Be More Than A Fiduciary

By Eric Dyson

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Serving as an ERISA fiduciary is not just an honor and a privilege; it is a profound responsibility intertwined with the essential qualities of stewardship, governance, and leadership. Eric Dyson, the Executive Director of 90 North Consulting, dedicates each week to engaging with individuals who are deeply committed to achieving excellence beyond the traditional fiduciary role. If you are a member of a retirement plan committee, a plan fiduciary, or an ERISA advisor genuinely dedicated to enhancing the retirement prospects of hard-working Americans, then this podcast is tailor-made for you. Whether you relish in-depth interviews with industry experts discussing crucial topics or seek concise tips for fiduciary best practices, More Than A Fiduciary is your go-to resource. Tune in and elevate your understanding and performance in this crucial domain.


Episode Date
FF5 #102 - Proposed DOL/EBSA Guidance - Complexity
May 29, 2026
Ira Finn: What Great Service Providers and Benefit Pros Do Differently
May 27, 2026
FF5 #101 - ERISA Fiduciary Training
May 15, 2026
DOL/EBSA Proposed Guidance - 5 Risks and Considerations
May 01, 2026
FF5 #99 - DOL/EBSA Proposed Guidance - 5 Opportunities for Fiduciaries
Apr 24, 2026
Will Hansen: Plan Sponsor Council of America
Apr 22, 2026
FF5 #98 - DOL/EBSA Enforcement Priorities
Apr 17, 2026
Joel Shapiro: Even More on DOL and EBSA Proposed Guidance on Investment Selection
Apr 15, 2026
Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives (Part 2)
Apr 08, 2026
FF5 #97 - Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives (Part 1)
Apr 03, 2026
FF5 #96 - An Update - Private Assets in DC Plans
Mar 27, 2026
George Fraser: Creating Opportunity and Easing Financial Stress with GigMatch
Mar 25, 2026
FF5 #95 - 404c Protection
Mar 20, 2026
Mike Dever: Brandywine Risk Replacement Strategies
Mar 18, 2026
Don Trone - The Behavioral Governance Institute - Special Purpose Avatar
Mar 11, 2026
FF5 #94 - Which Hat Are You Wearing?
Mar 06, 2026
Robin Green - What Plan Sponsors Want
Mar 04, 2026
FF5 #93 - USA! USA!
Feb 27, 2026
David Witz: Consistently Good Occasionally Great
Feb 25, 2026
FF5 #92 - EBSA Proposed Regs on PBM Fee Transparency
Feb 06, 2026
Jamie Hayes - The Advisor RFP from the Advisor's Seat
Feb 04, 2026
FF5 #91 - Please Stop!
Jan 30, 2026
Matthew Patrick: Selecting and Monitoring Managed Accounts
Jan 21, 2026
FF5 #90 - We're Going to War!
Jan 16, 2026
Kristen Deere - Keep Your Auditor in the Loop
Jan 14, 2026
FF5 #89 - An Open Call for Podcast Guests - Case Studies
Jan 09, 2026
FF5 #88 - New Year's Resolutions or Written Goals?
Jan 02, 2026
Shannon Edwards: What's in a Number?
Dec 31, 2025
FF5 #87 - A Special Christmas Episode
Dec 26, 2025
Dan Fay: Managed Account Solutions
Dec 24, 2025
FF5 #86 - A Thought for 2026
Dec 19, 2025
Jennifer Giannini: The Annual Plan Financial Audit and Internal Controls
Dec 17, 2025
FF5 #85 - America's Game
Dec 12, 2025
Tamra Miller: The Advisor RFP Process
Dec 10, 2025
FF5 #84 - Thanksgiving Message 2025
Nov 28, 2025
Richard Clarke: ERISA Bond and Fiduciary Liability Insurance
Nov 26, 2025
FF5 #83 - The IPS and Interpretive Bulletin 2016-1
Nov 21, 2025
Brandon Shea - The Evolving DC Landscape: What's Next for 2025 and Into 2026?
