Daniel Alexander

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Daniel Alexander is a respected industry veteran and the founder of RetireAware, an independent plan consultant committed to investment and transactional transparency. Daniel has extensive knowledge of the group sponsored retirement market, ranging from sales and distribution to plan design and administration. His diverse experience spans both the ERISA and non-ERISA market.

He has served in senior sales leadership roles as well as managerial and advisory roles for a leading US based retirement company. In building RetireAware, Daniel has turned his attention squarely on the distribution of retirement plan assets, protecting group sponsored retirement plans from internal and external conflict of interest structures and ensuring retirement plan participants have the tools and support necessary to make informed decisions.

Staying on top of rapidly changing developments

New Front on Fiduciary Litigation?

New Front on Fiduciary Litigation?

As employers have become more attuned to their fiduciary responsibilities, plaintiffs’ attorneys have had to dig deeper to find a basis for suing plan sponsors. Two recent court decisions (Hutchins v. HP Inc and Perez-Cruet v. Qualcomm Inc) reflect diametrically opposing judicial responses to the same new litigation strategy, The Claims Both Hutchins and Perez-Cruet […]

Fiduciary Litigation
New lawsuit makes serious allegations that TIAA stacked the deck to enhance profitability

New Lawsuit Targets TIAA and Morningstar

A new fiduciary case, Kelley v. TIAA,  has been filed against TIAA and Morningstar. This case is different than the typical “fees are too high and returns are too low” type of case –it contains some significant new accusations against TIAA and raises new issues. If this case succeeds, it could have some far-reaching implications. […]

Fiduciary Litigation
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New Rules for Emergency Distributions

New IRS guidance clarifies provisions of SECURE 2.0 allowing employees to access their funds in an emergency.

IRS Guidance, Secure 2.0