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Contract Surety 11.01.2024

Financing for Clean Power Projects

  The first, national, green bank in the United States, the Coalition for Green Capital, is open for business, with the goal of directing $5 billion from 2022’a Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into projects supporting…
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Financing for Clean Power Projects
Contract Surety 11.01.2024

College Vs Trade School?

  As many young people weigh the pros and cons, more and more are leaning into trade schools. Practical considerations related to costs and eagerness to earn a steady pay-check are tipping the scales—a good…
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College Vs Trade School?
ERISA 11.01.2024

401k Fees: Paying Too Much?

  Chances are good that if you are a plan sponsor with 100 or more employees, yes, you are paying more than what’s considered efficient. Read on for the results of an analysis  of thousands…
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401k Fees: Paying Too Much?
ERISA 11.01.2024

What’s The Difference: Bond Vs Insurance?

  It’s wise for plan sponsors to know the difference between an ERISA fidelity bond and fiduciary liability insurance. Required by law, ERISA bonds protect the plan and participants. Though not mandated by the government,…
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What’s The Difference: Bond Vs Insurance?
ERISA 10.30.2024

What About The Providers of The Provider?

  Retirement plan sponsors are responsible for vetting the cybersecurity practices of their third party providers. But what about the providers those providers outsource too? Yes, indeed: plan sponsors need to know about subcontractors and…
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What About The Providers of The Provider?
ERISA 10.30.2024

Gen U: Unretired?

    Leaving the workforce only to return has been a growing trend for “older workers.” In the face of longer life spans and the rapid pace of change, there are more questions than answers…
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Gen U: Unretired?
Contract Surety 10.30.2024

Hungering For Your Next Bid?

  Though not afraid of bidding, successful contractors use a thoughtful process for vetting the projects they choose to bid on. Having the ability to bid is an important capacity, but a “willy nilly” approach…
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Hungering For Your Next Bid?
Contract Surety 10.30.2024

What Time Is It? 

  You’re far from alone if you feel like the day got out from under you via unproductive meetings, the back and forth of emails and a vortex of petty details. Absent a magic wand,…
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What Time Is It? 
ERISA 10.28.2024

Your Bond Might Not Be an ERISA Bond

The ERISA Act requires that every person who handles employee benefit plan assets or funds as well as any plan fiduciary be bonded with an ERISA fidelity bond. Those bonded must be bonded for at…
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Your Bond Might Not Be an ERISA Bond