Jude’s Quote of the Day

Tonight Jude and Levi were playing cops and robbers. Levi was the bad guy. Jude was lecturing him and making him repeat things like, “I will give up my life of crime,” etc. Levi complied even though I’m sure he didn’t even know what he was saying. Then Jude said something that really shocked me: “Say what you do; do what you say.” I was so surprised because the “Do what you say and say what you do” phrase is one that I have heard a lot in my career because it really sums up ERISA compliance — operate the plan in accordance with its terms and ensure its terms are consistent with administration. I asked Jude where he had heard that since I didn’t think I’d ever said it around him. He shrugged as if I was naive and said, “Ha! It’s a phrase.”