Nov 19, 2025
FF5 #82 - Back to Basics - Plan Documents
Nov 14, 2025
FF5 #81 - Advisor Cost Structure
Nov 07, 2025
FF5 #80 - Custom Investment Benchmarks
Oct 24, 2025
Justin Witz - Catapult HQ and the RFP Process
Oct 22, 2025
FF5 #79 - ERISA 3(21) v 3(38)
Oct 17, 2025
Donovan Ryckis & Brenda Kruse: ERISA Fiduciary Responsibilities for Health & Welfare Plans
Oct 15, 2025
FF5 #78 - ERISA Fiduciary Training
Oct 10, 2025
FF5 #77 - ERISA Bond v Fiduciary Liability Insurance
Sep 19, 2025
FF5 #76 - A Cyber Risk That's Simple to Fix
Sep 12, 2025
Ellen Alphonso: Employee Benefit Plan Audit Best Practices
Sep 10, 2025
FF5 #75 - McDonald v LabCorp Decision - Part 3
Sep 05, 2025
FF5 #74 - McDonald v LabCorp Decision - Part 2
Aug 29, 2025
Jonathan Lee: A CHRO's Perspective
Aug 27, 2025
FF5 #73 - McDonald v Labcorp Decision Part 1
Aug 22, 2025
Jenny Kiesewetter: Fiduciary Duty in Selecting Health Plan Providers
Aug 20, 2025
FF5 #72 - Alternative Investments Executive Order
Aug 15, 2025
Tom Kmak: Benchmarking Managed Accounts
Aug 13, 2025
FF5 #71 The Devil is in the Details - Part 2
Aug 08, 2025
Nevin Adams: Default Income Solutions - Yea or Nay?
Aug 06, 2025
FF5 #70 - The Devil is in the Details - Part 1
Aug 01, 2025
Mike DiCenso - Non-Qualified Plans
Jul 30, 2025
FF5 #69 - What's Hot?
Jul 18, 2025
Mike Dullaghan - The Voice of the American Workplace
Jul 16, 2025
FF5 #68 - The DOL Weighs in on Forfeiture Litigation
Jul 11, 2025
FF5 #67 - Trends in Advisor RFPs
Jul 04, 2025
Jamie Greenleaf: Healthcare Fiduciary Duties
Jul 02, 2025
FF5 #66 - What Cunningham v Cornell Means for Health Plans
Jun 13, 2025
Comparing Cunningham v Cornell to Steen v Sonoco
Jun 13, 2025
FF5 #65 - How Often Should You Benchmark?
Jun 06, 2025
FF5 #64 - DOL Updates Guidance on Cryptocurrency in ERISA Plans
May 30, 2025
FF5 #63 - We Remember - We Will Never Forget
May 23, 2025
FF5 #62 - Forfeiture Lawsuits - Read Your Plan Document PLEASE!
May 16, 2025
Shannon Edwards: The Gap
May 14, 2025
FF5 #61 - The CAA Meets Cunningham v Cornell
May 09, 2025
Gina Alsdorf: Under the Hood of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
May 07, 2025
FF5 #60 - 408(B)2 Disclosures = Affirmative Defense
May 02, 2025
Anatomy of an ERISA Lawsuit
Apr 30, 2025
FF5 #59 - Supreme Court Lessons Learned - Cunningham v Cornell
Apr 25, 2025
Terry Crocker, Scott Hayes, Mannix Smith: The Language of Trust in Employee Benefits
Apr 23, 2025
FF5 #58 Cryptocurrency in 401k Plans
Apr 18, 2025
Justin Dorsey: Strategic HR - Execution Excellence
Apr 16, 2025
FF5 #57 - The ARA Leadership Triangle
Apr 11, 2025
Kelly Majdan: Wellness, The Science Behind Change
Apr 09, 2025
FF5 #56 - Two Absolutes
Apr 04, 2025
Mike Dullaghan: Regulation, Legislation, Opportunity and Risk in 2025
Apr 02, 2025
FF5 #55 - The 80/20 Rule for ERISA Plans
Mar 28, 2025
Kevin Mahoney: Stewardship Reporting and Practice Management
Mar 26, 2025
FF5 #54 - 3(21) vs 3(38)
Mar 21, 2025
Marcia Wagner: Adopting Best Practices
Mar 19, 2025
FF5 #53 - Your IPS for Target Date Funds
Mar 14, 2025
David White & Raechel Peters: Solving Employee Financial Stress with Smart Voluntary Benefits
Mar 12, 2025
FF5 #52 - Is the IPS a "Plan Document?"
Mar 07, 2025
Chelle O'Keefe and Janine Moore: The Right Enterprise Benefit Strategy and The Right Partner
Mar 05, 2025
FF5 #51 - A Few of My Favorite Things - Revenue Share and Participant Fee Disclosures
Feb 28, 2025
Jason Levy: The ABCs of CITs
Feb 26, 2025
FF5 #50 - A Few of My Favorite Things - Per Capita or Pro Rata?
