It’s not often a scurrilous scribe like me gets to sit down and speak to a congressman who doesn’t represent my district, let alone one who chairs a subcommittee on regulatory matters. What struck me most during the interview (see “Exclusive Interview: Congressman Tom Marino says ‘Young Working Americans Can Get Excited About’ Child IRA,” FiduciaryNews.com, August 18, 2015) was how almost every answer was headline worthy.
Of all the memorable quotes, though, this one really resonated: “Congress needs to hear more about retirement issues. We need to be better educated on the issues and emboldened to make meaningful and fair changes. Right now, the voices of reform are largely silent. What is more ominous are the silent issues within our retirement climate which are only getting larger.”
Consider for a moment what Tom Marino is saying, especially in light of what’s been going on in Washington recently. For all the many articles and loud voices on the DOL’s proposed conflict-of-interest rule, Marino is saying Congress needs to hear more—but from whom and about what?
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Christopher Carosa
Chris Carosa has been writing a weekly article and monthly column for BenefitsPRO online and BenefitsPRO Magazine since 2011 and is a nationally recognized award-winning writer, researcher and speaker. He’s written seven books, including From Cradle to Retire: The Child IRA; Hey! What’s My Number? – How to Increase the Odds You Will Retire in Comfort; A Pizza The Action: Everything I Ever Learned About Business I Learned By Working in a Pizza Stand at the Erie County Fair; and the widely acclaimed 401(k) Fiduciary Solutions. Carosa is also Chief Contributing Editor of the authoritative trade journal FiduciaryNews.com and publisher of the Mendon-Honeoye Falls-Lima Sentinel, a weekly community newspaper he founded in 1989. Currently serving as President of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and with more than 1,000 articles published in various publications, he appears regularly in the national media. A “parallel” entrepreneur, he actively runs a handful of businesses, including a small boutique investment adviser, providing hands-on experience for his writing. A trained astrophysicist, he also holds an MBA and has been designated a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor. Share your thoughts and story ideas with him through Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/christophercarosa/)and Twitter (https://twitter.com/ChrisCarosa).
