESG Funds? – Forbes, October 12, 2022 (PDF)
- How to Avoid Mistakes in Estate Planning – fiftyplus advocate, August 28, 2022 (PDF)
- Fiduciary Risk Management and Liability-Driven 401(k) Plan Design – InvestSense, August 28, 2022 (PDF)
- Should You Use The Roth Retirement Savings Option? – Forbes, August 27, 2022 (PDF)
- Marcia S. Wagner Appointed to The New England Legal Foundation Massachusetts Advisory Council – Today in Law, August 25, 2022
- Nine Attorneys from Wagner Law Group to be Recognized in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© – EIN Newswire, August 18, 2022
- McDonald’s Settles Lawsuit Over Deficient COBRA Notices – SHRM, August, 17. 2022 (PDF)
- Marilyn Mosby’s Expert Witness in Criminal Trial Previously Described Her Actions as ‘Quite Dumb’– The Baltimore Sun, Jluy 18, 2022 (PDF)
- Asset Managers Affirm They’ll Pay for Travel – Pensions & Investments, July 4, 2022 (PDF)
- NYU’s Victory in ERISA Battle Hinged on Expert Witnesses – Law360, June 16, 2022 (PDF)
- Elizabeth Warren Taken to Task by Experts for ‘Misplaced,’ ‘Misinformed’ and Ultimately Toothless Letter to Fidelity’s Abby Johnson, Criticizing Firm’s New Bitcoin-Inclusive 401(k) Menus – RIABiz, May 6, 2022 (PDF)
- The Fight to Protect Consumers Against Bad Investment Advice is Advancing, But Slowly – CNBC, April 16, 2022 (PDF)
- People on the Move: International Women’s Month – Boston Business Journal, March 8, 2022 (PDF)
- COVID-19 Long-Haulers May Have Tough Time Getting Long-Term Disability Benefits – SHRM, February 11, 2022 (PDF)
- Supreme Court Ruling Could Curtail High-Cost Retirement Plan Options – Barrons,February 4, 2022 (PDF)
- Hughes v. Northwestern Bottom Line: Harder to Dismiss Cases – 401(k) Specialist, February 1, 2022 (PDF)
- Supreme Court Ruling Puts 401(k) Fiduciaries on Guard – SHRM, January 28, 2022 (PDF)
- Massachusetts Investigating Sales of Target Date Funds to Retail Investors After Word of Surprise Tax Bills – Financial Planning, January 26, 2022 (PDF)
- After Supreme Court Ruling, Are TDFs A Ticking Time Bomb Of Fiduciary Liability? – FiduciaryNews, January 25, 2022 (PDF)
- Who’s watching the money? – Chicago Business Journal, January 4, 2022 (PDF)
- Hoping to use your IRA to start your own business? Think again, says new bill – MarketWatch, September 25, 2021 (PDF)
- Target Date Funds: A ‘Time Bomb’ in a Retirement Tool for the Masses? – ThinkAdvisor, June 8, 2021 (PDF)
- The CAA: A Fiduciary Guiding Light for 401k and Benefits Advisors – 401(k) Specialist, May 28, 2021 (PDF)
- MetLife Says Labor Department Is Overstepping Authority in Probe – LifeAnnuity Specialist, May 10, 2021 (PDF)
- Wagner Law Founder Talks Philosophy And Forging Own Path – Law360, May 7, 2021 (PDF)
- The Rules for Flexible Spending Accounts Are More Generous (For Now) – CNBC, March 12, 2021 (PDF)
- The IRS Is Coming For Federal Tax On DFS Entries, Just Like Sports Betting – SportsHandle, October 28, 2020 (PDF)
- PSNC 2020: Retirement Plan Cybersecurity – PLANSPONSOR, September 28, 2020 (PDF)
- Benefits Industry Newsmakers – BenefitsPro, September 7, 2020 (PDF)
- DOL Scrutinizing RIAs’ Use of ESG Investments in Retirement Plans – ThinkAdvisor, August 13, 2020 (PDF)
- DOL’s ESG Proposal Blasted in Public Comments – ThinkAdvisor, August 7, 2020
- Plan Sponsor Due Diligence in a Demanding Time for Recordkeepers – PLANSPONSOR, April 30, 2020 (PDF)
- What to Do With a 401(k) When Leaving a Job – Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2020 (PDF)
- Employers May Drop 401(K) Matches as Companies Look to Cut Expenses – Newsmax, April 5, 2020
- Employers Could Drop 401(k) Matches As Companies Look To Save Money – Black Enterprise, April 3, 2020
- Regulators Crack Down on Teacher Pension Plans Rife with Conflicts – InvestmentNews, January 16, 2020 (PDF)
- DOL Advances Its Proxy Voting Rule for Retirement Plans – ThinkAdvisor, December 3, 2019
- What is a 401k Investment Policy Statement (IPS)? – Fiduciary News, November 26, 2019
- What is a 401k Investment Policy Statement (IPS)? – Marcia Wagner, Fiduciary News, November 26, 2019
- Are 401(k) plans in danger of not being green enough? – InvestmentNews, November 15, 2019 (PDF)
- Full Court ‘Press’? – National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA), October 28, 2019
- Plan Members Can Sue for Benefits Before Exhausting Appeals, Judge Says – Life Annuity Specialist, October 25, 2019 (PDF)
- Ken Fisher Fallout: Which Pension Plans Have Pulled Out and Which Have Stayed – CNBC, October 18, 2019
- SEC Probing Compensation, Sales Practices in 403(b) Plans for School Districts – Investment News, October 8, 2019
- Faith in a ‘Hidden Paycheck’ That Could Vanish for Good – The New York Times, September 12, 2019
- Cross-Selling Gaining Prominence in Retirement-Plan Lawsuits – Investment News, August 12, 2019 (PDF Version)
- Marcia Wagner is Not Tom Clark, Judge Rules – National Association of Plan Adviosrs (NAPA), July 26, 2019
- Northrop Grumman Expert May Testify in 401(k) Fee Class Action – Bloomberg, July 25, 2019
- Relief For Multiple Employer Plans May Not Spur Their Growth – Law360, July 25, 2019 (PDF Version)
- Northrop Grumman Workers Can’t DQ Expert In ERISA Suit – Law360. July 25, 2019 (PDF Version)
- Fidelity at Center of New Strategy for ERISA Breach Lawsuits – Pensions & Investments, July 22, 2019
- How to Manage Your Roth 401(k) at Work – TheStreet, July 16, 2019
- Acosta’s Resignation Over Jeffrey Epstein Threatens Timing of New DOL Fiduciary Rule – Financial Advisor IQ, July 15, 2019
- The Long, Uncertain Road to Implement Reg BI – ThinkAdvisor, July 9, 2019
- Waving the Flag of ‘Ccapital Formation,’ SEC Promises to Let the Genie Out of the Bottle, Allowing Private Funds in 401(k) Plans; DOL Silent – RIABIz, July 3, 2019
- Supreme Court to Weigh In on ‘Actual Knowledge’ in ERISA Cases – PLANADVISER, June 13, 2019
- Concerned About Reg BI? Here’s Marcia Wagner’s Breakdown for Broker-Dealers – 401(k) Specialist, June 7, 2019
- Did Northrup Grumman Squander ERISA Pension Money? – Lawyers and Settlements, June 5, 2109
- Supreme Court to Hear 401(k) Stock-Drop Case – Investment News, June 3, 2019 (PDF)
- Supreme Court Denies Chevron Stable Value ERISA Litigation Review – PLANSPONSOR, May 29, 2019 (PDF)
- Supreme Court Sees Four Appeals of ERISA Cases – PLANSPONSOR, May 24. 2019
- Schlichter Seeks to Disqualify Wagner as Expert Witness – Marcia Wagner, Tom Clark, National Association of Plan Advisors, May 21, 2019
- Northrop Grumman Fights To Keep Expert In ERISA Fee Suit – Law360, May 21, 2019
- Northrop Grumman Defends Expert in 401(k) Fee Class Action – Bloomberg Law, May 21, 2019
- More Turning to Supreme Court for ERISA Relief – Pensions & Investments, April 28, 2019
- Fidelity Sales Tactics Called Out in Settlement of Retirement Plan Lawsuit – Investment News, April 23, 2019
- Ask Bob: Changes to Employer’s 401(k) Match – Retirement Daily, March 29, 2019
- Fidelity’s 2016 ‘Hidden’ Fee Fix for ‘Broken’ 401(k) Business Model May Spark Fresh State and Federal 401(k) Crackdown on Heels of Investor Civil Suit – RIABiz, March 18, 2019
- Maryland Introduces Fiduciary Rule as Part of Broader Consumer Bill – ThinkAdvisor, February 8, 2019
- DB Suits Claim Companies Use Faulty Data to Figure Benefits – Pensions & Investments, February 4, 2019
- More States Advance Their Own Fiduciary Rule – ThinkAdvisor, January 23, 2019
- Aon Hewitt Says SEC Looking at Marketing Materials – Pension & Investments, December 10, 2018
- Experts Optimistic Over Auto-Portability Proposal – Pension & Investments, December 10, 2018
- DOL Proposes Rule to Reduce Leakage in 401(k) Plans – Investment News, November 8, 2018
- New Jersey Solicits Comments on Its Preliminary Fiduciary Rule – ThinkAdvisor, October 27, 2018
- “IRS Saves Trees, Goes Paperless for 401k Filing Correction Program” – 401(k) Specialist, October 3, 2018
- “New Jersey Plans Fiduciary Rule for Broker-Dealers” – Marcia Wagner, ThinkAdviser, September 27, 2018
- “What Rise and Fall of the Fiduciary Rule Means for US Advisers” – Marcia Wagner, Financial Times, September 27, 2018
- “Wagner Law Group Launches Adviser Search Support Service” – Plan Sponsor, September 10, 2018
- “KPAs, an ERISA Legal Eagle is Searching for You” – The 401(k) Wire, September 5, 2018
- “New Service Will Aid in 401k Fiduciary Advisor Search” – 401(k) Specialist, September 5, 2018
- “Trump exec order on 401(k)s cuts restriction for MEPs but Vestwell execs counsel caution” – RIA Biz, August 31, 2018
- “DOL fiduciary rule death leaves 401(k) advisers in legal ‘grey area’ with rollovers” – Investment News, August 9, 2018
- “NYU Defeats Employees in Retirement Plan Lawsuit” – NYUNews, August 3, 2018
- “NYU Defeats Employees in Retirement Plan Lawsuit” – Washington Square News (NYU), August 3, 2018
- “Another University Prevails in 401k Fiduciary Lawsuit” – 401(k) Specialist, August 1, 2018
- “Top 10 Retirement Plan Administrator Mistakes” – 401(k) Fridays Podcast, July 7, 2018
- “The DOL Rule Is Dead: What’s That Mean For Annuities?” – Financial Advisor, July 5, 2018
- “California created a savings program for workers without retirement benefits. A group is suing to kill it” – LA Times, May 31, 2018
- “Northwestern University beats Jerry Schlichter 403(b) lawsuit” – Investment News, May 29, 2018 – View this article in .PDF format
- “Supreme Court Decision Likely to Prevent Brokers from Filing Class-Action Lawsuits”; investmentnews.com, May 22, 2018
- “SEC Finds ‘Lots of Problems’ With Rollover Advice”, thomson.com/financial, May 14, 2018
- “6 Big Questions About the SEC Advice Rule”, investmentnews.com, May 6, 2018
- “Next Hot ETF Theme & How Fee Wars Can End”, etf.com, May 3, 2018
- “SEC’s Clayton: One Rule to Rule Them All”, barrons.com, May 3, 2018
- “Legal Experts See Long Road Ahead for SEC Proposals”, asppa-net.org, April 29, 2018
- “Legal Experts See Long Road Ahead for SEC Proposals”, napa-net.org, April 24, 2018
- “Here’s What Labor Dept. Might Do Next With the Fiduciary Rule”, Bloomberg BNA, March 27, 2018
- Marcia Wagner: How To Avoid 401k ‘Share-Class Chaos’ – 401(k) Specialist, March 22, 2018
- Caught in the Crosshairs of TCJA and Conflict of Interest: Meals and Entertainment – NAPA Net, March 21, 2018
- Court ruling means retirement savers could lose an Obama-era protection – CNBC, March 16, 2018
- What’s the right number of funds in a 401(k) plan? – Investment News, February 16, 2018
- The rule that protects your retirement savings may be on the ropes – CNBC, January 29, 2018
- Settlement Agreement May Conclude Allianz Self-Dealing Challenge – Plan Sponsor, December 29, 2017
- Tax Reform Leaves 401(k) Battles Unfinished, 401(k) Wire, December 20, 2017
- You Protected the 401(k) Piggy Bank From the Robbers!, 401(k) Wire, December 20, 2017
- Tax Reform Still Mostly Leaves 401(k)s Alone, 401(k) Wire, December 4, 2017
- Despite Delays, DOL Rule Becoming Law Of The Land, Expert Argues, Financial Advisor Magazine, December 1, 2017
- DOL fiduciary rule’s debut is officially postponed by 18 months, Prospect News – Structured Products Daily, November 29, 2017
- Pro-DOL Rule Forces Sharpen Knives Now That DOL Rules 18-month Delay is Carved in Stone, RIA Biz, November 28, 2017
- Excessive-fee litigation in retirement plan market moving downstream – Investment News, November 22, 2017
- Tax Revamp Helps Fund Managers But Leaves Their Investors to Pay – Bloomberg, November 20, 2017
- Experts To Tackle Reg Ridiculousness In 401k Space: New England Wealth & Retirement Conference – 401(k) Specialist, November 8, 2017
- Marcia Wagner’s 10-Minute Take On Trump Tax Plan – 401(k) Specialist, November 7, 2017
- ERISA Lawyer’s Gamble in Starting Firm Paid Off – Bloomberg BNA, October 30, 2017
– View this article in .PDF format - 401(k) lawsuit attacks excessive advisory fees paid to UBS – Investment News, September 26, 2017
- Jerry Schlichter’s fee lawsuits have left an indelible mark on the 401(k) industry – Investment News, September 23, 2017
– View this article in .PDF format - SEC Is ‘Where Fiduciary Ideas Go to Die’ – Financial Advisor IQ (Financial Times), September 12, 2017
- Trump administration targets class-action right in DOL fiduciary rule, but other legal avenues could remain for investors – Investment News, August 31, 2017
– View this article in .PDF format - DOL to postpone fiduciary rule until July 2019; lawyer expects ‘major surgery’ with time – The Prospect News, Structured Products Daily, August 11, 2017
- B-Ds Mum On DOL Rule Delay – Financial Advisor, August 10, 2017
- DOL Fiduciary Rule Comments Unearth Deep Unease – Financial Advisor IQ (Financial Times), August 7, 2017
– View this article in .PDF format - DOL fiduciary rule causing DC-plan record keepers to change business with insurance agents – Investment News, July 24, 2017
- Why high 401(k) fees are likely to stick around – CNBC, July 17, 2017
- DOL Rule Assault Comes From All Quarters – Financial Advisor IQ (Financial Times), July 14, 2017
- PBGC’s Early Warning Program – Marcia Wagner, founder of The Wagner Law Group, discusses how the Early Warning Program works and what will trigger it – PLANSPONSOR, June 28, 2017
- SEC, DOL Team Up on Fiduciary Rule As States Ponder Their Own – Financial Advisor IQ (Financial Times), June 28, 2017
- Are More State Fiduciary Laws on the Way? – Barron’s, June 27, 2017
- Other States Considering Their Own ‘Fiduciary Rules’ After Nevada’s Becomes Law – WealthManagement.com, June 26, 2017
- Is The Department Of Labor Fiduciary Rule Staying? (Video) – Legal Broadcast Network, June 24, 2017
- Redhawk Brings ERISA Fiduciary Services to IRA Space – Plan Adviser, June 21, 2017
- 3 Reasons DOL Fiduciary Rule Will Stay Intact: ERISA Attorney Wagner – Think Advisor, June 21, 2017
- Redhawk Introduces FiduciaryShield™ for Advisors to Acquire More Clients – PR Web, June 21, 2017
- This new rule will upend your 401(k), IRA and your relationship with your advisor – CNBC, June 9, 2017
- This New Rule Makes It Harder for Your Broker to Take Advantage of You. Here’s What You Should Know – TIME, June 7, 2017
- This Map Shows the Real Cost of Conflicted Financial Advice – TIME, May 31, 2017
- Wells Fargo, in ‘atypical’ outcome, wins 401(k) lawsuit – Investment News, May 30, 2017
- In Music City, Fiduciary Takes Center Stage – 401(k) Specialist, May 22, 2017
- The GOP is trying to kill California’s new private-sector retirement plan. State officials vow to push ahead – Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2017
- Morgan Stanley Dumped Vanguard Due to DOL Rule? – Financial Advisor IQ, May 10, 2017
– view this article in pdf format here - Morgan Stanley’s decision to cut Vanguard funds likely due to DOL fiduciary rule – Investment News, May 8, 2017
- Bill aimed at repealing DOL fiduciary rule passes house panel, leaving lawyers skeptical – The Prospect News, May 8, 2017
- Despite fiduciary rule’s delay, DOL’s measure has spurred changes – BenefitsPro, May 1, 2017
- Despite Fiduciary Rule’s Delay, DOL’s Measure Has Spurred Changes – The National Law Journal, May 1, 2017
– view this article in pdf format here - Investors Can Go After ‘Fiduciary’ Advisers Even if DOL Doesn’t – Bloomberg BNA, April 13, 2017
- DOL extends applicability of fiduciary rule to June 9 bringing relief to firms, sellsiders – The Prospect News, April 7, 2017
- At Trump’s direction, investor protection rule is delayed – CNBC, April 6, 2017
- Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley: A tale of two fiduciary 401(k) business models – Investment News, March 24, 2017
- Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley: A tale of two fiduciary 401(k) business models – Pensions & Investments, March 24, 2017
- Legal Q&A: What to consider when fiduciary rule hits San Antonio – Business Journal, March 20, 2017
- Despite uncertainty, Department of Labor fiduciary rule upends 401(k) biz – Investment News, March 19, 2017
- Wagner Law Group on the Hill – 401(k) Wire, March 14, 2017
- IRS Can’t Do It Anymore, So Law Firms Will – Bloomberg BNA, March 10, 2017
- How To Put The Brakes On 401k Ambulance Chasers – 401(k) Specialist, March 2, 2017
- IRS guidance on 401(k) hardship withdrawals clarifies uncertain terrain – Investment News, March 1, 2017
- Empower telling 401(k) clients it won’t be a fiduciary when DOL rule kicks in – Investment News, February 28, 2017
- Don’t Get Burned: Marcia Wagner’s Top 401k Regulatory Risks – 401(k) Specialist, February 26, 2017
- Dodd-Frank Repeal Battle Parallels Fiduciary Fight – Plan Adviser, February 22, 2017
- DOL rule-killers now on defense as legal failures add up, reinforcements don’t make it to Washington and the clock ticks down – RIA Biz, February 15, 2017
- Donald Trump’s Complicated Relationship With Wall Street, in One Photo – YAHOO! Finance, February 10, 2017
- Congressmen push to block state-run retirement accounts – CNBC, February 9, 2017
- Wall Street’s efforts to stay the DOL rule in court get stayed after forum-shopped Texas judge refuses to play along – RIA Biz, February 9, 2017
