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Contract Surety 01.05.2023

Get Growing: Practical Advice

  Do you know any business owner who is not looking for growth? Of course not. High hopes and big plans are in the air for contractors in the year ahead, despite the challenges of…
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Get Growing: Practical Advice
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 01.05.2023

Secure 2.0: Essentials

  It’s official: Secure 2.0 has been signed into federal law. Retirement industry experts point out that it will have widespread implications, with some of the new regulations aimed at reform going into effect immediately,…
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Secure 2.0: Essentials
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 01.05.2023

Cybersecurity: 3-Prong Strategy?

  Retirement plan sponsors must know what their service providers are doing toward cybersecurity. They must also put best practices in place in their businesses—and ensure that plan participants are following appropriate online security procedures….
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Cybersecurity: 3-Prong Strategy?
ERISA 12.22.2022

Avoid Extremes

Play it safe or seek growth? While overseeing the company retirement plan, it may be tempting for plan sponsors to take an overly cautious stance with the investment options. On the other hand, the lure…
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Avoid Extremes
ERISA 12.22.2022

Final Rule: The DOL and ESG

  The U.S. Department of Labor has released it’s final rule on ESG factors in retirement accounts: while plan fiduciaries may consider environmental, social and governance factors when selecting investments for the plan, they are…
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Final Rule: The DOL and ESG
Contract Surety 12.20.2022

Weathering The Weather

  Lower temperatures bring particular risks to the work of building, making it important to gear up. Though we may tune out when we hear the latest storm warning, or get a bit lackadaisical thinking…
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Weathering The Weather
Contract Surety 12.20.2022

Happy New Year?

For contractors, a successful year is a safe year. Identifying and addressing safety gaps is an important way to prevent mishaps big and small. Awareness of the top five safety violations identified by OSHA in…
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Happy New Year?
Contract Surety 12.18.2022

Backlogs Raise Confidence

Contractors are using their boots on the ground experience to predict the future and many are thinking optimistically. Turning the corner on a new year, here are insights from the Dodge Construction Network’s survey of…
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Backlogs Raise Confidence
Contract Surety 12.18.2022

Time For The Magic 8 Ball?

  It’s can be both exciting and scary for contractors to gaze into the year ahead. Fortunately, the chief economist from Dodge Data & Analytics has been busy making predictions. Of course you can still…
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Time For The Magic 8 Ball?