Mea culpa

  “As with all generalizations it may be both exaggerated and unfair” Pablo Triana Anytime one hints at a generalization, they’re bound to offend one or more individuals. In my “Letter from the Publisher” in the current issue of The...

Writing … trying to improve

If you were to speak with virtually ANY of my English teachers you’d quickly learn how much I didn’t like being in class…I was a “math” guy early on and developed a firm belief that my general dislike for all things relating to writing...

Terminology: Plan Sponsor

Last week I had an “a ha” moment when during a meeting, discussion turned to the meaning of the term “plan sponsor.” I always considered it a broad expression, that refers to institutional clients (e.g., pension funds, endowments, foundations)....

Words and their meanings

“Definitions would be good things if we did not use words to make them” J. Rousseau Our industry is replete with words, expressions, and abbreviations that conjure up different meanings. My son, Chris, and I were on the phone with a prospective consulting...
September 11 … eight years later

September 11 … eight years later

I think it’s fitting, on this eighth anniversary of 9/11, to pause and reflect on that horrible day. There are a few events in our lives that we recall a lot of details about: some are especially wonderful, such as births and weddings, while others are tragic...

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