- Dallas judge upholds DOL fiduciary rule – Investment News, February 8, 2017
- Minus DOL Rule, Fiduciary Momentum Still Hard to Stop – Financial Advisor IQ (A Financial Times service), February 8, 2017
- Fiduciary Rule Double-Take Leaves Retirement Industry Perplexed – Plan Adviser, February 6, 2017
- Trump Team Bungles Fiduciary Duty Rule Edict – Market Muse, February 6, 2017
- ActiveAllocator Receives Legal Opinion Confirming Fiduciary Standard Compliance – YAHOO! Finance, February 6, 2017
- Trump’s Directives Could Undo Fiduciary Rule and Dodd Frank Regulations – SHRM, February 6, 2017
- What’s next for you and the investor protection rule – CNBC, February 6, 2017
- Trump pulls back on delay for investor protection rule, raising new questions about regulation – CNBC, February 6, 2017
- DOL Rule, Not Actually Delayed, Could Survive in Some Form – IGNITES, February 6, 2017
- Trump’s lightning-quick backtrack on executive order relating to DOL rule sows chaos in financial advice industry – RIA Biz, February 3, 2017
- Trump Issues Fiduciary Rule ‘Executive Memorandum,’ Sparking Confusion – 401(k) Specialist, February 3, 2017
- Trump delaying rule giving savers greater protections – CNBC, February 3, 2017
- Benefits industry snapshot, end of January 2017 – BenefitsPro, January 30, 2017
- Colorado’s ‘Strong Arm’ Muscling Into 401(k)-Fee Litigation – IGNITES, January 25, 2017
- Wall Street women pile into buses and cars, head south on I-95 to protest Trump – RIA Biz, January 20, 2017
- Who’s afraid of Virginia Foxx and friends? Maybe pro-DOL forces should be but no panic yet – Peeling off Democrats – RIA Biz, January 12, 2017
- People are worried that Trump will roll back a rule meant to protect Americans’ retirement money from Wall Street – Business Insider, January 6, 2017
- J.C. Penney agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle 401(k) suit – Investment News, January 6, 2017
- Morningstar Announces Agenda for Annual Institutional Conference, March 9-10 in San Antonio – PR Newswire, January 5, 2017
- Obama administration shows more support for annuities in 401(k) plans – Investment News, January 3, 2017
- Wagner Law Group to Open Washington Office – Think Advisor, December 21, 2016
- Mum on DOL rule, Labor chief appointee Andy Puzder’s ‘check-the-box’ 401(k) plan at CKE Restaurants speaks volumes – RIA Biz, December 13, 2016
- How the fiduciary rule could change your relationship with your adviser – MarketWatch, December 10, 2016
- Wealth Adviser Daily Briefing Practice Management Tip, Fiduciary Chat (With Continuing-Ed Credit for CFPs) – Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2016
- Commonwealth Financial will reverse course on commissions if DOL gets reversed – RIA Biz, November 18, 2016
- DOL Fiduciary Rule Prompts Chase to Stop Charging IRA Commissions – Ground Report, November 18, 2016
- Under Trump, Retirement Benefits to Be Tweaked, Not Transformed – SHRM, November 15, 2016
- The DOL rule is DOA — and that’s just the beginning, says RIA champion Brian Hamburger, law school chum of Reince Priebus – RIA Biz, November 11, 2016
- A President Trump likely won’t mess with the fiduciary rule – MarketWatch, November 9, 2016
- Fiduciary rule for advisors up in the air after Trump’s victory – CNBC, November 9, 2016
- Biz groups gear up for court fight over financial adviser rule – The Hill, November 8, 2016
- Administration wins first battle over financial adviser rule – The Hill, November 7. 2016
- Axing Commissions ‘No Panacea’ DOL FAQs Show – IGNITES/Financial Times, October 28, 2016
- What Happens When There’s a Mistake in Your 401(k) – The Wall Street Journal, October 23, 2016
- DOL fiduciary rule won’t help some 403(b) retirement plans – Investment News, October 21, 2016
– Click here for pdf version - Think Your Retirement Plan Is Bad? Talk to a Teacher – The New York Times, October 21, 2016
- How the new ‘fiduciary’ rule will actually affect you – CNBC, October 13, 2016
- Game Over for Broker Commissions – The Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2016
- Merrill’s move to end commission IRAs a ‘tectonic shift’ for brokerage industry – Investment News, October 7, 2016
- Report: DOL Rule Could Freeze IRA Rollovers – InsuranceNewsNet, October 3, 2016
- DOL and Discretion – Case Restated – Nancy Lininger’s CompliancE-News, September 29, 2016
- What the New Fiduciary Rule Means for Plan Committees – NAPA Net, September 6, 2016
- In new wrinkle, ERISA complaint of Edward Jones employees centers on failure to offer yield-chasing money market alternative – RIA Biz, September 6, 2016
- Chevron 401(k) suit dismissal seen as ‘big loss’ for plaintiffs’ bar – Investment News, September 2, 2016
- Expert Opinions on the DOL Fiduciary Regulation – Part 4 – NAPA Net, September 2, 2016
- Expert Opinions on the DOL Fiduciary Regulation – Part 3 – NAPA Net, September 1, 2016
- Expert Opinions on the DOL Fiduciary Regulation – Part 2 – NAPA Net, August 31, 2016
- Expert Opinions on the DOL Fiduciary Regulation – Part 1 – NAPA Net, August 30, 2016
- Where Are They Now? The DOL Fiduciary Rule’s Stakeholders – Business 2 Community, August 30, 2016
- Feds ease rules on state-run retirement accounts – CNBC, August 26, 2016
- What Advisors May Not Know About the DOL Fiduciary Rule – ThinkAdvisor, August 26, 2016
- Edward Jones faces proposed class action lawsuit over excessive 401(k) fees – Investment News, August 22, 2016
- Why This Brokerage Won’t Let Investors Buy Funds and ETFs in Their IRAs – Time Magazine, August 22, 2016
- PPA: A real boon for defined contribution – Pensions & Investments, August 8, 2016
- 4 versions of the Best Interest Contract Exemption – BenefitsPro, August 1, 2016
- DOL fiduciary rule’s ‘grandfathering’ exemption may be lost by changing firms – Investment News, July 26, 2016
- Big Firms May Miss DOL’s 2017 Fiduciary Rule Deadline – Financial Advisor IQ, July 25, 2016
- PIEtech℠, Inc. Releases Best Interest Scout™ – the First Tool Available to Help Firms Meet the DOL/Best Interest Standard Requirements – PR Rocket, July 21, 2016
- Money managers with in-house 401(k) plan options at risk of employee lawsuits: lawyers – Investment News, July 20, 2016
- DOL Tweaks Fiduciary Rule; Plan Sponsors Struggle to Comply – BNA Pension and Benefits Blog, July 15, 2016
- Call It A Trend: Lawyers Go After 401(k) Fees – Pension360, July 11, 2016
- Lawyers Target 401(k) Fees – Yahoo! Finance, July 11, 2016
- Your 401(k) Fees are Attracting More Attention — From Lawyers – St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 9, 2016
- More attorneys eying high costs and bad investments in 401(k) plans – Investment News, July 8, 2016
- 401(k) Fees are Attracting More Attention — From Lawyers – Employee Benefit Adviser, July 8, 2016
- Your 401(k) Fees are Attracting More Attention — From Lawyers – Bloomberg Financial, July 8, 2016
- Dismissal of small 401(k) plan excessive-fee lawsuit ‘highly atypical’ – Investment News, July 1, 2016
- PIEtech℠, Inc, Creators of MoneyGuidePro®, Share DOL Opinion Letter from Expert Law Firm to Help Advisors – PR Web, June 29, 2016
- DOL fiduciary rule will nudge 401(k) advisers to zero-revenue-share fund lineups – Investment News, June 28, 2016
- Fidelity 401(k) lawsuit could up ante for plan advisers – Investment News, June 6, 2016
- Lawsuit against DOL fiduciary rule seen as ‘weak’ by some observers – Investment News, June 2, 2016
- Marcia Wagner Explains the DOL Rule – Retirement Income Journal, May 26, 2016
- 401(k) Plan Sponsors Are Focused on Fees – SHRM, May 25, 2016
- Fiduciary Rule’s Grandfather Provision: Friend or Foe? – Financial Advisor, May 24, 2016
- Retirement won’t be comfortable for many retirees – Marketplace, May 23, 2016
- Excessive-fee suit targeting $9 million 401(k) plan could be ‘harbinger’ for industry – Investment News, May 23, 2016
- Don’t let the DOL fiduciary rule’s grandfathering provision trip you up – Investment News, May 20, 2016
- Planning Ahead – Financial Advisor, May 2016
- How the DOL brought the IRS wolf to the RIA door with its ‘rule’ — think IRAs – RIABiz, May 13, 2016
- Ethical Considerations; Understanding the limitations with which advisers operate – PlanSponsor, May 2016
- Understanding The Fiduciary Rule’s Best Interest Contract Exemption – Financial Advisor, May 6, 2016
- Lousy 401(k) plans may spark more lawsuits – CNBC, May 1, 2016
- Cooley: Fiduciary Rule Better Protects Investor Interests – Morningstar, April 26, 2016
- Final DOL Fiduciary Rule is More Workable but Still Burdensome, Lawyers Say – Structured Products Daily (The Prospect News), April 11, 2016
- Department of Labor Retirement ‘Fiduciary’ Rule – Waltonian, April 10, 2016
- KPAs and the Fiduciary Reg: Three Warnings and Three Wins – The 401k Wire, April 8, 2016
- The Final Fiduciary Rule: What do Plan Sponsors Need to Know – Bloomberg BNA Pension and Benefits Blog, Apr 8, 2016
- Don’t be an April 401(k) Fool – The 401k Wire, April 8, 2016
- How 401(k) Plan Advisers Win Under the Final DOL Fiduciary Rule – Investment News, April 7, 2016
- DOL Rule Gets (Initially) Warm Reception – IGNITES (Financial Times), April 7, 2016
- RIAs: The DOL Is Coming for You, Too – WealthManagement.com, March 29, 2016
- Deutsche Bank May Lose Key Power to Run Pension Assets – Barron’s, March 5, 2016
- How to Pay School Loans and Save for Retirement at the Same Time – Bloomberg Business, March 2, 2016
- Words of Advice: The various roles of an adviser – PlanSponsor, February 2016
- Saving for retirement? What to watch out for in 2016 – Yahoo! Finance (Canada), January 19, 2016
- Saving for retirement? What to watch out for in 2016 – Market Watch, January 18, 2016
- Washington Update: New DOL and Governmental Initiatives – Financial Advisor IQ (Financial Times), January 12, 2016
- Lawsuit Alleges Anthem 401(k) Plan Exposed Participants to Higher Fees – The Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2016
- New 401(k) suit targets Vanguard fund fees – Investment News, January 5, 2016
- Does the Intel Retirement Plans Case Have Merit? – PLANSPONSOR, November 06, 2015
- Boeing settles 401(k) suit for near-record $57 million – Investment News, November 5, 2015
- A New Lawsuit Over Fund Fees – Will this one work? – Morningstar, October 20, 2015
- PANC 2015: Participant Advice – PlanAdviser, October 02, 2015
- ‘Rock star’ Marcia Wagner sounds four-alarm fire drill on DOL’s onrushing fiduciary rule – RIA Biz Magazine, October 2, 2015
- Boeing settlement underscores advisers’ 401(k) responsibility – Investment News, Aug 27, 2015
- Is your advisor a fiduciary? Chances are, you have no idea – CNBC, June 17, 2015
- U.S. Solicitor general’s recommendation doesn’t spell end to RJR suit – Pensions & Investments (registration required), June 9, 2015
- Are Automatic 401(k)-Plan Features Violating Patents? – The Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2015
- PSNC 2015: The Regulatory Environment – PlanSponsor, June 2, 2015
- Reported Wells Fargo-Financial Engines deal may ease rollover harvest — for now, say experts – Investment News, May 28, 2015
- ERISA experts weigh in on Tibble victory – BenefitsPro, May 22, 2015
- Lessons for advisers from Supreme Court’s decision on 401(k) excessive fees lawsuit – Investment News, May 20, 2015
- Supreme Court Focusing on Retirement Responsibility – InsuranceNewsNet.com, May 19, 2015
- Employers must monitor 401(k) fees, Supreme Court rules – Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2015
- Court makes it easier to sue over 401(k) retirement plans – USA Today, May 18, 2015
- Supreme Court hands down decision in key 401(k) lawsuit – Investment News, May 18, 2015
- ERISA lawyers mull same-sex marriage case; plan sponsors hoping for uniformity, clarity – Bloomberg BNA Pension and Benefits Blog, May 1, 2015
- Here’s how the DOL’s new fiduciary rule could impact insurance agents – Insurance Business America Magazine, April 20, 2015
- Expect tumult for broker-dealers if DOL fiduciary plan goes through – Investment News, Apr 15, 2015
- New Fiduciary Rule Could Cover Insurance Agents – Insurance News Net, April 14, 2015
- Preparing for Changes – Investment News, March 23, 2015
- Excessive-fee Lawsuit to Result in Major Changes – Investment News, March 2, 2015
- Flood of 401(k) suits expected if Tibble prevails – BenefitsPro, February 23, 2015
- We’re Living Longer — Get Ready to Pay for It – ThinkAdvisor.com, February 9, 2015
- What Should You Be Afraid Of In Obama’s Budget? – 401kWire.com, February 6, 2015
- Financial planning issues wrapped into government spending bill? – Investment News, Dec 8, 2014
- Rollovers of 401(k)s into pension plans gets government agency backing – Investment News (free registration required), November 26, 2014
- A multitude of threats to retirement system – BenefitsPro, October 16, 2014
- Supreme Court decision on landmark 401(k) fee case could have domino effect – Investment News, Oct 6, 2014
- Berkshire Hathaway Sued Over Cuts to 401(k) Match – Ignites.com, September 9, 2014
- Patent Troll Sues Financial Engines – 401(k) Wire, August 11, 2014
- Lawsuit against Financial Engines a red flag for plan sponsors – Investment News, August 11, 2014
- Retained Asset Accounts Under ERISA Allowed – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, July 16, 2014
- How Tax Reform Could Affect Retirement Plans – PlanAdviser.com, July 15, 2014
- How Tax Reform Could Affect Retirement Plans – PlanSponsor.com, July 15, 2014
- End of prudence presumption raising employer stock questions – Pensions & Investments, July 7, 2014 (PDF)
- The Supreme Court Just Saved Investors from Themselves – Time Magazine (online), June 25, 2014
- Advisors Vexed On Annuities’ Fiduciary Risk – Financial Advisor, June 2, 2014
- Old, Fired at IBM: Trendsetter Offers Workers Arbitration – Bloomberg.com, May 12, 2014
- Expert Q&A on the Effects of Health Care Reform on Retirement Plans – Practical Law, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, May 7, 2014
- A Conversation with Marcia Wagner at IMCA 2014 –WealthManagement.com, May 6, 2014
- Middle-Class Retirement ‘Under Siege’: IMCA 2014 – ThinkAdvisor.com, May 5, 2014
- Making retirement planning automatic – Investment News, May 5, 2014
- Questions remain after decision in float income case – Pensions & Investments, April 14, 2014
- FINRA complaint highlights epidemic of abused trust – Investment News, April 3, 2014
- Wagner: GLWBs Key to Longevity Planning – NAPA Net, March 24, 2014
- Regulators compete for slice of IRA rollover pie – Investment News, March 24, 2014
- Retirement Is at an ‘Inflection Point’ – ThinkAdvisor.com, March 24, 2014
- 401(k) fiduciary lawsuit raises questions on record keeping – Investment News, March 21, 2014
- Transamerica Retirement Solutions Announces Webinar for Financial Professionals on Best Practices for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries – Digital Journal, March 13, 2014
- DOL proposes 401(k) fee disclosure guide – Investment News, Mar 11, 2014
- Advisers’ role in target date funds grows more complex – Investment News, March 2, 2014
- Companies Squeeze 401K Plans From Facebook to JPMorgan – Bloomberg Businessweek, February 14, 2014
- Public Enemy No. 1 for 401(k) Profiteaers – Investment News, January 26, 2014
- Time is on your side. Yes it is – PlanSponsor Magazine, Year in Review 2013 Edition
- Open Letter to DOL: Fix Fee Disclosure Faux Pas Now – BenefitsPro.com, December 18, 2013
- Exclusive Interview: Omnipresent Marcia Wagner on All Things ERISA – Fiduciary News (fiduciarynews.com), December 17, 2013
- MassMutual 401(k) suit takes litigation into new territory – Investment News, Nov 8, 2013
- DOL: Aggressive as ever under Perez – BenefitsPro.com, November 5, 2013
- Regulatory Changes Driving Up Demand for Retirement Plan Advisers – Investment News, October 23, 2013
- Industry Thought-Leaders: 401k MEPs as Safe as Any Other 401k Plan – Fiduciary News (fiduciarynews.com), October 8, 2013
- Wagner Warns of a 401k Inflection Point – The 401(k) Wire, October 7, 2013
- Pension reform could include federal takeover – BenefitsPro.com, October 7, 2013
- Papermaker Is Latest To Settle a 401(k) Suit – The Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2013
- 1st Circuit: ERISA case subject to de novo review – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, September 2, 2013
- “12 TAA best practices to keep in mind,” BenefitsPro.com, August 20, 2013
- “Hutcheson’s Tumble Offers Lessons,” Investment News, August 11, 2013
- “Letter to 6,000 401(k) sponsors has advisers doing damage control,” Investment News, July 18, 2013
- “Health Care Reform: Procrastinate No More,” Entrepreneur.com, July 17, 2013
- “Fiduciary Matters,” Financial Advisor Magazine, May 2013
- “DOL Smacks 401k Adviser for 12b-1 Fiduciary Breach. Plan Sponsors Next?” Fiduciary News (fiduciarynews.com), March 26, 2013
- “Regulatory and Legal DC Issues for 2013,” PLANSPONSOR.com, March 6, 2013
- “Getting a second wind, DOL likely to breathe harder on ERISA advisers”, Investment News, November 18, 2012
