The Accidental Plan Sponsor®
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Bonus: Episodes Recap with Michael Kreps
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second half of season two, Josh and co-host Michael Kreps explored different ideas to reshape our country's retirement system. Listen to their ...
Season 2 Episode 8: Non-Accidental Plan Sponsors
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up season 2 of the podcast, Josh Cohen and guest co-host Michael Kreps come full circle to discuss alternative approaches to the U.S.'s emp...
Season 2 Episode 7: The Implementers
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Cohen and guest co-host Michael Kreps have been telling the story of how some policy makers, think tanks, industry groups and politicians wor...
Season 2 Episode 6: Laboratories of Democracy
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1932 Supreme Court ruling, Justice Louis Brandeis popularized the phrase "laboratories of democracy" to describe how "a single courageous state...
Season 2 Episode 5: This Odd Couple's Auto IRA Proposal
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Auto IRA concept has been one of the most influential proposals to address gaps in the current US retirement system, namely the persistent coverag...
Season 2 Mid-season Trailer
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the second half of season 2, Josh Cohen will be joined by guest co-host Michael Kreps, Principal at Groom Law Group, to dissect the biggest questi...
Bonus: Perspectives from Josh's Global Colleagues
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh gets on the ground insights from three colleagues in PGIM's Institutional Relationship Group: Ben Price, Howard Nowell, and Philip Hsin.
Bonus: Meet Josh's New Boss
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Miller, a long-time industry veteran and Head of PGIM DC Solutions, joins Josh to share how he got into the retirement space and some insightf...
Bonus: Josh's Key Takeaways: Non-US Retirement Systems
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first half of season 2, Josh traveled the globe to hear from local experts about how their countries tackled the challenge of building a retire...
Bonus: Global Episodes Recap with John Mitchem
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Mitchem, global financial consultant and retirement expert, joins Josh to discuss episodes from the first half of season 2 while weaving in his ...
Season 2 Episode 4: Singapore's All-in-One System
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most retirement systems across the globe have three pillars: a government run social security system, an employment-based retirement system, and, fina...
Season 2 Episode 3: Building A Nest In The UK
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Often retirement policies in a country are a result of a patchwork of initiatives over time. Wouldn't it be nice if a country could take more of a ...
Season 2 Episode 2: The Down Under Edition
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here's what you need to know about Australia's Retirement System: It's really big. It's government mandated. It's privately run. It's really sop...
Season 2 Episode 1: The Chicago Boys and the Chilean Model
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our tour around the globe starts in South America. Chile has been seen in retirement circles as an early pioneer in reforming their retirement system ...
Season 2 Trailer
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 is almost here! We will be taking this podcast global, learning the unique challenges, historical events, and creative solutions developed to...
Bonus: Season in Review with Mike Barry
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Barry, Josh's long-time friend and retirement policy expert, returns to discuss episodes from the 2nd half of season 1 while weaving in related ...
Bonus: Let's Hear More from Don Ezra
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hear outtakes from Don Ezra (guest from Ep. 8), who shares tales about the opportunity that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, his collaborati...
Bonus: Meet PGIM's New DC Solutions Team
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Josh invites colleagues David Blanchett and Mikaylee O'Connor of the recently established PGIM DC Solutions team to discuss their background, DC plan...
Bonus: Brigitte Mardian, The Early Days and Now
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Brigitte Mardian (guest from Ep. 5) shares stories about her early work, her current research into rainy day savings accounts, ...
Season 1 Episode 8 - In Consultants We Trust
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As retirement plans change and evolve, consultants have become trusted guides for accidental plan sponsors. Episode guests Don Ezra and Rich Nuzu...
Season 1 Episode 7 - Lawyering Up: The Impact of Class Action Lawsuits on the Retirement System
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry Schlichter and Jamie Fleckner have some things in common. They both got into law through political activism, and they've built their careers on ...
Season 1 Episode 6 - Carrots & Sticks: The Impact of Regulations on the Retirement System
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While saving for retirement has been simplified and streamlined in recent decades, with tools like auto-enrollment and target date funds, the retireme...
Season 1 Episode 5 - How Target Date Funds and Behavioral Economics Shaped Retirement Plans
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The future of defined contribution retirement savings will always be marked by two key concepts: putting individual investors first when designing pla...
Bonus: Episodes Recap With Mike Barry
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Josh reviews the first four full-length episodes of the podcast with long-time friend Mike Barry, President of O3 Plan Advisory Services LLC, who offe...
Bonus: Insights From PGIM Colleagues
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Josh engages in an energetic discussion with two colleagues and long-time Defined Contribution (DC) experts David Skinner and Sara Shean from PGIM Rea...
Bonus: Ted Reminisces About The Early Days of DC
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Ted Benna, who is often dubbed the father of the 401(k) and who was a guest from episode 2, reminisces about the early days...
Bonus: Frank Shares Moments from His Time on Capitol Hill
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Frank Cummings (Guest from Ep.1) shares some key moments from his time on Capitol Hill working closely with the late Senator ...
Episode 4 - Innovation Is Not Easy
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If innovating was easy, we would all be Steve Jobs. But it's not. It disrupts lives, it forces us out of comfort zones, and it requires both inspired ...
Episode 3 - Grading America's Retirement System
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first two episodes of this series, we examined the history of the employer-based retirement system. But how is it working out today? The succes...
Episode 2 - It Sings, But Will it Sail? The Birth of the 401(k)
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At 40 years old, the 401(k) has become part of the bedrock of the employer-based retirement system. Tens of millions of Americans have socked away tri...
Episode 1 - Part 2: The History of Early Retirement Plans: The Long Road to Pension Reform
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 1 of the premiere episode, we touched on one of the most important events in the history of retirement savings, the collapse of Studebaker in ...
Episode 1 - Part 1: The History of Early Retirement Plans: Unions, Corruption, and the Studebaker Collapse
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The next time you're browsing through your 401(k) statement, consider this: If not for the collapse of a once-iconic car company in the 1960s, your re...
Prologue
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most retirement benefits for American workers are built up through workplace savings plans where employers play a pivotal administrative and legal rol...
Trailer
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most retirement benefits for American workers are built up through workplace savings plans where employers play a pivotal administrative and legal rol...