Welcome to my blog where I like to crack wise about the 403(b). For 19 years, I wrote an on‑again, off‑again blog called Wise Cracks (see archived posts here). I tried to mix humor with the serious business of improving the 403(b) for teachers.
I plan to do the same with this column, but I plan to do it more frequently. I will do this under the more generic name "Dan's Blog." I chose this new name because it fits better on the home page. That's a joke. But what I write about, hopefully, won't be.
Blog: Banned by the NTSA
January 24, 2020
Truth tellers not welcome.
Blog: Lights, Camera, Advocacy Action!
January 22, 2020
403(b) explainer and advocacy video.
Blog: Headline I Want to See: Is the Vanguard 403(b) getting too big to be healthy for the financial system?
January 17, 2020
That will be the day!
Blog: Power of 403(b) Group Contracts
January 15, 2019
It's simple economics.
Blog: (Our) Facebook (Group) is Fantastic
January 10, 2020
What an ecosystem!
The Wall Street Journal Impeaches the NEA
January 7, 2020
Teachers should too.
How the TPA Grinch Stole the 403(b)
December 17, 2019
And the Grinch put his hand to his ear...
Big Hurray for UTLA!
December 10, 2019
A union that gets importance of helping teachers.
What a Thanksgiving Game!
December 3, 2019
Roll, baby, roll!
Quid Pro Quo, Dano? Why Would Dan Flynn Gut 403(b) Cost Caps?
November 19, 2019
We have questions.
Thanks to Dan Flynn, Texas Teachers Can't Win
November 12, 2019
More nonsense than you can shake a stick at.
School Districts: You Got the 403(b) Power
November 6, 2019
Take 403(b) control from vendors.
Gaslighting 101
October 29, 2019
Fees don't matter. Single vendor plans reduce participation.
For What It's Worth 2019
There's something happening here.
An Even Fishier Smell in the Teachers' Lounge
October 15, 2019
ValuTeachers hires ex-teachers to sell high cost 403(b)s.
Dodgers Are Part of the K-12 403(b) Problem
October 9, 2019
Baseball, hot dogs, and high cost annuities.
Why K-12 403(b) Plans Stink
October 2, 2019
It starts with ERISA.
DC Travel Blog: Adventures in 403(b) Advocacy
September 17-20, 2019
Dan and Scott go to Washington DC
The NTSA Released a 403(b) Plan Enhancement Guide
September 11, 2019
It is as conflicted as you would expect
K-12 403(b) Isn’t Just for Teachers
September 5, 2019
Don't forget school support personnel.
There is Still a Fishy Smell in the Teachers' Lounge
August 20, 2019
Beware the free lunch.
California K-12 Teachers Have Great 403(b) Choices.
They Just Don't Know It.
August 14, 2019
Vendor lists are long but there is at least one diamond in the rough
Blowing Smoke: More Weak K-12 403(b) Multi-Vendor Arguments
August 6, 2019
Industry defends broken K-12 403(b) system.
More Adventures in Bad K-12 403(b) Policy as Texas Tells Pennsylvania: “Hold My Beer”
July 29, 2019
Texas strips away 403(b) protections
Big News at 403bwise
July 4, 2019
Welcome to the redesigned 403bwise. And it’s not just our look that has been updated.