- “Does Pru’s hiring of Davis signal regulatory changes for stable value?”, Pensions & Investments, November 14, 2012
- “Legal Eagle Wagner Predicts an Auto-IRA Push if Obama Wins”, The 401(k) Wire, October 24, 2012
- “PANC 2012: The Politics of Retirement,” Planadviser.com, September 10, 2012
- “US Labor fines pension adviser $1.27 mln over fee disclosure,” Reuters.com, Aug 31, 2012
- “DOL Does Turnaround, Backs Off Controversial Brokerage Window Provisions,” Investment News, July 30, 2012
- “Labor Department Drops Brokerage Window Provisions,” Pensions & Investments, July 30, 2012
- “Wall Street banks’ next fight may be with their own employees,” Investment News, July 15, 2012
- “The next opponent for Wall Street banks? Their own employees,” Investment News, July 10, 2012
- “New Deadline Looms for Retirement Plan Fee Disclosure,” Investment News, July 2, 2012
- “DC Industry Frets Over Brokerage Issue, Claims it’s a Rule in Disguise,” Pensions & Investments, June 11, 2012
- “The DoL Speaks and MEPsters Hope For More,” The 401(k) Wire, May 31, 2012
- “Hutchenson Case Highlights Risks for Advisers,” Investment News, April 22, 2012
- “In an Apparent First, a Public Pension Plan Files for Bankruptcy,” Investment News, April 19, 2012
- “Retirement Fund Fees Squeezed By Disclosure Rules,” Bloomberg, January 5, 2012
- “Retirement Plan Brokers Outsource Fiduciary Duties,” Investment News, January 1, 2012
- “States Struggle to Meet Demand of Public Pensions,” Texas Insider, December 21, 2011
- “Probe of High-Profile 401(k) Fiduciary Advocate Could Cost Advisers Business,” Investment News, November 14, 2011
- “Workers Come Out Winners Even After 401(k) Lawsuits Are Losers,” The Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2011
- “Deja Vu: The Advice Regs Are Here, Now What?” The 401(k) Wire, October 25, 2011
- “Labor Department Issues Rule on 401(k) Advice,” Bloomberg, October 24, 2011
- “Government: 401(k) Fee Disclosures May Be Electronic,” The Associated Press, September 13, 2011
- “Great-West, Lincoln Trust Jump on Plan and Participant Fee Disclosures,” Investment News, August 15, 2011
- “Two New MEPs Combine Cash Balance and 401(k),” The 401(k) Wire, August 4, 2011
- “A TPA Launches a Pair of 403(b) MEPs,” The 401(k) Wire, August 2, 2011
- “Phyllis Borzi: Protecting the Everyman’s Benefits,” Investment News, June 12, 2011
- “More Workers Borrowing Against Their Future, Threatening Retirement Security With 401(k) Loans,” The Republic, June 7, 2011
- “How Do I Pay Thee? Let Me Count The Ways,” Portico Wealth Advisors, May 17, 2011
- “Ask an Expert – ERISA,” LPL Financial Retirement Partners, May 2011
- “3 Myths About 401(k) Plans; Fidelity Reports All-Time High,” Fox Business News, May 12, 2011
- “The State of Pensions,” CNBC.com, May 5, 2011
- “States Increasingly Turn to 401Ks to Replace Pensions,” FoxNews.com, April 5, 2011
- “Higher Taxes Loom for 401(k) Savers,” The Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2011
- “Nuns Take O’Malley to Court Over Pension,” The Boston Globe, March 21, 2011
- “New Jersey Asks IRS for a Look at Pension Funds,” The Gloucester County Times, March 20, 2011
- “Wish You Had a Pension?” Forbes.com, March 8, 2011
- “State Street Securities – Lending Revenue Drops, Lawsuits Percolate,” Ignites.com, March 1, 2011
- “Retirement Advice: What You Get for Free,” SmartMoney.com, February 16, 2011
- “Hotel Health Care Compliance, One Step at a Time,” Hotelnewsnow.com, February 11, 2011
- “Dire Results Seen for ‘Fiduciary’ Tweak,” Investment News, February 6, 2011
- “DOL Pension Proposal Could Rock Fund Firms,” Investment News, February 3, 2011
- “The Mixed Riches of Retirement Plans,” Reuters Wealth Management Reporter, February 2, 2011
- “Execs Keeping an Eye on Major Court Cases,” Pension & Investments, January 24, 2011
- “The Economy in 2010: Stories You May Have Missed,” PBS NewsHour, December 30, 2010
- “Industry Execs Laud Latest Target-Date Proposal,” Pensions & Investments, December 8, 2010
- “Legg Mason Entertains Advisors, Distributors and Reporters,” MutualFundWire.com, December 3, 2010
- “Labor Department Proposes Target Date 401(k) Rules,” CNBC, November 29, 2010
- “Labor Department Proposes Target Date 401(k) Rules,” ABC News, November 29, 2010
- “Labor Department Proposes More Target Date Disclosure,” Chicago Breaking Business, November 29, 2010
- “Labor Department Proposes Target Date 401(k) Rules,” Yahoo! Finance, November 29, 2010
- “DOL Floats Disclosure Rule For 401(k) Target Date Funds,” Investment News, November 29, 2010
- “Financial Advisers Fear Possible Rollover Rules,” Investment News, November 16, 2010
- “Plan Sponsor’s Duty to Avoid Conflicts of Interest,” The Teachers Advocate, November 10, 2010
- “Automatic IRA ‘Death Knell of Private-Pension System,” Investment News, October 8, 2010
- “PANC 2010: Keeping up with D.C.,” Planadviser.com, October 4, 2010
- “‘I’ll Work Till I Die’: Older Workers Say No to Retirement,” CNNMoney.com, September 28, 2010
- “Worker Contributions to U.S. Health Premiums Jump 14%, Kaiser Survey Says,” Bloomberg.com, September 2, 2010
- “Target Date Turnover Troubles Big Firms,” Investment News, August 29, 2010
- “SEC’s Target Date Proposal Met With Raging Indifference,” Investment News, August 20, 2010
- “Exercising Fiduciary Authority and Control Over the Investment Menu in ERISA 403(b) Plans,” Plansponsor.com, August 3, 2010
- “Legislation Could Limit Use of Swaps,” Employee Benefit News, August 1, 2010
- “The 401(k) Fees You Might Not Know You’re Paying,” Associated Press, July 20,2010
- “Lawsuits Over 401(k) Fees Driving Costs Down,” Associated Press, July 20, 2010
- “Employee Suits Alleging Excessive 401(k) Fees Gain Ground,” Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2010
- “Overall Response to Fee Rule Positive, Unbundling Requirement Biggest Challenge,” (PDF) BNA Pension and Benefits Reporter, July 21, 2010
- “New Rule Could Reduce 401(k) Fees,” CBS MoneyWatch.com, July 19, 2010
- “Retirement Plan Providers to Disclose Compensation,” Chicago Breaking News – Tribune, July 14, 2010
- “Class Notes 1987,” Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 2010
- “IRS Advisory Committee Recommends Changes To Determination Letter Process,” (opens new window) CCH Pension, July 9, 2010
- “Avoid Big 401(k) Changes as Stocks Swing,” The Street, June 28, 2010
- “Target Fund Rules May Mean 401(k) Changes,” Investment News, June 27, 2010
- “States Struggle to Meet Demand of Public Pensions,” The Fiscal Times, June 22, 2010
- “Target Date Fund Disclosure Plan Falls Short of the Mark, Say Critics,” Investment News, June 17, 2010
- “Government Soon to Require Clearer 401(k) Fees,” Associated Press, June 15, 2010
- “Advisory Panel Recommends Retirement Plan Changes,” (PDF) Tax Notes, June 14, 2010
- “Expert: New FedEx Policy on Benefits for Same-sex Partners Passes Legal Tests,” The Commercial Appeal, May 25, 2010
- “401(k) Providers Brace for New Fee Disclosure Regs,” Investment News, May 19, 2010
- “Labor Department Takes First Step in Regulation of Target Date Funds,” Investment News, May 7, 2010
- “Health Care Reform Will Impact Most Employers,” International Accounts Payable Professionals, May 3, 2010
- “Labor Dept. Inches Closer to Providing Target Date Guidance,” Investment News, April 27, 2010
- “Health Reform Changes for Employers Could Start ‘Immediately,'” (PDF) Insurance Financial Advisor, April 13, 2010
- “Judge Boots Sec Lending Case Against State Street,” (PDF) Ignites, March 29, 2010
- “Rep or Fiduciary? Labor Department Says, ‘Choose’,” InvestmentNews, March 15, 2010
- “Practice Management: New Rules Likely to Shake Up IRA Advice,” Kristen McNamara, Dow Jones News Service, March 3, 2010
- “Best Practices Evolving from 401(k) Fee Litigation,” (PDF) Marcia Wagner and John Sohn, 401(k) Advisor, February 2010
- “Industry Eyes Lawsuits Over Pension Investment,” FT.com, January 12, 2010
- “ERISA Litigation Affects Plan Administration: An Interview With Marcia S. Wagner, Esq.,” 401(k) Advisor, December 2009
- “He Gets Riled About Risk,” InvestmentNews, December 14, 2009
- “U.S. Labor Department Further Extends Effective Date of Rules on Investment Advice,” U.S. Department of Labor News Release, November 23, 2009
- “Senate to Address Conflicts in Proprietary Target Funds,” Investmentnews.com, October 27, 2009
- “No Changes Needed to ERISA,” Fundaction.com, October 12, 2009
- “Practice Management: Retirement Plan Rules Help Independents,” Dow Jones Newswires, September 16, 2009
- “Labor Department Drops Bush Administration Proposed Retirement Advice Rule,” Dow Jones Newswires, September 14, 2009
- “Practice Management: Bills Could Shake Up Retirement Industry,” Dow Jones Newswires, June 16, 2009
- “Compliance Watch: Watch What You Say About Retirement,” Dow Jones Newswires, April 21, 2009
- “Target-Date Funds Could Fall Under ERISA,” Pension & Investments, April 20, 2009
- “Fiduciary Responsibility: DOL’s Advice Rule Would Devastate 401(k) Plan Savings,” Pension & Benefits Daily, March 12, 2009
- “Seen and Heard: Rollovers and Reptiles Take Center Stage at CFDD,” The401kWire.com, October 20, 2008
- “Crucial Court Case May Spur 401(k) Lawsuits,” InvestmentNews,
- “Putnam Event Draws Golden DC Advisors, Thought Leaders,” The401kWire.com, June 17, 2008
- “State Street Subprime Damages May Reach 12 Times Reserve Amount,” Bloomberg.com, May 8, 2008
- “Fiduciary Principles Should Apply In Selecting and Monitoring Target Funds,” Pension & Benefits Daily, March 17, 2008
- “Speakers Oppose Proposed Changes to Treatment of Insurance in Deferred Compensation,” Tax Analysts, December 7, 2007
- “Proposal Undercuts Retirement Savings of the Disabled, Speakers Tell IRS Panel,” Pension & Benefits Daily, December 7, 2007
- “Practitioners to Tell IRS Proposed Rule is Adverse to Retirement Income of Disabled,” Pension & Benefits Daily, December 5, 2007
- “Providers Said to Weigh QDIA-Only Platform,” Defined Contribution & Savings Plan Alert, November 12, 2007
- “Understanding Exposure Changing Roles, Lawsuits May Point to Increase in Liability for Advisers,” InvestmentNews, November 12, 2007
- “Going the Distance for Health Savings,” HR Magazine, March 2007
- “Morgan Execs Back Off Plan to Switch Out of Own Fund,” Pensions and Investments, April 5, 2004
- “The Shame of Mutual Funds,” Newsweek, September 29, 2003
- “Institutions Ready to Pull the Plug if Claims are True,” Pensions and Investments, September 15, 2003
- “Attorney Claims Combs Changed Mind on Fiduciary Restrictions,” Pensions and Investments, September 1, 2003
- “Advice and Dissent,” Institutional Investor, March 2002
- “Attorneys Can Put More Money Tax-Free Into Retirement Plans,” Lawyers , July 2001
- “Law Firms, Other Businesses Must Revise Retirement Plans,” Lawyers , May 2001
- “Counsel Fees in ERISA Case Denied by Judge,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, October 25, 1999
- “Keogh Panic,” Forbes, August 10, 1998
- “TCW Wins Approval to Advise 401(k) Clients,” The New York Times,
- “TCW Gets Permission From Labor Department to Give 401(k) Advice,” Bloomberg, L.P., October 1997
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- The Future of the Retirement Industry, Webinar, September 7, 2018
- “Top 10 Retirement Plan Administrator Mistakes” – 401(k) Fridays Podcast, July 7, 2018
- Legal Issues and Improvement Opportunities in Retirement Plans – Webinar for SNL Knowledge Center, a division of S&P Global Market Intelligence, October 31, 2017, at 11:00 AM (EDT) – Register Here
- DOL Fiduciary Rule: Impact on Retirement Plan Sponsors, Plan Advisers and Service Providers – Webinar for Strafford, Thursday, September 28, 2017, 1:00 – 2:30 PM (ET)
– Register Here - The Impact of the New Fiduciary Rule – Marcia Wagner, webinar for Retirement Experts Network, Tuesday, August 08, 2017 4:00 – 5:00 PM EDT
- ERISA Revenue Sharing Arrangements: Avoiding Plan Asset Status, Complying With Due Diligence Requirements – webinar for Stafford Live CLE Webinars, July 18, 2017, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
- The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now? – Webinar for IMCA International, January 31, 2017, 11:00 AM (ET)
- The New DOL Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now? – Webinar for AI Insight, January 12, 2017
– View Marcia Wagner’s Presentation here
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - CSC SNL 401(k) Webinar – Webinar for Commerce Street Capital, October 13, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - Fiduciary Developments Affecting 403(b) Plans – What Do You Need to Know? – Webinar for Heffernan Retirement Services, September 23, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - The DOL Fiduciary Rule: What Now? What Next? – Webinar for Think Advisor/The National Underwriter Company, August 24, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - New DOL Fiduciary Rule: Impact on Retirement Plan Sponsors, Plan Advisers and Service Providers – 90-minute CLE webinar for Strafford, August 23, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - IRS Audits of Employee Benefit Plans: Audit CAPMarcia Wagner discusses the 10 essential elements of a ‘Best Interest Contract’ under the new DOL fiduciary rule with ‘IA Watch’ publisher Carl Ayers – July 25, 2016
– View video of Marcia Wagner’s presentation here - So You Think You Know the Fiduciary Rule? – Marcia Wagner, LIMRA Virtual Town Hall Webinar, July 12, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - Survival – with Marcia Wagner of The Wagner Law Group – Podcast for LeftFoot, June 23, 2016
- The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now? – ERISA Webinar for BayState Financial, May 31, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format - The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now? – ERISA Webinar for MoneyGuidePro, May 25, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format - The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need To Know? – ERISA Webinar for Association of Corporate Counsel, May 25, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format - The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do TPAs Need to Know and Do Now? – ERISA Webinar for National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA), May 10, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format - The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now? – ERISA Webinar for Principal Financial, May 4, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format - ERISA and Investment Law Webinar: The DOL’s New Fiduciary Rule – ERISA Webinar, April 20, 2016
– View video of Marcia Wagner’s presentation here
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now? – ERISA Webinar with Kevin Knull, CFP, MoneyGuide Pro, April 19, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format - The Fiduciary Rule: What Are the Practical Implications, What Should You Have Done Yesterday and What Should You Do Now? – ERISA Webinar with Kevin Knull, CFP, MoneyGuide Pro, March 24, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format - Avoiding A Fiduciary Trap in Your Call Center – ERISA Webinar, February 25, 2016
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format - ERISA and Investment Law Webinar: The DOL’s New Fiduciary Rule – ERISA Webinar, April 20, 2016
– View video of Marcia Wagner’s presentation here
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format“ - 401(k) Plan Nondiscrimination Testing: Guidance for Employee Benefits Counsel”, ERISA Webinar for Strafford Publications, Inc., January 13, 2016
- The DOL’s Proposed Fiduciary Rule: Crucial Update – 5-minute video clip, October 26, 2015
- What’s New in ERISA? – Marcia Wagner, Bloomberg Advantage Podcast, September 28, 2015
- “Newly Proposed DOL Fiduciary Rule: Moving to a Universal Fiduciary Standard” – Webinar for 401(k) Coach, August 25, 2015
- “Newly Proposed DOL Fiduciary Rule: Moving to a Universal Fiduciary Standard” – Marcia Wagner, ERISA & Investment Management Law Webinar (45 min), April 29, 2015
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format
– View video of Marcia Wagner’s presentation here - “ERISA Revenue Sharing Arrangements: Avoiding Plan Asset Status, Complying With Due Diligence Requirements” – ERISA Webinar for Strafford Publications, Inc., March 11, 2015
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in PowerPoint format
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in .pdf format