Feb 21, 2025
Patrick Williams: Fiduciary in a Box
Feb 19, 2025
FF5 #49 - Plan Forfeiture Lawsuits - Part 2
Feb 14, 2025
Robin Green: Advisor Search Best Practices
Feb 12, 2025
FF5 #48 - The Death of Revenue Share
Feb 07, 2025
Emily Short: Cyber Risk and Cyber Insurance Principles
Feb 05, 2025
Fiduciary vs Settlor Decisions
Jan 31, 2025
Jania Stout: Cyber Security and the ERISA Advisor
Jan 29, 2025
FF5 #46 - The Plan Document - A Fiduciary Duty
Jan 24, 2025
Paul Horn: Cyber Security Best Practices
Jan 22, 2025
FF5 #45 - ERISA Fiduciary Training Reference
Jan 17, 2025
Christopher Taylor: Record Keeper Search Best Practices
Jan 15, 2025
FF5 #44 - ERISA Fiduciary Training
Jan 10, 2025
What Does it Mean to "Be More Than a Fiduciary?"
Jan 08, 2025
FF5 #43 The Ghost of ERISA Yet to Come
Jan 03, 2025
The Tug of War in ERISA Forfeiture Lawsuits
Jan 01, 2025
FF5 #42 The Ghost of ERISA Present
Dec 27, 2024
Eric Dyson - Selling vs Negotiating
Dec 25, 2024
FF5 #41 The Ghost of ERISA Past
Dec 20, 2024
Julie Graham and Kameron Jones - Recordkeeper Search Best Practice - Live Bids
Dec 18, 2024
FF5 #40 - A Special Army Navy Game Edition
Dec 13, 2024
Frank Tighe and Corey Pride: Recordkeeper Search Best Practices - Proprietary Products
Dec 11, 2024
FF5 #39 - Leadership Philosophy Wrap Up
Dec 06, 2024
Maggie Younis and Alice Palmer: Your Best Solution May Not Be Lowest Cost
Dec 04, 2024
FF5 #38 - Leadership Philosophy - Be an Inspiration
Nov 29, 2024
Kelby Meyers and Josh Anderson: Evaluating Retirement Income Solutions
Nov 25, 2024
FF5 #37 - Pat Them on the Back Often Enough
Nov 22, 2024
Michael Doshier of T. Rowe Price: 360-Degree View of the DC Landscape
Nov 20, 2024
FF5 #36 Give Them the Tools They Need
Nov 15, 2024
Matthew Wolniewicz: Income America
Nov 13, 2024
FF5 #35 Leadership Philosophy - Train Them Right
Nov 08, 2024
Matthew Eickman: It's OK to Pay More If...
Nov 06, 2024
FF5 #34 Leadership Philosophy - Find the Right People
Nov 01, 2024
Glenn Dial: American Century Investments Survey on Retirement Income
Oct 30, 2024
FF5 #33 Leadership Philosophy - Define Your Purpose
Oct 25, 2024
Don Trone - Leadership in a Fiduciary Framework
Oct 23, 2024
FF5 #32 - Leadership Philosophy - What You Believe
Oct 18, 2024
Rachel Duncan and James "JT" Thompson: Service Expectations and Culture
Oct 16, 2024
FF5 #31 DOL TDF Guidance - Document the Process
Oct 11, 2024
FF5 #30 DOL TDF Guidance - Use of Third-Party Resources
Oct 04, 2024
Eric Dyson: Leadership
Oct 02, 2024
FF5 #29 DOL TDF Guidance - Effective Employee Communications
Sep 27, 2024
FF5 #28 - Leadership
Sep 20, 2024
Ralph Ferraro & Matthew Condos - LFG - In-Plan Guaranteed Income Solution
Sep 18, 2024
FF5 #27 - DOL TDF Guidance - Non-Proprietary TDFs
Sep 13, 2024
Bonnie Treichel: Lessons Learned from Litigation
Sep 11, 2024
FF5 #26 - DOL TDF Guidance - Review TDF Fund Fees
Sep 06, 2024
Kevin Morgan: ERISA Plan Basics - Blocking and Tackling
Sep 04, 2024
FF5 #25 - DOL TDF Guidance - Understand TDF Investments and Glidepath
Aug 30, 2024
Kim Pruitt - The Nuts and Bolts of What ERISA Plan Clients Want and Need
Aug 28, 2024
FF5 #24 DOL TDF Guidance - Periodic TDF Review
Aug 23, 2024
Lisa Drake: The Connection Between Financial Literacy And Financial Wellness
Aug 21, 2024
FF5 #23 - DOL TDF Guidance - Comparing and Selecting TDFs
Aug 16, 2024
Laura Jurica - Wearing Multiple Hats as a Plan Committee Member
Aug 14, 2024
FF5 #22 - DOL TDF Guidance - Glidepath Determination
Aug 09, 2024
Greta Green Gentile: Effective Plan Communication
Aug 07, 2024
FF5 #21 - DOL TDF Guidance - It's More Than "To vs Through"
Aug 02, 2024
Jania Stout: Retirement Income Solutions
Jul 31, 2024
FF5 #20 - DOL Target Date Guidance - Series Preview
Jul 26, 2024
Bill Leitner: 457(b) Plans and Texas Public Plan Coalition
Jul 24, 2024
FF5 #19 - Revenue Share - The Devil is in the Details
Jul 19, 2024
Dennis Fowler: What’s In A PBM?
