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Cyber for Plan Sponsors 03.17.2022

Unauthorized Access: Data Protection

  Experts provide advice on the essentials of preventing unauthorized access to data for criminal use. Read on to understand what is included in a comprehensive cybersecurity plan and how every business can affordably secure…
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Unauthorized Access: Data Protection
ERISA 03.17.2022

Now What?

  Winning lawsuits against 401k plans have established precedents that are fueling more claims. Industry experts urge plan sponsors to examine the underlying basis of most of the claims. Doing so offers a roadmap for…
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Now What?
ERISA 03.15.2022

Get It Right: Fiduciary Duties

  ERISA law holds fiduciaries to high standards, which are actively enforced by the Department of Labor (DOL). Increase your awareness about what that means on a day to day basis as a plan sponsor…
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Get It Right: Fiduciary Duties
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 03.08.2022

What Exactly Is Cybersecurity?

  We all have the general sense that cybercrime is a threat to our money, identities and businesses but, for the most part, we cross our fingers and hope it won’t interfere with our to…
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What Exactly Is Cybersecurity?
ERISA 03.08.2022

Subpoena: Cybersecurity Records Please

  That’s what retirement plans are receiving from the Department of Labor (DOL). Given the stepped up expectations on cybersecurity over the past year, scrutiny of policies and practices is becoming part of the investigation…
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Subpoena: Cybersecurity Records Please
Court Bonds 03.08.2022

Death In The Family? Practical Advice

Here’s a reality no one likes to talk about: when a loved one dies, as if working through grief is not enough, there’s a lot of other work to be done. In addition to the…
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Death In The Family? Practical Advice
Court Bonds 03.08.2022

Alzheimers? Consider a Trust

  No one wants to think about living with Alzheimer’s. Sadly, a growing number of people and their families have no choice but to make big shifts in their lives, as they cope with the…
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Alzheimers? Consider a Trust
Contract Surety 03.07.2022

Public Funds Flowing?

  Although most of the funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has not yet kicked in, funds from 2021s American Rescue Plan (ARP) is in use for a wide variety of public…
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Public Funds Flowing?
Contract Surety 03.07.2022

Zipping Along: From Desert To Ocean?

  It could happen. After years on the planning table, a high-speed train line connecting Las Vegas and Los Angeles might see daylight—and soon. Builders say the $8 billion dollar construction could even start in…
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Zipping Along: From Desert To Ocean?