– View video of Marcia Wagner’s presentation here - “Recent ERISA Litigation and Related Title I Issues” – Bloomberg BNA Webinar, August 26, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation, with notes, here - “The Do’s, Don’ts and Best Practices for 3(16), 3(21) and 3(38) Fiduciaries” – Webinar for TransAmerica Retirement Solutions, March 18, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here - “ERISA Revenue-Sharing Arrangements: Avoiding Plan Asset Status, Complying with Due Diligence Requirements – Best Practices for Utilization of Excess Payments, Negotiation of the Contract, Allocation of Credits to Plan Participants and More” – Teleconference/Webinar for Strafford Publications, Inc., March 11, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Advantages of Micro Defined Benefit Plans,” Webinar for Dedicated Defined Benefit Services, November 15, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Delivering Value in a Target-Date Dominated World,” Webinar for PLANADVISER/Blackrock, November 13, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “What Trustees In Bankruptcy Need To Know About Pension Plans,” Webinar for PenChecks 2013 Expert Series, September 18, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Complying With PPACA,” Webinar, June 25, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “The Different Roles and Responsibilities of 3(16), 3(21) and 3(38) Fiduciaries,” Webinar for Transamerica Speakers Bureau, June 18, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Re-enrollment: Myth vs. Reality,” Webinar for BlackRock & PlanSponsor, June 13, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s outline here - “A Plan Sponsor’s Fiduciary Calling: Improving the Retirement Readiness of Plan Participants,” Webinar for LPL Financial (sponsored by Mutual of Omaha) June 4, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Promoting and Evaluating The Success of Your Plan” Marcia Wagner, Webinar for Legg Mason, May 30, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Complying with PPACA,” Webinar for SourceMedia, May 22, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Target Date Funds and Plan Sponsor Responsibilities,” Webinar for ByAllAccounts, May 16, 2013
View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Transferring the Margins on Retirement Plan Investments”, Webinar for BPAS, April 9, 2013
View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation entitled “Collective Investment Funds and ERISA” here - “Best Practices for Producing and Managing Rollover Business – The Fiduciary Advisor’s Rollover Toolkit,” Webinar, March 27, 2013
View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “The Evolving ERISA Fiduciary Standard – What Do You Need To Know?” Webinar for ByAllAccounts, February 28, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “The Fiduciary Adviser’s Rollover Toolkit”, Webinar for 401(k) Coach, October 9, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s Webinar here (Registration required) - “408(b)(2) Disclosures – What Do You Need To Know?”, Webinar for Williams Financial Advisor Group, Sponsored by Vantage Benefits Administrators, May 30 & 31, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Fee Disclosure: What You Need to Know for Smooth Sailing,” ERP Actuaries & Consultants Webinar, March 21, 2012
-View Marica Wagner’s webinar here - “Tackling the DOL’s New Rules in 2012 – What You Need to Know to Stay Ahead,” BlackRock and PlanAdviser Webinar, December 1, 2011
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Navigating the New Realities of 401(k) Participant Education,” Legg Mason Webinar, October 20, 2011
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “BlackRock 2011 Defined Contribution Survey Results Shifting Focus: From Retirement Savings to Retirement Income,” BlackRock, Inc. Webinar, June 28, 2011
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Washington Update: The Changing Face of 401(k) Plan Regulation,” Women in Pensions Network Webinar, June 23, 2011
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Guidance on Deferred Compensation: IRC 4091A and IRC 457,” The 401(k) Coach Program Year One – Session 3, June 22, 2011
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Washington Update: The Changing Face of 401(k) Plan Regulation,” Legg Mason Webinar, April 26, 2011
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C.,” (PDF) PIMCO Corporate Executive Board’s Retirement Services Webinar, January 31, 2011
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Fee Transparency and Best Practices for Plan Sponsors,” (PDF) Legg Mason Webinar, December 14, 2010
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “What is New in DC: The Most Critical Items to the Obama Administration,” (PDF) John Hancock Retirement Services’ Ask the Expert Webinar, December 7, 2010
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Congressional and Regulatory Changes to Target Date Funds,” (PDF) BNA Webinar on Target Date Funds, October 27, 2010
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “What is New in DC: The Most Critical Items to the Obama Administration,” (PDF) ByAllAccounts, Webinar, October 19, 2010
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “A Fiduciary Guide for Target Date Funds,” Legg Mason, Webinar, September 28, 2010
- “What You Need to Know About Health Care Reform Compliance,” HighRoads, Inc., September 16, 2010
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “ERISA Litigation Update,” Marcia Wagner, August 13, 2010, BigMediaUSA.com
- “Interim Final 408(b)(2) Regulations,” (PDF) Putnam Investments Webinar on DOL Interim Final Regulations, July 28, 2010
- “Health Care Reform Overview,” (PDF) HighRoads, Inc., July 21, 2010 (New York, NY)-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here
- “What is New in DC: The Most Critical Items to the Obama Administration,” (PowerPoint Presentation) 401(k) Coach Program Year 1 Session 3 Webinar, July 14, 2010 (Chicago, IL)
- “The Top 5 ‘Hot Fiduciary Topics’ Every Financial Advisor Needs to Know,” Marcia Wagner, June 22, 2010, Plan Sponsor Magazine, iShares.com –
- “Benchmarking Services: A Potential Solution to Every 401(k) Plan Fiduciary’s Problem,” (PowerPoint Presentation) The National Retirement Partners (NRP) 401(k) Plan Benchmarking Webinar, April 29, 2010
- “Benchmarking Services: A Potential Solution to Every 401(k) Plan Fiduciary’s Problem,” (PDF) Eaton Vance, April 9, 2010 (Boston, MA)
- “Talking Points Podcast Regarding Caterpillar Litigation: Interview with Marcia Wagner,” Marcia Wagner, December 11, 2009, PlanSponsor.com
– - “Retirement Plans: Legislative, Regulatory, Judicial Developments,” (PDF) Financial Telesis, Inc. Webinar, December 4, 2009
- “Podcast: A Primer on Fiduciary Liability Insurance and Bonding,”Marcia Wagner, November 23, 2009, The 401(k) Coac
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” Marcia Wagner, October 21, 2009, The 401(k) Coach Program Webcast
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” Marcia Wagner, May 27, 2009, The 401(k) Coach Program Webcast
- “Final Regulations Under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,” Marcia Wagner, December 14, 2007, National Webcast Seminar
Seminars & Presented Papers
- ERISA Keynote – Co-presenter, Western Pension & Benefits Council, 2024 Western Benefits Conference, San Francisco CA, September 26 – 27, 2024 – Click here for details
- DOL’s New Fiduciary Regulation and Exemptions – Speaker, Retirement Management Executive Forum (RMEF), Chicago, Il, June 5, 2024 – View PowerPoint presentation here
- Retirement Income in Defined Contribution Plans – 2023 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, Orlando, FL, June 21 – 23, 2023 – Click here for PowerPoint presentation
- Secure 2.0, The Fiduciary Rule, New Developments: What You Need to Know – Financial Executives International (FEI) Committee on Benefits Finance – March 2023 Virtual Meeting – PowerPoint presentation here
- Many Paths to Personal and Career Success: Conversation Reflecting on the Past 35 Years and All the Challenges, Successes, and Plans for the Future to Come – Speaker, Harvard Law School 2022 Fall Reunion, October 28, 2022
- Fiduciary Laws Pension Trustees Should Know – Speaker, National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems Annual Conference & Exhibition, May 22, 2022 – More details here – PowerPoint presentation here
- Does ESG Have A Place In 401(k) Plans? – Co-speaker, 2021 Wealth@wor(k), October 24 -26, 2021, Nashville, TN – More details here
- Preparing for the Coming Thing: Practical Solutions to Real-World Challenges – Panelist, The 2021 Fiduciary Excellence Forum, sponsored by FiduciaryNews.com and RiXtrema, March 24 -25, 2021. Click here for details
- COBRA Notice Litigation – American Conference Institute 18th Annual Forum on ERISA Litigation, November 19, 2020 – More details here – PowerPoint presentation here
- ERISA Plan Investments in the Financial Markets 2020: The Fundamentals – Speaker, Practising Law Institute live webcast, March 16, 2020, New York NY – More details here
- Anti-Alienation -Seaker, American Conference Institute Annual ERISA Conference, November 21 – 22, 2019, Park Lane Hotel, New York, NY – Powerpoint presentation here
- ERISA Litigation Affecting Defined Benefit Plans – Speaker, 2019 Annual Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, April 7 – 10, 2019, Washington, D.C. – Details Here
- Legislative and Regulatory Update – Find Out What You Don’t Know – Speaker, Pension & Investments DC Investment Lineup, April 4, 2019, Dallas, TX – View PowerPoint presentation here – More details here
- Do You Know What You Don’t Know? – Speaker, Pension & Investments DC Investment Lineup, April 4, 2019, Dallas, TX – Details Here
- The Future of the Retirement Industry – September 7, 2018
- Common Audit Issues and What Do Benefits Professionals Need to Know About Tax Reform? – Marcia Wagner, ASPPA Benefits Council (ABC) of New England, September 6, 2018 (Waltham, MA)
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - What Benefits Professionals Should Know about the Tax Reform Act – Marcia Wagner, keynote speaker at the Millennium Trust Company client appreciation event, August 22 – 23, 2018, Newport Beach, RI
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation (with notes) here - Top 10 Retirement Plan Administrator Mistakes– 401(k) Fridays Podcast, July 7, 2018
- “What Do Benefits Professionals Need to Know About Tax Reform?” – 2018 BPAS Partner Conference, June 13, 2018 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – Details here
- “Common Audit Issues” – Society of Financial Services Professionals of New York City Chapter Lunch & Learn Event, May 23, 2018 (New York, NY)
- Raymond James Retirement Plan Advisory Council Meeting, January 19, 2018 (St. Petersburg, Florida)
- ERISA Considerations for Employment Attorneys – MCLE: 20th Annual Employment Law Conference 2017, December 8, 2017 (Boston, MA) – Details here
- Washington Update – Co-Speaker at the 2017 PLANADVISER National Conference, October 11-13, 2017 (Orlando, Florida) – Details here
- IA Watch’s “Commitment to Compliance” Conference – September 18, 2017 (Boston, MA)
- Boston Business Women’s 2017 BE BOLD Conference – The Wagner Law Group, sponsor, and Marcia S. Wagner, speaker, May 17, 2017, (Boston, MA)
- The New Fiduciary Rule: What Do You Need to Know and Do Know? – Morningstar Institutional Conference, March 9, 2017 (San Antonio, Texas)
- DOL Fiduciary Rule – Real Life Impacts to Your Practice – GRP Advisor Alliance National Conference, January 28, 2017 (Phoenix, AZ) – Details here
- “Regulation, Legislation and Litigation Concerning the Retirement Plan Industry: The Legal and Political Arena for 2017”, The DCIO Leadership Summit, January 24, 2017 (Boston, Massachusetts)
- “DOL Fiduciary Rule Presentation” – 2016 BDC Closed-End Fund and Private Equity Due Diligence Meeting, sponsored by Snyder Kearney LLC, December 13, 2016, (Miami Beach, FL)
- Fiduciary Facebook Live – Marcia Wagner interviewed live on Facebook along with Department of Labor Assistant Secretary Timothy Hauser, sponsored by MarketWatch, December 8, 201
- “The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now?”, 2016 Envestnet Alliance Executive Summit, September 29, 2016 (Charleston, South Carolina)
- “IRA Rollovers: Aggregate, Segregate, Document, Communicate, and Education”, Envestnet Retirement Symposium, September 28, 2016 (Chicago, Illinois)
- “DOL Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities”, Envestnet Retirement Symposium, September 27, 2016 (Chicago, Illinois)
- “The New Fiduciary Rule: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now?”, ADISA 2016 Annual Conference & Trade Show, September 26, 2016 (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- “The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now?”, Vestmark Client Summit, September 23, 2016 (Boston, MA)
- “The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now?”, New Orleans Estate Planning Council Meeting, September 19, 2016 (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- “The New DOL Fiduciary Rule and Government Initiatives”, 2016 FPA Fall Annual Conference, September 16, 2016 (Baltimore, Maryland)
- “The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now?”, Think Advisor/The National Underwriter Company Webinar, August 24, 2016
- “The Household Balance SheetSM View and the New DOL Fiduciary Rule”, RIIA Summer Conference, July 19, 2016 (Salem, MA)
- “The Department of Labor’s New Fiduciary Duty Rule: How Your Business Must Change – Beyond the BICE”, July 18, 2016 (New York, NY)
- “Survival – With Marcia Wagner of The Wagner Law Group”, Podcast for LeftFoot, June 23, 2016
- “The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now?”, 2016 PIE Symposium, May 12, 2016 (Charleston, South Carolina)
- “The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now?”, 2016 LIMRA LOMA Secure Retirement Institute DOL Fiduciary Rule Symposium, May 3, 2016 (Boston, MA)
- “The New Fiduciary Rules: What Do You Need to Know and Do Now?”, Webinar with Kevin Knull, CFP, MoneyGuide Pro, April 19, 2016
- Spoke at Conference of Consulting Actuaries – April 12, 2016 (Washington, DC)
- “The Fiduciary Rule: What Are the Practical Implications, What Should You Have Done Yesterday and What Should You Do Now?”, Webinar with Kevin Knull, CFP, MoneyGuide Pro, March 24, 2016
- “Your ERISA Attorney Isn’t Going Anywhere Anytime Soon”, Pensions & Investments 2016 East Coast Defined Contribution Conference, March 8, 2016 (Miami, Florida)
- “Washington Update: New DOL and Governmental Initiatives”, AXA 401(k) Producer Summit, March 7, 2016 (Santa Monica, California)
- “Washington Update: New DOL and Governmental Initiatives”, DCIO Best Practices Summit (Financial Research Associates), January 28, 2016 (Boston, Massachusetts)
- “How Will Washington DC Affect Your Plans? A Regulatory Update From the Hill”, Northern Trust – Boston DC Investor Event, January 27, 2016 (Boston, Massachusetts)
- “Washington Update: New DOL and Governmental Initiatives” – 2016 AXA Western Pension Conference, January 26, 2016 (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- “Washington Update: New DOL and Governmental Initiatives” – Financial Planning Association of Central Florida Symposium, January 25, 2016 (Lake Mary, Florida)
- “Washington Update: New DOL and Governmental Initiatives” – WisdomTree Asset Management Meeting, January 5, 2016 (Miami, Florida)
- “Washington Update: New DOL and Governmental Initiatives” – The MarketCounsel Summit 2015, December 9, 2015 (Miami, Florida)
- “Pension Benefits Considerations for Multinational Companies: Cross-Border Issues in the Global Economy” – 2015 HLB North American Tax Conference and U.S Audit Group Meeting, December 4, 2015 (Coral Gables, Florida)
- “Washington Update: New DOL and Governmental Initiatives”, 401(k) Coach Big Idea Focus Group, December 3, 2015 (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- “Thinking Outside The Box: Is It Dangerous For You & Your Plan?” – Defined Contribution Summit, November 17, 2015 (New York, New York)
- “(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About PEOs”, 2015 ASPPA Annual Conference, October 20, 2015 (National Harbor, Maryland)
- “DOL’s Fiduciary Rule & Rollovers”, 2015 PlanAdviser National Conference, September 29, 2015 (Orlando, Florida)
- “Washington Update: New DOL and Governmental Initiatives”, National Association for Financial Planners Conference, September 28, 2015 (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Newly Proposed DOL Fiduciary Rule: Moving to a Universal Fiduciary Standard – LPL Financial Focus 2015 Conference (Boston, Massachusetts), July, 26, 2015 – View Marcia Wagner’s presentation in PowerPoint format here
- Three Presentations – ASPPA Women Business Leaders Forum 2015 (Charleston, South Carolina), June 8, 2015
– Real Success – In Business and Life
– My Experience Starting A Business in the Retirement Plan Industry
– Presentation to ASPPA Women Business Leaders Forum - Talking Points – Plan Sponsor National Conference (2015) (Chicago, Illinois), June 2, 2015
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here in .pdf format - Customized Models for 3(16) Fiduciaries – 2015 TPA Partners Conference (Tucson, Arizona), May 13, 2015
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Clouds on the Horizon as ERISA Turns 40” – BNA/Bloomberg Tax Advisory Meeting (Washington, DC), November 20, 2014
