Two recent (IRS) Notices further clarified provisions of the CARES Act, specifically, participant loans and Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs).
Category: Expert View
Keeping Retirement Plan Committees “In-Shape” with Fiduciary Training
The expertise and overall fitness of your organization’s retirement plan committee is dependent upon their level of training – in this case, fiduciary training
Financial Education vs. Advice: Which is better?
Here we examine two options – financial education or financial advice – and compare and contrast their potential impact.
A Path to Plan Operational Excellence
A recent article published by PLANSPONSOR Magazine emphasized the need for plan sponsors to take the administration of their retirement plans seriously. Not doing so leads to errors.
Protecting Participant Personal Data
s the personally identifiable information shared with your retirement plan service providers safe? Many providers farm or harvest this data amongst their affiliates or others in order to market and solicit additional products or services.
Jumping on the Bandwagon: Student Loan Repayment Programs
Employer-sponsored student loan repayment programs are growing in popularity. Corporate retirement plans can be a vehicle for delivering these programs, but other options exist
How to Evaluate your Retirement Plan Advisor
As a plan fiduciary, you want to know if this cost is adding value to the operation and performance of your retirement plan.
Calling Plan Sponsors: Mandatory Plan Restatements Loom
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires pre-approved plan documents be restated on a uniform six-year cycle. As we approach completion of the latest cycle, mandatory plan restatements loom.
Emergency Savings: The New Must-Have Plan Design Feature?
Previously we discussed the benefits of adding traditional after-tax contributions to retirement plans as a mechanism for high earners or high savers to build up Roth dollars in the plan
Key Employee Contribution Limits Unchanged for 2021
Each year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) releases a notice detailing dollar limitations on benefits and contributions in retirement-related accounts.