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Cyber for Plan Sponsors 07.09.2021

Passwords and Plan Sponsors

Bad password practices open retirement accounts to cybercrime. That’s one reason why the Employment Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has provided plan sponsors with Online Security Tips for use in educating plan participants about protecting their…
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Passwords and Plan Sponsors
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 07.09.2021

Cybersecurity: DOL Audit Initiative

  Legal experts share a head’s up for plan sponsors: the Department of Labor (DOL) has begun an audit initiative based on the new cybersecurity guidance issued for retirement plans this spring. Here’s what you…
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Cybersecurity: DOL Audit Initiative
Court Bonds 07.07.2021

Estate Plans When Assets Are Modest?

Legal experts provide practical advice about why it’s so helpful to have an estate plan—even if you do not have many assets. Estate planning means having more than a will or trust. Here is a…
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Estate Plans When Assets Are Modest?
Court Bonds 07.07.2021

Single Parent? Designate a Guardian

  All parents have lots to worry about—and single parents carry extra concerns on their shoulders. For example, legal experts emphasize the importance of thinking ahead about guardianship for children. In fact, guardianship is a…
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Single Parent? Designate a Guardian
ERISA 07.07.2021

Target Date Funds and Fiduciary Risks

  Pension plan experts remind plan sponsors that evaluating target date funds is a 401k fiduciary responsibility. Though the majority of 401k plans offer target date funds, many fiduciaries don’t know how they work. With…
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Target Date Funds and Fiduciary Risks
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 07.07.2021

Cybersecurity: Caught Off Guard?

  Retirement plans across the country are finding out that the Department of Labor is already working to enforce the cybersecurity guidance that was just issued this spring. Here’s what some plans are experiencing as…
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Cybersecurity: Caught Off Guard?
Surety Bonds 07.06.2021

Infrastructure Winners: $905 Million

24 infrastructure projects across 18 states have been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation for a total of $905 million in the new round of the Rebuilding America (aka INFRA) grant program. A total…
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Infrastructure Winners: $905 Million
Surety Bonds 07.06.2021

Breaking Ground In NYC Suburbs

Construction has begun on a $53 million affordable housing complex in Westchester County and a $75 million addition to the Hofstra University Campus in Nassau County. With builders digging in, public leaders take pride in…
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Breaking Ground In NYC Suburbs
Surety Bonds 06.30.2021

Texas: $16 Billion Agreement Signed

The final design-build project agreement has been signed for a high-speed railway connecting Dallas and Houston. The $16 billion project now moves to advanced design, with construction expected to begin by early 2022.  Speeding Up…
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Texas: $16 Billion Agreement Signed