- “Important Pension Changes – Washington & Regulatory Update” – Charles Schwab Impact 2014 Conference (Denver, Colorado), November 5, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “ERISA Compliance & Errors: Top Ten Mistakes From An Auditor/CPA Perspective” – 2014 CFDD Conference (San Antonio, Texas), October 17, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Transformation of Active Management in DC Plans; New Active Investment Solutions” – 2014 CFDD Conference (San Antonio, Texas), October 16, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here - “Participant Advice & The Brokerage Window” -2014 CFDD Conference (San Antonio, Texas), October 16, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “State & Federal Threats to the Private Retirement System” – 2014 CFDD Conference (San Antonio, Texas), October 16, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “HSAs & Retirement Plan Advisors: A Legal, Fiduciary & Best Practices Perspective” – 2014 CFDD Conference (San Antonio, Texas), October 14, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “ERISA Landscape – Plan Sponsor Issues Caring for Participants” – Envestnet Retirement Symposium (Chicago, IL), September 24, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Enhanced Service Opportunities Related to ERISA Plans” – Speaking Events for HA&W Wealth Management LLC (Atlanta, Georgia), August 5, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Critical Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need to Know?” – Retirement Alliance Annual Summit (Meredith, New Hampshire), July 16, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Critical Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need to Know?” – Janney Montgomery Retirement Meeting (Baltimore, Maryland), June 26, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Critical Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need to Know?” – Presentation for John Hancock Financial Services (Salt Lake City, Utah), June 16, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Retirement Plan Game Changers: What Advisors Need To Know” – Commonwealth Retirement Symposium (Boston, MA), June 3, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “ERISA Compliance and Errors – Top Ten Mistakes” – CTCPA Employee Benefit Plans Conference (Rocky Hill, Connecticut), May 20, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Critical Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need to Know?” – Strategic Pension Services, LLC Advanced Advisor Symposium, Sponsored by John Hancock Financial Services (Poughkeepsie, New York), May 8, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “What the Next Few Years Hold for 401(k) Plans and Retirement Savings and What It Means for Advisors and Their Clients” – ICMAs 2014 Annual Conference (Boston, MA), May 5, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Longevity Planning in Retirement Plans” – 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit (New Orleans, Louisiana), March 23, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - Keynote Address – Legal Panel – 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit (New Orleans, Louisiana), March 23, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here - “The Do’s, Don’ts and Best Practices for 3(16), 3(21) and 3(38) Fiduciaries” – Webinar for TransAmerica Retirement Solutions, March 18, 2014
– View Marcia Wagner’s presentation here - ERISA Compliance and Errors – Top Ten Mistakes – 2013 AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Accounting (Washington DC) December 12, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - Legislative Update: Year-End Review of Legal Changes Affecting Benefits Plans – Presentation for Legislative Update for Worldwide Employee Benefits (“WEB”), Atlanta Chapter, (Atlanta, Georgia), November 14, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - Important Pension Changes from D.C. – Regulatory Update – Presentation for Retirement Plan Administrators, LLC (Atlanta, Georgia), November 14, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” – Speaking Engagements for John Hancock Retirement Services – Sponsored by Legg Mason (Boston, MA, Providence, RI and Newton, MA), November 12, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
– View Marcia Wagner’s outline here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update” – Eaton Vance, October 10, 2013 (San Diego and Irvine, California)
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “How Washington’s Policy Initiatives Could Impact The Retirement Plans Industry” – 2013 CFDD Conference, October 7, 2013 (San Antonio, Texas)
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Custom Solutions: Legal, Compliance and Disclosure,” 2013 CFDD Conference, October 7, 2013 (San Antonio, Texas)
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Tax And Benefit Reform Proposals,” PlanAdviser National Conference 2013 (Orlando, Florida) September 9, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” Sii Investments National Sales Conference (Las Vegas, Nevada), August 16, 2013
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “ERISA Law Update,” Presentation for the Retirement Alliance, Inc. 2013 Advisor Summit (Meredith, New Hampshire) July 22, 2013
– View Marcia Wagners’s Q&As here - The New England Broker Dealer/ Investment Adviser Association, Inc. (NEBDIAA), June 20, 2013
- “The Changing DC Landscape: How Regulation Is Changing The Face Of The DC Plan,” Inside Indexing Second Annual Conference (Boston, MA) June 17, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” The Robertson Group (Columbus, Ohio), and Roundtable with Marcia S. Wagner for Everhart Advisors (Dublin, Ohio) – (both events sponsored by Legg Mason) May 29, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
-View Marcia Wagner’s outline here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” John Hancock Financial Network (sponsored by Legg Mason) (Two presentations – Troy & Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) May 28, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
-View Marcia Wagner’s outline here - Black Rock DC Leaders Circle (New York, New York), May 20, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s Q&As here - Black Rock DC Leaders Circle (San Francisco, California), May 9, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s Q&As here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” Presentation at Precept Advisory Group, LLC (sponsored by Eaton Vance) – (Santa Clara, California), May 8, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Target Date Funds and Plan Sponsor Responsibilities,” Seminar for New England Employee Benefits Council (Waltham, MA) April 26, 2013
- “Lifetime Income – Prudent Production Selection and Monitoring for Strong Outcomes,” TIAA-CREF Client Forum 2013 (Marco Island, FL) April 24, 2013
- “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” John Hancock Financial Network (sponsored by Legg Mason) (Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio) April 18, 2013
View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
View Marcia Wagner’s outline here - “What do Corporate Counsel Need to Know about ERISA/Employee Benefits Matters?” Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts
and In-House Counsel Network, Harvard Law School (Cambridge, MA) April 5, 2013
View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation entitled “Complying with PPACA” here
View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” John Hancock Financial Network (Chicago, Illinois) March 20-21, 2013
View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
View Marcia Wagner’s outline here - NAPA/ASPPA 401(k) Summit (Las Vegas, Nevada), March 4, 2013 (two presentations)
- “Broader “Fiduciary” Definition: Legal Update,” ByAllAccounts, February 28, 2013
- “The Evolving ERISA Fiduciary Standard – What Do You Need To Know?” Webinar for ByAllAccounts, February 28, 2013
View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “Default Investments – Target Date Funds,” Marcia Wagner, Financial Research Associates, LLC 7th Annual Target-Date Funds Forum (Boston, MA), February 26, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Getting Ready for Fee Disclosures, DOL Audits and Other ERISA Issues”, Workplace Benefits Renaissance Conference (Atlantic City, New Jersey), February 12, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Practitioner Viewpoint: Turning the Tables – Practitioner Issues for DOL Consideration”, Joint Meeting of the IRS TE/GE Councils (Baltimore, Maryland), February 7, 2013
- “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” Presentation at UBS Fiduciary Forum (Atlanta, Georgia), February 1, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” Presentation at UBS Fiduciary Forum (Atlanta, Georgia), February 1, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” Webinar for Eaton Vance, (Boston, MA), January 31, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “A Perspective on 401(k) Issues and Pitfalls for 2013,” Webinar for One Capital Management (Boston, MA), January 30, 2013
View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, in .PDF format, here
View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update”, Presentation at Financial Research Associates 6th Annual Profit-Driven Strategies in the DCIO Market (Boston, MA), January 28, 2013
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Qualified Domestic Relations Orders,” MCLE Program – Employment Compensation in Divorce Cases, November 30, 2012
– View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Retirement Plans – Current Developments & Common Myths”, New England ASPPA Conference, (Nashua, New Hampshire) November 15, 2012
- “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” Presentation for Eaton Vance, (Westlake, Texas) November 6, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update” – CFDD 2012 Advisor Conference, (Chicago, IL) October 24, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” John Hancock Mixer Meetings, (Denver, CO) October 11, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - BlackRock DC Masters Circle (Round Table Discussion with Q&A), (New York, NY) October 10, 2012
-View Questions and Answers here - “The Fiduciary Adviser’s Rollover Toolkit”, Webinar for 401(k) Coach, October 9, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s Webinar here (Registration required) - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” Presentations for Eaton Vance (Denver, CO) October 3, 2012, (San Jose, CA) October 4, 2012, (San Francisco, CA) October 4, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” Marcia Wagner, National Pension Consultants Study Group (Charlestown, MA) September 28, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from DC – What Do You Need To Know?” EANE Compensation & Benefits Conference (Sturbridge, MA), September 12, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” 2012 PLANADVISER National Conference (Orlando, FL), September 10, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” Presentations for Eaton Vance (Atlanta, Georgia), August 28 & 29, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” 2012 Raymond James Advanced Retirement Plan Symposium (Boston, MA), August 16, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” 2012 Retirement Alliance Advisor Summit (Meredith, NH), July 25, 2012
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Analyzing Emerging Fiduciary Law and Anticipating Its Impact on Investment Strategy,” 2012 U.S. Pensions Summit, July 24, 2012 (Chicago, IL)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation, with notes, here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?”, John Hancock Mixer Meetings, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 (Columbus, OH and Dayton, OH)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Fee Disclosure,” Webinar for Employers Association of the NorthEast, July 13, 2012 -View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
- “Guidance on Deferred Compensation: IRC 409A and IRC 457,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Seminar ~ Executive Compensation Law, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 (Boston, MA) -View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
- “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” Seminar sponsored by Eaton Vance, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 (Boston, MA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” UBS Defined Contribution Advisor Forum (sponsored by Eaton Vance), Friday, June 15, 2012 (Boston, MA) -View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here
- “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF)
Janney Montgomery Scott, LLP: Advanced 401(k) Seminar, June 7, 2012 (Baltimore, MD)
–View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) Annual Planning Meeting of The Retirement Advisor Council, May 24, 2012 (Hartford, CT)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Pension Plans: Everything You Need To Know, But Were Afraid To Ask,” CEBS Boston Chapter, Retirement Plan Fundamentals session (presentation for Cammack & LaRhette), May 23, 2012 (Norwood, MA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” 2012 Chicago Fiduciary Summit sponsored by Eaton Vance, May 16, 2012 (Rosemont, IL)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) BlackRock DC Leaders Circle Conference, May 15, 2012 (New York, New York)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) BlackRock DC Leaders Circle Conference, May 8, 2012 (San Francisco, California)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Integrating ERISA into Your Compliance Systems,” (PDF) 2012 NSCP Regional Meeting, May 7, 2012 (New York, New York)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) ProEquities National Business Builder’s Conference, May 2, 2012 (Hollywood, Florida)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Moving Beyond 401(k): Developing a Defined Benefit Advisory Practice,” 2012 fi360 Conference, April 26, 2012 (Chicago, Illinois)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock 2012 Spring Masters Meeting, April 25, 2012 (Chicago, Illinois)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Integrating ERISA Into Your Compliance Systems,” (PDF) 2012 NSCP Regional Meeting, April 2, 2012 (Boston, Massachusetts)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “The Politics of Retirement – A Washington Update,” MassMutual Presentation sponsored by Eaton Vance, March 28, 2012 (New York, New York; Short Hills, New Jersey; Wayne, Pennsylvania)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock Mixer Meeting, February 8, 2012 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” TD AmeriTrade Institutional 2012 National Conference, February 3, 2012 (Orlando, Florida)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “New Opportunities in the DCIO Market,” Financial Research Associates, LLC 5th Annual New Opportunities in the DCIO Market, January 23, 2012 (Boston, Massachusetts)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) Broadridge 2011 Annual Regional Meeting Series, November 30, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock Mixer Meeting 2011, November 15, 2011 (Memphis, Tennessee)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Plan Fees and Fiduciary Responsibilities – Preparing for the New Rules,” (PDF) 1st Global National Conference 2011, November 14, 2011 (Salt Lake City, Utah)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Prospecting the 403(b) Market for Companion DB Plan Business,” CFDD 2011 Advisor Conference, October 18, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Techniques to Help Advisors Consult to the Fastest Growing DC Plan Market,” CFDD 2011 Advisor Conference, October 18, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Basics of ERISA,” (PDF) 2011 NSCP National Meeting, October 17, 2011 (Baltimore, Maryland)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock Mixer Meetings, October 12 and October 13, 2011 (San Mateo, California and Walnut Creek, California)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Guidance on Deferred Compensation: IRC 409A and IRC 457,” Toscano & Ardito CPA, October 11, 2011 (North Andover, Massachusetts)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock 2011 Retirement Plan Networking Mixer, September 22, 2011 (West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “How Women and Diversity Add Value to Your Practice,” Broadridge Women’s Leadership Forum 2011 Matrix Get Connected Conference, August 22, 2011 (Keystone, Colorado)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) 2011 Matrix Get Connected Conference, August 21, 2011 (Keystone, Colorado)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock Mixer Meeting, August 11, 2011 (Beachwood, Ohio)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. Navigator 401(k) Symposium, August 4, 2011 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Overview of ERISA Fiduciary Responsibility and Liability and Best Practices,” Retirement Alliance2011 Advisor Summit, July 27, 2011 (Meredith, New Hampshire)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Plotting the Points and Staying the Course: Analyzing Emerging Financial Regulations and Anticipating its Impact on Investment Strategy,” U.S. Pensions Summit 2011, July 20, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes: What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) Commonwealth Financial Network Symposium, June 21, 2011 (Boston, MA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes: What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) Janney Montgomery Scott, LLP: Advanced 401(k) Seminar, June 16, 2011 (Baltimore, Maryland)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Evolving Best Practices for 403(b) Plan Fiduciaries,” (PDF) Fiduciary Investment Advisors – 2011 Client Conference, June 15, 2011 (Westbrook, Connecticut)
