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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October 01, 2019
4Q19: Auto-Porting 401(k) Account Balances
As 401(k) plans mature and Baby Boomers are retiring, the government is focusing on ways to ensure participants get the retirement plan accounts they left behind when they switched jobs.
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September 09, 2019
Top of Mind: Existential questions about value, international diversification, and China
A quarterly update on the topics Wellington Management's institutional clients are asking about.
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July 02, 2019
3Q19: Legislation With Significant Retirement Plan Provisions Moving Through Congress
Proposed legislation could impact retirement plan provisions including IRAs, RMDs, contributions, and access to retirement plans.
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