Fred Reish
JD, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Fred Reish is an ERISA attorney whose practice focuses on fiduciary responsibility, retirement income, and plan operational issues. He has been recognized as one of the “Legends” of the retirement industry by both PLANADVISER magazine and PLANSPONSOR magazine. Fred serves as a member of his firm’s Retirement Income Team and is a member of the Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC), which focuses on retirement income issues and products, and he has written extensively about retirement income issues. Fred also received awards for: the 401(k) Industry’s Most Influential Person by 401kWire; one of RIABiz’s 10 most influential individuals in the 401(k) industry affecting RIAs for 2012; the commissioner’s Award and the District Director’s Award by the IRS; the Eidson Founder’s Award by the American Society of Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA); the Institutional Investor and the PLANSPONSOR magazine Lifetime Achievement Awards; and the ASPPA/Morningstar 401(k) Leadership Award. He has written more than 350 articles and four books about retirement plans, including a monthly column on 401(k) fiduciary issues for PLANSPONSOR magazine. Fred co-chaired the IRS Los Angeles Benefits Conference for more than 10 years, served as a founding Co-Chair of the ASPPA 401(k) Summit, and has served on the Steering Committee for the DOL National Conference.
Recent Insights From Fred
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May 01, 2020
A powerful prospecting and asset retention tool
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April 15, 2020
Answers to Your Questions on the CARES Act & Retirement Plans
The most commonly asked questions and answers on the CARES Act and retirement plans
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April 08, 2020
Form CRS: A New Disclosure Obligation for Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers
This article discusses the general requirements and then dives more deeply into the application of those requirements to recommendations to 401(k) participants to roll over their accounts to IRAs with the advisor’s firm.
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