- “Overview of ERISA Fiduciary Responsibility and Liability and Best Practices,” Seminar for TD AmeriTrade Trust Company sponsored by iShares, June 9, 2011 (San Francisco, California)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Washington Update: What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) Washington Legal Update for MassMutual sponsored by Eaton Vance, June 7 and 8, 2011 (Stamford, Connecticut; New York, New York; Wayne, Pennsylvania; West Orange, New Jersey)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Best Practices: Compliance and Retirement Issues,” (PDF) 2011 NSCP East Coast Regional Meeting, June 6, 2011 (New York, New York)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Overview of ERISA Fiduciary Responsibility and Liability and Best Practices,” Seminar for TD AmeriTrade Trust Company sponsored by iShares, June 1, 2011 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Guidance on Deferred Compensation: IRS 409A and IRC 457,” 2011 FICPA Employee Benefit Plans Conference, May 26, 2011 (Orlando, Florida)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “DC Plan Participants Attitudes and Behavior,” (PDF) Panel Discussion for BlackRock, Inc., May 18, 2011 (New York, New York)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Fiduciary Liability Insurance, Bonding, Service Agreements and Warranties,” (PDF) 2011 fi360 Conference, May 5, 2011 (San Antonio, Texas)
- “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) Allianz Retirement Summit, May 3, 2011 (Dallas, Texas)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock 2011 Retirement Plan Networking Mixer, April 28, 2011 (Cleveland, Ohio)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock 2011 Retirement Plan Networking Mixer, April 27, 2011 (Indianapolis, Indiana)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) Wilmington Trust Partners for Success Conference, April 14, 2011 (Scottsdale, Arizona)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock Financial Network – 401(k) Masters Program, April 13, 2011 (Boston, MA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Significant Department of Labor Regulatory Changes,” (PDF) Lockton Financial Advisors/Investment Advisors Conference, April 12, 2011 (Dallas, Texas)
- “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) LPL Symposium, April 11, 2011 (Scottsdale, Arizona)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Inaugural Defined Contribution Designated Financial Advisor Event, April 5, 2011 (Orlando, FL)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Overview of Fiduciary Responsibilities and Best Practices,” Conference for UBS Institutional Consulting, presented by The Vierra Group, March 30, 2011 (Quincy, MA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) 2011 Newport Advisor Conference, March 24, 2011 (Naples, FL)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “ERISA Litigation and Trends Update,” (PDF) UBS Retirement Roundtable Meeting Western Division, March 22, 2011 (Coronado, CA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “ERISA Litigation and Trends Update,” (PDF) UBS Retirement Roundtable Meeting Eastern Division, March 15, 2011 (Naples, Florida)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Retirement – Laws as They Pertain to the Employer & Worker,” SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference, March 14, 2011 (Washington, DC)
- “Important Pension Changes from D.C. – What Do You Need To Know?” (PDF) John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Networking Mixer, February 22 and 23, 2011 (Kansas City, Missouri and Omaha, Nebraska)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “ERISA for Employment Lawyers,” (PDF) MCLE Seminar, February 15, 2011 (Boston, MA)
- “What You Need to Know About Healthcare Reform Compliance,” (PDF) 2011 Hospitality Law Conference, February 10, 2011 (Houston, Texas)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Important Pension Changes from D.C.,” (PDF) PIMCO Corporate Executive Board’s Retirement Services Webinar, January 31, 2011
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Fee Transparency and Best Practices for Plan Sponsors,” (PDF) Legg Mason Webinar, December 14, 2010
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “What is New in DC: The Most Critical Items to the Obama Administration,” (PDF) John Hancock Retirement Services’ Ask the Expert Webinar, December 7, 2010
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “What is New in DC: The Most Critical Items to the Obama Administration,” (PDF) 1st Global Conference, November 15, 2010 (San Antonio, TX)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “What is New in DC: The Most Critical Items to the Obama Administration,” (PDF) NRP 2010 Annual Conference, November 6, 2010 (Palm Springs, CA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “Congressional and Regulatory Changes to Target Date Funds,” (PDF) BNA Webinar on Target Date Funds, October 27, 2010
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Pension Plans: Everything You Need To Know, But Were Afraid To Ask,” (PDF) Greater Boston Chapter of International CEBS Society ~ Fundamentals of Retirement Plans, October 21, 2010 (Norwood, MA)
-View Marcia’s Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “What To Do To Protect Yourself As An Advisor or Plan Sponsor,” (PDF) iShares 401(k) Experience, October 14 & 15, 2010 (San Francisco, CA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint Presentation here - “401(k) Industry Update,” (PDF) iShares 401(k) Experience, October 14, 2010 (San Francisco, CA)
- “What is New in DC: The Most Critical Items to the Obama Administration,” (PDF) John Hancock Retirement Services Mixer Meeting, October 12, 2010 (Houston, TX)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “401(k) Industry Update,” (PDF) iShares 401(k) Experience, October 8, 2010 (San Francisco, CA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “ERISA Litigation and Trends Update,” CFDD 2010 Advisor Conference, October 6 & 7, 2010 (Chicago, IL)
- “Protection of Plan Fiduciaries Through Insurance,” CFDD 2010 Advisor Conference, October 6 & 7, 2010 (Chicago, IL)
- “March Toward Socialism: What It Means for the Pension Industry,” CFDD 2010 Advisory Conference, October 6 & 7, 2010 (Chicago, IL)
- “A Fiduciary Guide for Target Date Funds,” Legg Mason, Webinar, September 28, 2010
- “Pension Plans: Everything You Need to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask,” (PDF) The AAO-HNSF 2010 Annual Meeting and Otolaryngologists Expo, September 27, 2010 (Boston, MA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “What You Need to Know About Health Care Reform Compliance,” National Health Care Reform Conference, September 22, 2010 (Los Angeles, CA)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “Keeping Up With DC,” (PDF) Planadviser Fourth Annual National Conference, September 21, 2010 (Orlando, FL)
-View Marcia Wagner’s PowerPoint presentation here - “What You Need to Know About Health Care Reform Compliance,” HighRoads, Inc., September 16, 2010
-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here - “What is New in DC: The Most Critical Items to the Obama Administration,” (PDF) Putnam Investments for National Retirement Partners, July 29, 2010 (Boston, MA)
- “Interim Final 408(b)(2) Regulations,” (PDF) Putnam Investments Webinar on DOL Interim Final Regulations, July 28, 2010
- “Health Care Reform Overview,” (PDF) HighRoads, Inc., July 21, 2010 (New York, NY)-View Marcia Wagner’s webinar here
- “What is New in DC: The Most Critical Items to the Obama Administration,” (PowerPoint Presentation) 401(k) Coach Program Year 1 Session 3 Webinar, July 14, 2010 (Chicago, IL)
- “Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT),” IRS/ASPPA Northeast Area Benefits Conference, July 13, 2010 (New York, NY)
- “Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT),” IRS/ASPPA Northeast Area Benefits Conference, July 12, 2010 (Boston, MA)
- “What’s Up in Washington, Effects on You and Your Clients,” Women In Pensions Network, June 17, 2010, (Boston, MA)
- “Presentation Regarding Report of Employee Benefits Subcommittee of Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities,” 23rd Annual Cincinnati Employee Benefits Conference, June 11, 2010 (Cincinnati, OH)
- “Analysis and Recommendations Regarding the IRS’s Determination Letter Program,” IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities, June 9, 2010 (IRS National Office, Washington, DC)
- “Benchmarking Services: A Potential Solution to Every 401(k) Plan Fiduciary’s Problem,” (PDF) Eaton Vance Investment Managers, Tax Management Compensation Planning Advisory Board Meeting, May 20, 2010 (New York, NY)
- “What’s Up in Washington, Effects on You and Your Clients,” (PDF) John Hancock Sales Acceleration Meeting, May 19, 2010 (Boston, MA)
- “Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ATC)- Analysis and Recommendations of the Employee Benefits Subcommittee Regarding the IRS’s Determination Letter Program,” Employee Plans Rulings and Agreements Continuing Professional Education Conference, May 18, 2010 (Indianapolis, IN)
- “What’s Up in Washington, Effects on You and Your Clients,” (PDF) John Hancock Educational and Networking Mixer Events, May 6, 2010 (Seattle, WA)
- “What’s Up in Washington, Effects on You and Your Clients,” (PDF) John Hancock Educational and Networking Mixer Events, May 5, 2010 (Portland, OR)
- “Benchmarking Services: A Potential Solution to Every 401(k) Plan Fiduciary’s Problem,” (PowerPoint Presentation) The National Retirement Partners (NRP) 401(k) Plan Benchmarking Webinar, April 29, 2010
- “What’s Up in Washington, Effects on You and Your Clients,” (PDF) John Hancock Scaling New Heights Meeting, April 29, 2010 (Chicago, Illinois)
- “Best Practices Evolving from ERISA Litigation,” (PDF) Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. Retirement Plan Strategic Partner Conference, April 26, 2010 (New York, NY)
- “Helping Retirement Plan Participants Reach Their Goals,” (PDF) New England Employee Benefits Council, April 16, 2010 (Boston, MA)
- “New 5500 Form Requirements What Every Plan Sponsor Needs to Know,” April 9, 2010, Cafaro Greenleaf Webinar (Boston, Massachusetts)
- “Benchmarking Services: A Potential Solution to Every 401(k) Plan Fiduciary’s Problem,” (PDF) Eaton Vance, April 9, 2010 (Boston, MA)
- “Avoiding Conflicts of Interest as You Grow Your Business,” (PDF) ASPPA Benefits Council of New England, April 6, 2010 (Boston, MA)
- “Taxation of Deferred Compensation: Overview of 409A, 457(b) and 457(f),” (PDF) Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. Seminar: Executive Compensation Law, February 3, 2010 (Boston, MA)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” (PDF) Raymond James Financial, Inc. – 2010 Retirement Plan Advisory Council, January 21, 2010 (St. Petersburg, Florida)
- “Talking Points Podcast Regarding Caterpillar Litigation: Interview with Marcia Wagner,” December 11, 2009, PlanSponsor.com
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” on behalf of Oppenheimer Funds, LPL Financial Symposium, January 15, 2010 (San Diego, CA)
- “Retirement Plans: Legislative, Regulatory, Judicial Developments,” (PDF) Financial Telesis, Inc. Webinar, December 4, 2009
- “Podcast: A Primer on Fiduciary Liability Insurance and Bonding,” November 23, 2009, The 401(k) Coach
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” LPL/Legg Mason Retirement Summit, October 29, 2009 (New York, New York)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” The 401(k) Coach Program Webcast, October 21, 2009
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” John Hancock Retirement Services Event at the New York Stock Exchange, October 20, 2009 (New York, New York)
- “Standard Terminations: Process and Timelines;” “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” CFDD Advisor Conference, October 5, 2009 (Scottsdale, Arizona)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” IMCA 2009 Fall Professional Development Conference, October 2, 2009 (Atlanta, Georgia)
- “Keeping Up With the DOL 401(k) Fee Disclosure, Litigation, Evolving Best Practices,” (PDF) Planadviser National Conference, September 25, 2009 (Orlando, Florida)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” The 401(k) Coach Master Program, August 17, 2009 (Tabernash, Colorado)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” 1st Global 2009 Qualified Retirement Plan Summit, July 24, 2009, (Dallas, TX)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” The 401(k) Coach Program Webcast, May 27, 2009
- “Final Regulations Under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,” (PDF) 403(b) Plan Seminar Presented by SageView Advisory Group, The Wagner Law Group and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, May 19, 2009 (Burlington, MA)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” ING Advisor/401(k) Coach Bootcamp, May 18, 2009 (Foxboro, MA)
- “Ramifications of the Current Economic and Market Turmoil on Asset Allocation: Is it Now Time for Managed Accounts?” (PDF); “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices” (PDF); “Participant Level Advice: Current Legal and Regulatory Environment,”(PDF) fi360 National Conference, May 6-8, 2009 (Scottsdale, AZ)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” Newport Advisor Conference, March 26, 2009 (Orlando, Florida)
- “ERISA Fiduciaries and 401(k) Fee Litigation,” The ASPPA 401(k) Summit, March 23, 2009 (San Diego, California)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, March 12, 2009 (King of Prussia, Pennsylvania)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, March 11, 2009 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- “ERISA Litigation Matters and Evolving Best Practices,” March 10, 2009, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (Downers Grove, Illinois)
- “ERISA Fiduciaries, 401(k) Fee Litigation, Rollover Matters and Other Litigation,” January 16, 2009, 2009 Raymond James Institute of Finance Advanced Retirement Institute Retirement Plan Advisory Council (St. Petersburg, Florida)
- “Best Practices for Operation and Oversight of Pensions and Employee Benefit Plans,” (PDF) January 15, 2009, Annual Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Nonprofit Conference (Framingham, MA)
- “ERISA Section 408(b)(2) Fee Disclosures: Impact on Broker-Dealers,” December 19, 2008, John Hancock Financial Services (Boston, MA)
- “ERISA Fiduciaries, 401(k) Fee Litigation and Other Significant ERISA Cases,” October 30, 2008, MA CPA Forum Meeting (Braintree, MA)
- “DB Investment Summit Washington Update Panel Discussion,” October 29, 2008, PlanSponors 3rd Annual DB Investment Summit (Ryebrook, NY)
- “IRS Getting Involved with Governmental Plans,” October 14, 2008, NPCERS 2008 Public Safety Employees Pension & Benefits Conference (Palm Springs, CA)
- “ERISA Section 408(b)(2) Fee Disclosures: Impact on Broker Dealers”; “ERISA Fiduciaries: 401(k) Fee Litigation, Rollover Matters and Other Litigation,” October 13, 2008, CFDD 2008 Advisor Conference (Scottsdale, AZ)
- “ERISA Fiduciaries, 401(k) Fee Litigation, Rollover Matters and Other Litigation,” October 7, 2008, Presentation for MassMutual (Springfield, MA)
- “The Entrepreneurial Leader: Launching Your Own Law Firm,” September 20, 2008, The Women’s Leadership Summit, Harvard Law School Alumni Relations (Cambridge, MA)
- “ERISA Fiduciaries, 401(k) Fee Litigation, and Other Significant ERISA Cases,” September 17, 2008, Planadvisers Second Annual National Conference (Orlando, FL)
- “ERISA Section 408(b)(2) Fee Disclosures: Impact on Broker-Dealers,” August 14, 2008, The 6th Annual Retirement Alliance Sales Summit (Meredith, NH)
- “ERISA Litigation: The Evolving Landscape and the Fiduciary Quagmire,” July 23, 2008, MCLE Conference Center (Boston, MA)
- “The Top 5 ERISA Issues For 2008,” June 16 and 17, 2008, Putnam Conference 401(k) Golden Scale Council (Boston, MA)