Jul 17, 2024
FF5 #18 - Meeting Minutes - How Much is Enough?
Jul 12, 2024
Paul Sommerstad & Ty Parrish: Measuring Plan Success
Jul 10, 2024
FF5 #17 - Placing Service Provider Fees at Risk
Jul 05, 2024
Beth Allen: DOL Investigators are People Too
Jul 03, 2024
FF5 #16 - Fiduciary Duty to Follow Plan Documents
Jun 28, 2024
Jenny Kiesewetter: Selecting ERISA Plan Service Providers
Jun 26, 2024
FF5 #15 - Fiduciary Duty to Diversify Investments
Jun 21, 2024
Tina Wilson - DC Plan Retirement Income Options
Jun 19, 2024
FF5 #14 - Fiduciary Duty of Prudence
Jun 14, 2024
Debbie Vince: All Things Stable Value
Jun 12, 2024
FF5 #13 - Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty
Jun 07, 2024
Bryan England and Eric Morrison: High Touch Participant Service
Jun 05, 2024
FF5 #12 - ERISA Fiduciary Duties: Back to Basics
May 31, 2024
Renee Scherzer: Hear from NAPA's Immediate Past President
May 29, 2024
FF5 #11 What Does it Mean to Be More Than a Fiduciary?
May 24, 2024
Mike DiCenso: All Things PEP
May 22, 2024
FF5 #10 Write the Check!
May 17, 2024
Joel Shapiro: Aligning Your DC Plan IPS With Your Investment Monitoring
May 15, 2024
FF5 #9 GAO Recommends DOL Update TDF Guidance
May 10, 2024
Michael Doshier - TDF Glidepath Determination & Fit
May 08, 2024
FF5 #8 RFP Every 3 to 5 Years; Guidance or Not?
May 03, 2024
Nevin Adams: Is Nevin Retired or Not?
May 01, 2024
FF5 #7 You Can Delegate Authority But Not Responsibility
Apr 26, 2024
Matthew Eickman and Bentley Ford: Navigating Target Date Funds - Using Third Party Tools - Part 2 of 2
Apr 24, 2024
FF5 #6 - The ABC's of the CAA for your PBM
Apr 19, 2024
Matthew Eickman and Bentley Ford: Navigating Target Date Funds - Using Third Party Tools - Part 1 of 2
Apr 17, 2024
FF5 #5 IPS Language: A Fiduciary Decision
Apr 12, 2024
Don Trone: Leadership, Stewardship, and Governance
Apr 10, 2024
FF5 #4 - IPS Best Practices - Benchmarks
Apr 05, 2024
Shannon Edwards: Closing the Retirement Coverage Gap
Apr 03, 2024
Friday Fiduciary Five #3: Using Your IPS As A Roadmap
Mar 29, 2024
Sheri Fitts: Enhancing Your Financial Service Using Behavioral Science
Mar 27, 2024
Friday Fiduciary Five #2: Is the IPS a Plan Document According to ERISA?
Mar 22, 2024
Glenn Dial: Protect Your Retirement From Catastrophe
Mar 20, 2024
Friday Fiduciary Five #1: Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve
Mar 15, 2024
Brandon Helms: Be Your Client's Problem Solver
Mar 13, 2024
Welcome to Be More than a Fiduciary!
Mar 08, 2024