Dover Consulting

Dover Consulting Group provides a full range of fiduciary, investment advisory and administrative consulting services to a broad array of clients.

Josh Smittkamp, CRPS

Chief Operating Officer & Senior Consultant

In addition to his consulting responsibilities, Josh is the chief analyst for mutual funds and money manager research. Josh began his consulting career when he joined Dover in 2001. Josh received his BS from Wright State University and has successfully completed the College for Financial Planning’s CRPS ® (Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist) program of study.

Commentaries from the desks of Dover’s Consultants

RETIREMENT ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE

RETIREMENT ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE This is an outline of a presentation given to a professional group of independent accounting firms throughout the USA
PLAN SPONSORS

PLAN SPONSORS Plan fiduciaries are running the risk of missing the point of 408(b)(2). Many believe its all about plan vendor expense disclosures. The REAL issue is what the plan… Read more…
Is Your 401(k) “Free”

There are many plans that have been touted as “free” to their participants. They are not.
Sea Change

More and more companies now play a much more active role in guiding employees' 401(k) investment decisions. Why? Because most participants are failing to meet the basic goal of any… Read more…
Global Crisis of Legitimacy

Global Crisis of Legitimacy (Stratfor Global Intell.)
The Different Flavors of ERISA Fiduciaries

(S. Simon - MStar Adv.)
Geography of Recessions

Geography of Recessions (Stratfor Global Intell.)
Retirement Crisis in America: “The Journey to Dignity or Despair”

Retirement Crisis in America: "The Journey to Dignity or Despair"