- “Current Issues Under Title I of ERISA,” (PDF) June 12 and 13, 2008, 2008 Northeast Area Benefits Conference (Boston, MA and New York, NY)
- “Retirement Planning Programs: The Essential Elements,” (PDF) June 6, 2008, New England Employee Benefits Council (Waltham, MA)
- “ERISA Section 408(b)(2) Fee Disclosures: Impact on Broker-Dealers,” (PDF) May 13, 2008, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Broker Dealer Executive Roundtable (Boston, MA)
- “Who is a Fiduciary,” (PDF) February 24-27, 2008, The Trust Advisors Forum (Pinehurst, North Carolina)
- “Fiduciary Issues in a Changing Legal Landscape,” (PDF) February 4, 2008, 2008 IMCA New York Consultants Conference (New York, NY)
- “Final Regulations Under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,” December 14, 2007, National Webcast Seminar
- “Criminal Issues Regarding Title I Investment Breaches,” November 15, 2007, BNA Tax Management Portfolio Meeting (Boston, MA)
- Fiduciary Issues and Status in an Ever Changing Legal Landscape: Things You Need To Know,” (PDF, 2007
- “Fiduciary Issues in an Evolving Landscape: 401(k) Fees and Best Practices, and a Discussion of Section 409A,” (PDF) October 24, 2007, Wachovia Retirement Services’ Advisory Council Meeting (Miami, Florida)
- “Fiduciary Liability Insurance, Bonding, and Service Agreements for Sponsors”; “Evaluation of Plan Advisors by Plan Sponsors”; “Fiduciary Issues & Status in Ever Changing Legal Landscape: Things You Need to Know,” September 30 – October 3, 2007, CFDD Advisor Conference (Scottsdale, Arizona)
- “Final Regulations Under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,” (PDF) September 20, 2007, SageView Advisory Group (Boston, MA)
- “401(k) Fees-Litigation and Best Practices; Disclosure to Plan Participants,” (PDF) September 11, 2007, Pension Group East (New York, NY)
- “Staying Ahead of the Curve: Fiduciary Issues, 401(k) Fees and Practices, and New 403(b) Regulations,” (PDF) September 6, 2007, Advantage 2007 Schwab Plan Administrator Services National Conference (San Francisco, CA)
- “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation: IRS Requires Action in 2007,” (PDF) July 2007, Benefits Group Worldwide Associates Teleconference
- “Things Your Consultant Might be Reluctant to Discuss,” June 2007, Putnam Investments (Boston, MA)
- “Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act,” (PDF) June 2007, Yozell Associates (Cambridge, MA)
- “Default Investments and Investment Advice Under PPA,” (PDF) June 2007, IOMA Audio Conference
- “Significant Recent Changes in Title I of ERISA and Overview of Massachusetts Health Care Law,” (PDF) June 2007, IRS/ASPPA Northeast Benefits Conference (Boston, MA and New York, NY)
- “Hidden 401(k) Plan Fees and Expenses and Massachusetts Health Care Law,” (PDF) May 2007, MA CPA South Shore Breakfast Forum Meeting (Braintree, MA)
- “Recent ERISA Litigation and Related Matters,” (PDF) May 2007, ASPPA Litigation and Retirement Programs Session (Tampa, Florida)
- “Things Your Consultant Might be Reluctant to Discuss,” May 2007, National Retirement Partners (White Plains, NY)
- “Properly Documenting Welfare Plans,” (PDF) March 30, 2007, North Shore Human Resources Support Group Meeting (North Andover, MA)
- “Putting the Pension Protection Act to Work for Your Organization,” February 2007, New England Employee Benefits Council (John Hancock Center, Boston, MA)
- “Select Issues Under ERISA: Fiduciary Responsibility, Hidden 401(k) Plan Fees and Highlights of Pension Protection Act of 2006,” October 2006, CMEA, The Employers’ Association (Worcester, MA)
- “Highlights of Changes in ERISA Law and Best Practices,” September 2006, Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives, Finance & Administration Committee (Woods Hole, MA)
- “Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, Section 125 Cafeteria Plans and COBRA,” Lorman Seminar, July 2006, Topics: Overview of HSAs and Health FSAs and HIPAA Privacy and Security (Boston, MA)
- “ALI-ABA – Current Pension and Employee Benefits Law and Practice,” July 2006 Topic: What Type of Plan is Preferable for Your Client? (Boston, MA)
- “DOL Issues and Initiatives: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You,” June 2006, Joint Conference Sponsored by Northeast Key District Office of the Internal Revenue Service and American Society of Pension Actuaries (Boston, MA and Tarrytown, NY)
- “Select Issues In ERISA and Employee Benefits,” April 2006, MA CPA South Shore Breakfast Forum Meeting (Braintree, MA)
- “Employee Benefit Plan Hidden Traps and How to Avoid Them,” January 2006, Teleconference Lorman Seminar (Moderator and Speaker)
- “33rd Annual Robert Fuchs Labor Law Conference,” October 2005, DOL Panel on ERISA (Suffolk Law School, Boston, MA)
- “ALI-ABA – Understanding Current Pension and Employee Benefits Law and Practice,” August 2005 Topics: Health Savings Account Alternatives, Cafeteria Plans; Rollover and Rollbacks (Boston, MA)
- “DOL Issues and Initiatives,” June 2005, Joint Conference Sponsored by Northeast Key District Office of the Internal Revenue Service and American Society of Pension Actuaries (Boston, MA and White Plains, NY)
- “Annual Labor Law Update,” May 2005, The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce, Wyndham Hotel (Andover, MA)
- “Update: ERISA Recent Changes Affecting Federal Benefits Plans and Executive Compensation Arrangements,” April 2005, Fourth Annual Labor and Employment Law Update, NH Bar (Manchester, NH)
- “How to Uncover and Evaluate 401(k) Fees, Expenses and Revenue Sharing Arrangements,” February 2005, New England Employee Benefits Council (Boston, MA)
- “How to Be Prepared For and Survive a Department of Labor ERISA Audit” December 2004, Foundation for Fiduciary Studies, Joseph M. Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh (Burlington, MA)
- “Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts – Client Seminar,” November 2004, Fred C. Church Insurance Agency (Chelmsford, MA)
- “Prudent Practices for Fiduciaries,” October 2004, Wachovia Retirement Services (Boston, MA and New York, New York)
- “Roundtable of Current ERISA Issues,” September 2004, Profit Sharing Council of America (New Orleans, LA)
- “Fiduciary Updates,” September 2004, Eastern Massachusetts Conference of IMA Chapters
- “ALI-ABA – Advanced Law of Pensions, Welfare Plans, and Deferred Compensation,” July 2004 Topics: Selected Issues in Plan Terminations; Selected Issues regarding Contingent Workers (Boston, MA)
- “Title I of ERISA – Fiduciary Concerns,” June 2004, Joint Conference Sponsored by Northeast Key District Office of the Internal Revenue Service and American Society of Pension Actuaries (Boston, MA and White Plains, NY)
- “Overcoming 401(k) Inertia with Managed Accounts,” March 2004, IOMA (a Division of the Bureau of National Affairs) Audio Conference
- “Insider Trading And Market Timing in the Mutual Fund Industry – What is a Fiduciary to Do?,” December 2003, Pension Group East (NY, NY)
- “ALI-ABA – Basic Law of Pensions, Welfare Plans and Deferred Compensation,” July 2003, Topics: Participants’ Rights for Administrative Claims Procedures and Implementing the Rollover Rules (Boston, MA)
- “DOL and Title I Issues,” June 2003, Joint Conference Sponsored by Northeast Key District Office of the Internal Revenue Service and American Society of Pension Actuaries (Boston, MA and White Plains, NY)
- “Fiduciary Responsibilities and Liabilities,” March 2003, Society of Enrolled Actuaries (Washington, D.C.)
- “ERISA Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions,” February 2003, William Gallagher Associates (Waltham, MA)
- “HIPAA Privacy Rules,” January 2003, Medical Claims Services (Newton, MA)
- “ERISA: Pension Plan Development and Administration in Massachusetts,” November 2002, Lorman Education Services (Peabody, MA) (Chairperson)
- “Flash Points, Red Flags and Interesting Issues in Maintaining ERISA Plans,” October 2002, Presentation to Biotechnology Industry Organization (Seattle, WA)
- “Advising Your Clients Regarding Small Business Retirement Plans,” October 2002, Massachusetts Bar Association (Boston, MA)
- “Nuts and Bolts of 401(k) Plans,” July 2002, Lorman Business Center (Melville, NY)
- “ALI-ABA – Advanced Law of Pensions, Welfare Plans, and Deferred Compensation,” July 2002 Topics: Statutes of Limitations: Plans and IRAs; Cutbacks (Good and Bad); Who is an Employee? For What Purposes? (Boston, MA)
- “Issues Facing Plan Fiduciaries,” June 2002, Joint Conference Sponsored by Northeast Key District Office of the Internal Revenue Service and American Society of Pension Actuaries (Natick, MA and White Plains, NY)
- “Legal Perspectives – Advice, Communications and Education,” June 2002, Pension Group East (New York, NY)
- “Protecting Employees’ 401(k) Investments – Handling Investment Advice and Blackout Periods,” May 2002, National Institute of Pension Administrators, Inc. (Newton, MA)
- “ERISA Issues to be Aware of Pre-IPO,” November 2001, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (Boston, MA)
- “ALI-ABA – Basic Law of Pensions, Welfare Plans and Deferred Compensation,” July 2001 Topics: Participants’ Rights for Administrative Claims Procedures and Implementing the Rollover Rules (Boston, MA)
- “IRS and DOL Voluntary Compliance Programs,” June 2001, Joint Conference sponsored by Northeast Key District Office of the Internal Revenue Service and American Society of Pension Actuaries, (Natick, MA and White Plains, NY)
- “Fiduciary Responsibility and Liability in the Age of Web Based Technology,” May 2001, Institute for International Research, (New York, NY)
- “Employee Discharge and Documentation,” March 2001, Lorman Business Center (Bedford, NH)
- “ALI-ABA – Basic Law of Pensions, Welfare Plans and Deferred Compensation,” August 2000 Topics: Participants’ Rights for Administrative Claims Procedures and Implementing the Rollover Rules (San Francisco, CA)
- “Investment Advice vs. Investment Education: Legal Risks, Opportunities & Dilemmas – How the Law is Evolving,” June 2000, Pension Group East (New York, NY)
- “Friend or Foe? The Pros and Cons of the New Department of Labor Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program,” May 2000, Tax Management Memorandum Presentation (New York, NY)
- “Employee Discharge and Documentation,” March 2000, Lorman Business Center (Bedford, NH)
- “Investment Advice v. Investment Education,” November 1999, 29th Annual Pension Trust and Employee Benefits Seminar at University of South Carolina, (Columbia, SC)
- “The Next Generation of Client Retention – Enhancing Retention Through Partnership Management,” Institute for International Research, (New York, NY) November 1999
- “Cash Balance Pension Plans: New Directions? New Dangers?,” November 1999, Jewish Labor Committee
- “Recordkeeping and Reporting under ERISA,” October 1999, Lorman Business Center, Inc. (Bedford, NH)
- “ALI-ABA – Basic Law of Pensions, Welfare Plans and Deferred Compensation,” July 1999 (Boston, MA). Topics: Participants’ Rights for Administrative Claims Procedures and Implementing the Rollover Rules
- “Investment Advice vs. Investment Education: Legal Risks, Opportunities & Dilemmas – How the Law is Evolving,” May 1999 and June 1999, Investment Management Institute & Institute of Management & Administration, Inc. (Pasadena, California and New York, New York)
- “Retirement Plan Basics,” May 1999 and June 1999, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans-Certificate Series; (Towers Perrin, Voorhees, N.J. and Employee Benefits Certificate Credit Course, New York, NY)
- “Client Symposium: Education vs. Advice for Retirement Plans,” May 1999, Wachovia Investment Bank Institutional Trust and Retirement Services Client Conference (Williamsburg, Virginia)
- “Employee Discharge and Documentation,” March 1999, Lorman Business Center, Inc. (Manchester, NH)
- “The 1999 Congress on Defined Contribution Plans,” March 1999, Institute for International Research, Institutional Retirement and Savings Plan Series, (New Orleans, LA)
- “What Constitutes ‘Education’?… What Constitutes ‘Advice’? – The Final Word,” December 1998, International Business Communications (New York, NY)
- “Fiduciary Issues for Plan Sponsors and Providers,” November 1998, Institute for International Research (Atlanta, Georgia)
- “Changes in Required Minimum Distribution Rules,” October 1998, (Boston, MA). Conference of Consulting Actuaries Annual Meeting
- “ALI-ABA – Basic Law of Pensions, Welfare Plans and Deferred Compensation,” July 1998 (Palo Alto, CA). Topics: Participants’ Rights for Administrative Claims Procedures and Implementing the Rollover Rules
- “Recordkeeping and Reporting Under ERISA,” June 1998, Lorman Business Center, Inc. (Lexington, MA)
- “Advising Small Businesses,” June 1998, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- “Benefits Upon Termination,” March 1998, Lorman Business Centers, Inc. (Nashua, NH)
- “The Provision of Investment Advice Under Prohibited Transaction Exemption 97-60,” February 1998, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York – Committee on Employee Benefits (New York, NY)
- “Effects of Plan Disqualification,” January 1998, National CLE Conference by Law Education Institute, Inc. (Vail, Colorado)
- “Investment Advice Under New Prohibited Transaction Exemption,” November 1997, Advisory Board of Tax Management, Inc. (New York, NY)
- “Recordkeeping and Reporting Under ERISA,” August 1997, Lorman Business Center, Inc. (Manchester, NH)
- “ALI-ABA – Basic Law of Pensions, Welfare Plans and Deferred Compensation,” July 1997 (Boston, MA). Topics: Participants’ Rights for Administrative Claims Procedures and Implementing the Rollover Rules
- “Employee Benefits Conference – Plan Corrections Programs,” May 1997, Joint Conference sponsored by Northeast Key District Office of Internal Revenue Service and American Society of Pension Actuaries (White Plains, NY)
- “Advising Small Businesses,” May 1997, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- “Employee Discharge and Documentation,” March 1997, Lorman Business Centers, Inc. (Nashua, NH)
- “ERISA Update,” March 1997, Boston Bar Association
- “Flash Points and Red Flags in ERISA That Can Make – or Lose – Money for Your Company,” December 1996, New England Corporate Counsel Association
- “Pension Law: What’s New, What’s Not,” November 1996, Massachusetts Bar Association (Chairperson)
- “ERISA and Employee Benefits Law After the Recent Legislation,” November 1996, CPA and Business EXPO, Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
- “Federal Tax Legislative Update,” November 1996, Massachusetts Bar Association
- “Seminar on 1996 Tax Legislation,,”” October 1996, Massachusetts Bar Association
- “Advising Small Businesses,” June 1996, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- “Plan Terminations: How to File a Determination Letter Request,” May 1996, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1996 Employee Benefits Conference (Baltimore, Maryland)
- “Plan Disqualification Issues,” September 1995, 1995 Midwest Pension Conference (Kansas City, Missouri)
- “Advising Small Businesses,” June 1995, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- “Developing a 401(k) Investment Education Program,” May 1995, The Philadelphia Institute
- “Correcting Plan Defects: From VCR to CAP,” May 1995, New York University Institute on Federal Taxation
- “Fiduciary Responsibility Under ERISA and the Role of ERISA Section 404(c),” March 1995, Guest Speaker at Harvard Kennedy School Symposium for Prudential Securities
- “Common ERISA Problems for Employment Lawyers,” March 1995, Massachusetts Bar Association (Co-Panelist with Department of Labor Representatives)
- “Update Regarding Brooklyn IRS Key District Office Pension Liaison Issues,” February 1995, Open Meeting of Massachusetts Bar Association Section of Taxation
- “Section 403(b) Compliance: What are the Issues and Alternatives?,” November 1994, Guest Speaker at Estate and Business Planning Council of Worcester County
- “Plan Disqualification Issues,” September 1994, Guest Speaker at Annual Meeting of the Boston Society of Actuaries
- “Advising Small Businesses,” May 1994, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- Lecturer at Employee Plans Practitioner Series, sponsored by Brooklyn Key District and District’s Pension Liaison Group, March 1994
- “Plan Disqualification and Correction,” Lecture and Workshop, February 1994, Tax Management Educational Institute Compensation Planning ’94 (Scottsdale, Arizona)
- “Employee Benefits for the Nonspecialist,” October 1993, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- “The Clinton Deficit Reduction Tax Legislation,” September 1993, Massachusetts Bar Association
- “ERISA Basics: Part II,” May 1993, Massachusetts Bar Association (Chairperson)
- “Advising Small Businesses,” January 1993, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- “ERISA Basics: Part I,” December 1992, Massachusetts Bar Association (Chairperson)
- “Employee Benefits: Form 5500 Workshop,” November 1992, The Foundation for Continuing Education, Inc.
