EA660: Paul Sippil - How Small Architects Can Save Thousands on Retirement Fees

About this episode

Mark R. LePage interviews Paul Sippil about how small architects can save on retirement fees and improve their financial outcomes.

How Small Architects Can Save Thousands on Retirement Fees In this episode of the EntreArchitect Podcast, Mark R. LePage sits down with Paul Sippil to discuss 401(k) fee transparency and how architects can build healthier retirement plans for their firms. Paul reveals how small business owners can identify hidden fees, avoid conflicts of interest, and improve long-term financial outcomes. Since 2009, his work has focused on analyzing retirement plans at a granular level across cost, services, and technology. Paul explains why many firms unknowingly overpay for retirement plans while receiving limited value in return. He also breaks down how conflicts of interest often appear inside the 401(k) industry and why compliance issues can create serious risks for business owners. As the conversation continues, Paul shares practical ways architects can evaluate their current plans and ask smarter questions of advisors and providers. Mark and Paul also discuss how better retirement planning can strengthen both employee trust and firm stability. They also explore the importance of transparency when managing benefits for growing teams. Whether you already offer a 401(k) plan or are…

People in this episode

Host: Mark R. LePage

Guest: Paul Sippil

Topics covered

• retirement planning
• 401(k) fee transparency
• financial outcomes
• small business
• architects
• employee trust
• firm stability

Keywords

• retirement fees
• 401(k)
• financial planning
• small architects
• fee transparency
• conflicts of interest
• compliance issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EntreArchitect, PaulSippil.com, LinkedIn

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