- “Disqualification: Questions, Answers and Solutions,” November 1992, Boston Bar Association
- “Employee Benefits Update ’92,” February 1992, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- “Understanding Pension Plans,” June 1991, The American Tax Planning Center
- “How the New Nondiscrimination Rules Affect the Structure and Operation of Qualified Plans,” October 1990, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- “New Section 401(a)(4) Regulations Package,” October 1990, Boston Bar Association
Classes
- “Controlled Group, Affiliated Service Group, Leased Employee and Independent Contractor Issues,” Continuing Professional Education for Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans Audit Agents, Northeast Division of Internal Revenue Service (2005)
- “Federal Employment Rights,” Guest Lecturer for ERISA Portion of Course, Massachusetts School of Law, Fall 2001
- “Pension Law,” Bentley College, Fall 1999 and Fall 2000
Governmental Testimony
- Annuitization Risks for Retirement Plans and Policy Considerations”, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, March 1, 2023
- “Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Report of Recommendations, 2010,” Analysis and Recommendations Regarding the IRS’s Determination Letter Program, June 5, 2010
- “Proposed Investment Advice Exemption,” Department of Labor, October 21, 2008
- “Proposed Regulations on Tax Treatment of Payments for Medical or Accidental Insurance,” Internal Revenue Service, December 4, 2007
Select whitepapers
- Disclosure to Welfare Plan Participants; A Fiduciary Duty – TILT/CAFARO Greenleaf, February 1, 2021
- The Impact of ‘Next Generation’ IRAs: myRA Accounts, EZ IRA and State-Mandated IRAs, Legg Mason, April 2016
- What Bankruptcy Trustees Need to Know About Pension Plans – Marcia Wagner, Penchecks Trust Expert Series, 2013
- Minimizing an Employer’s Fiduciary Risk Through the Retirement Plan Exchange, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, September 2013
- Tactical Asset Allocation & ERISA Plans: Best Practices for Finding the Right Strategy for Plan Participants, The Center for Due Diligence, August 2013
- Overcoming Fiduciary Fears: Understanding the Real Risks of Liability for Small Plan Sponsors, June 2013
- Promoting and Evaluating the Success of Your Plan, Legg Mason, May 2013
- Separating Fact from Fiction: The Potential Risks and Rewards of Hiring 3(16) Fiduciaries, Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group, April 29, 2013
- Broader “Fiduciary” Definition: Legal Update, byallaccounts, February 2013
- Fiduciary Guidebook for Target Date Funds, Legg Mason, February 2013
- A Plan Sponsor’s Fiduciary Calling to Improve the Retirement Readiness of Plan Participants, LPL Financial, February 2013
- Through the ERISA Lens: Principles of DC Fund Selection, Legg Mason, December 2012
- 404a-5 Disclosures to Participants: Best Practices for Plan Sponsors, Legg Mason, August 2012
- Fee Disclosures Under ERISA Section 408(b)(2); A Business and Compliance Strategy for Advisors, Eaton Vance, June 2012
- Putting 408(b)(2) Disclosure Rules Into Practice: A Guide for Plan Sponsors, Legg Mason, June 2012
- The Savings Crisis of Working Americans: The Retirement Industry Call to Action, Legg Mason Retirement Advisory Council, January 2012
- Navigating the New Realities of 401(k) Participant Education, Legg Mason, June 2012
- Washington Update: The Changing Face of 401(k) Plan Regulations, Legg Mason, June 2012
- Are Investment Providers Finally Stepping Up to The Plate as Plan Fiduciaries? Thornburg Investments, September 2011
- Fee Transparency and Best Practices for Plan Sposnors, Legg Mason, October 2010
- Fiduciary Guidebook for Target Date Funds, Legg Mason, August 2010
- Are Your 401(k) Plan Assets Safe? Thornburg Investments, March 2009
Television Appearances
- EBSA Will Continue to Prioritize Finding Missing Participants – Pensions & Investments, December 13, 2021
- Hoping to use your IRA to start your own business? Think again, says new bill – MarketWatch, September 25, 2021
- What Do Advisors Absolutely Need to Know About ERISA-Related Issues? Marcia Wagner Explains – 401(k) Specialist, August 9, 2021
- How COVID-19 is Afeecticting Pensions and Benefits Plans – Radio Entrepreneurs Interview, April 20, 2020
- Marcia Wagner interviewed on Radio Entrepreneurs, April 2018
- Watch Marcia Wagner’s interview on Radio Entrepreneurs, December, 2017
- Morningstar, featured in fiduciary Support services video, November, 2017
- MarketWatch, How the fiduciary rule could change your relationship with your adviser, December 10, 2016
- WealthManagement.com, A Conversation with Marcia Wagner at IMCA 2014, May 6, 2014
- IMCA.org, Changes may be on the horizon for 401(k) plan advisors – what you need to know, May 5, 2014
- Al Jazeera TV, 401(k) Plan Fees, September 1, 2013
- Fox Business News, Pension Problems, May 17, 2011
- News Room, CNN, Last-Minute Tax Tips, April 9, 2011
- Squawk on the Street, CNBC, Managing Problems with your 401(k), March 17, 2011
- 9News.com, NBC News, Flexible Spending Account: Use it or Lose it, December 28, 2010
- The Strategy Room with Tracy Byrnes, Fox News, New 401(k) Rules: What You Need to Know, November 19, 2010
- The Strategy Room with Tracy Byrnes, Fox News, Pension Plan Liabilities to PBGC, October 11, 2010
- KRON 4 – San Francisco, Auto IRA Act and How This Affects Retirement Plans, October 9, 2010
- The Willis Report, Fox Business Network, U.S. Wants to Help You Save For Retirement, September 13, 2010
- NECN, Poor Man’s Pension, August 4, 2010
- The Street, Pension Plans: Not Dead Yet?, June 30, 2010
- Washington Journal, C-SPAN, Economy and Retirement Security, June 5, 2010
- Bloomberg Today with Kathleen Hays, Bloomberg Television, State Street Subprime Damages May Reach 12 Times Reserve Amount, May 2008
- Nite Beat with Barry Nolan, CN8, Pension Legislative Proposals, October 2004
- Nite Beat with Barry Nolan, CN8, The Crisis with Pension Plans, September 2004
Honors
- 2024 Women Who Lead – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 6, 2024 (PDF)
- New England’s Top Rated Lawyers 2023 – National Law Journal
- 2023 Woman Leader in The Law – ALM Martindale-Hubbell
- 401(k) Industry’s Most Influential 2022 – The 401kwire
- New England’s Top Rated Lawyers 2022 – National Law Journal
- 2022 Top Rated Lawyer – Martindale Hubbell
- 2022 Woman Leader in The Law – ALM Martindale-Hubbell
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society 2021
- “2021 Best Lawyers “Women in Law” for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law”, Best Lawyers Business Edition, Spring 2021
- New England’s Top Rated Lawyers, The National Law Journal, July/August 2021
- Top Women Attorneys in Massachusetts, Boston Magazine, April 2021
- American Lawyer & National Law Journal Magazines 2021 Woman Leader in the Law
- Best Lawyers in New England 2021
- Top Attorneys in Massachusetts, Boston Magazine, 2020
- The Best Lawyers in America© for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 1999-2025
- Super Lawyers 2005-2024 (Massachusetts, New England)
- Inducted by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in Top Women of Law Circle of Excellence 2019
- Top 50: Women Massachusetts Super Lawyers List: 2019, 2015, 2014, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Top 100: Massachusetts Super Lawyers List: 2008
- Top 100: New England Super Lawyers List: 2008
- Top 50: Women New England Super Lawyers List: 2019, 2009, 2008, 2007
- Top Rated Lawyer by New England’s Legal Leaders Magazine, 2013 – 2016
- 100 Most Influential People in The 401(k) Industry for 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 401(k) Wire (Ms. Wagner is No. 15, 21, 21, 27, 40, 76, and 73, respectively)
- Top Women of Law, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 2011
- “Top ERISA Attorney”, Fiduciary News, June 2011
- Top 25 attorneys in the inaugural issue of Boston Business Journal’s Who’s Who of Attorneys in New England, 2011
- Commissioner’s Award, IRS Tax Exempt & Government Entities Division, 2010
- Boston’s Best Lawyers, The Boston Globe and Boston.com, 2010
- Top 50 Female Attorneys in Massachusetts and New England, Law and Politics Magazine, 2009 and 2010
- Top 10 Corporate Lawyers, Boston Women’s Business Journal and The Boston Herald, January 2009
- Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women – Honors Edition, Representing Boston, MA, Biltmore Who’s Who, January 2007
- International Biographical Centre Lifetime Achievement Award, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England January 2007
- A Great Mind of the 21st Century: ERISA/Employee Benefits, American Biographical Institute, October 2006
- Best Lawyers: Employee Benefits, Corporate Counsel, October 2006
- Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women – Honors Edition, Representing Boston, MA, Empire Who’s Who, July 2006
- Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women – Honors Edition, Manchester’s Who’s Who, July 2005
- AV Peer Review Rating, Very High to Preeminent Legal Ability and Integrity, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, June 2005 – present
- Delegate, Harvard Law School, 2003 – present
- New England Employee Benefits Council Best Practices Award, 2002
- Distinguished Author, presented by Bureau of National Affairs, Tax Management, Inc., 1994
- Life Member of the National Registry of Who’s Who, 1999
Education
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Juris Doctorate - 1987
- Honors: John M. Olin Law and Economics Research Fellowship; Who's Who Among American Law Students; Economics Teaching Fellowship at Harvard College
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Graduate level Economics - 1983
- Honors: Class One Distinction, top 5% of all foreign students
- Cornell University
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1984
- Honors: Summa cum laude; dean's list every semester; distinction in all subjects; honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta
- Major: Double major in Economics and Government
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1987
- District of Columbia, 1987
- New Hampshire, 2022
Professional Associations
- Advisory Commitee to the Policy Board of Directors - American College of Employee Benefits Council - Present
- Member of the Board of Governors - Amercian College of Employee Benefits Counsel - Present
- Membership to the National Association of Professional Women, 2007 to Present
- IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities: Advice and consultation to the IRS on pension matters: 2010 – Analysis and Recommendations Regarding the IRS’s Determination Letter Program; 2009 – International Pension Issues in a Global Economy: A Survey and Assessment of IRS’ Role in Breaking Down the Barriers; 2008 – Improving the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System: A Roadmap for Greater Compliance, 2010 Employee Benefits Subcommittee Chair, 1997 to 2010
- Legg Mason Retirement Advisory Council, 2010 to Present
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Fellow, 2008 to Present
- Harvard Law School, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th and 30th Reunion Committee
- Advisory Board on Compensation Planning for Tax Management, Inc., 1993 to Present
- Advisory Council for Foundation for Fiduciary Studies, Joseph M. Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, 2004 to Present
- Advisory Board for Pension Assistance Project of Gerontology Institute of UMass Boston, 1993 to 1997
- American Arbitration Association, Council of Arbitrators, 1993 to 1995
- Commonwealth Institute – Million Dollar Circle Member, 2005 to Present
- Editorial Advisory Committee for Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, 2005 to Present
- Editorial Board for Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, 1999 to Present
- Employee Benefits Committee, American Bar Association Tax Section, 1990 to Present
- ERISA/Employee Benefits Law Committee, Boston Bar Association, 1990 to Present
- Pension Liaison Committee, IRS Key District Office, Brooklyn, NY, 1992 to Present
- Tax Section Council, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1992 to Present
- New England Legal Foundation, Advisory Council Member, Present
- Trial Law Institute, Member, Present
- Diversity Law Institute, Member, Present
- Order of Juris, Barrister, Present
Past Positions
- Warner & Stackpole (now known as K&L Gates LLP), Partner, 1995 to 1996
- Powers & Hall, Of Counsel, 1993 to 1995
- Choate, Hall & Stewart, Associate, 1989 to 1993
- Bingham, Dana & Gould (now known as Morgan, Lewis, Bockius LLP), Associate, 1987 to 1989
- Harvard Law School, Teaching Assistant, 1986 to 1987
- Harvard College, Economics Teaching Fellow, 1985 to 1986
- Cornell University, Teaching Assistant, 1983 to 1984