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ERISA 01.10.2024

Longevity Planning Vs Retirement Planning?

  Trends toward both living and working longer are shifting how employees and employers have traditionally thought about financing retirement. Flexible hours and flexible benefits are becoming ever more important, and offering these benefits gives…
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Longevity Planning Vs Retirement Planning?
ERISA 11.01.2022

Running Out of Money

  That’s a big worry the majority of retirement plan participants, according to industry surveys. Participants also indicate interest in establishing consistent monthly income streams, but plan sponsors are unsure how to go about providing…
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Running Out of Money
ERISA 11.01.2022

Conducting Due Diligence on Advisors

The responsibility of conducting due diligence on the retirement plan advisor is a daunting tasks for most plan sponsors. Without finance and investment experience, it can indeed be difficult to periodically review the performance of…
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Conducting Due Diligence on Advisors
ERISA 10.29.2022

ERISA Section 404(c) Protection?

ERISA Section 404(c) Protection? the Employee Income Security Act (ERISA) imposes personal liability on the fiduciaries of 401k accounts when breaches in responsibilities result in losses to participants, relief from this liability is possible—but only…
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ERISA Section 404(c) Protection?
ERISA 10.29.2022

The Last Line of Defense?

  You! Although retirement plan sponsors and third party administrators may think of cybersecurity as a giant and never-ending swamp that would be nice to avoid, experts remind us that our vigilance is really the…
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The Last Line of Defense?
ERISA 10.21.2022

A Must Have: Response Plan

  Experts urge retirement plan sponsors to ratchet up their attention to cybersecurity—because cyber criminals have decided retirement accounts are worth their efforts. One immediate step plan sponsors can take is ensuring that an expert…
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A Must Have: Response Plan
ERISA 10.21.2022

Bumpy Times: Retirement Plan Shifts?

  Retirement plan experts remind plan sponsors that market volatility makes it extra important to review plan investments. Additionally, as cost curtailment becomes a reality for some businesses, experts share tips on how to make…
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Bumpy Times: Retirement Plan Shifts?
ERISA 10.14.2022

Lucrative Business? Cybercrime!

  Cybercriminals consider attacks against retirement accounts a lucrative business. That’s why they don’t blink at putting in extra time and effort to invade our hard earned retirement savings. Experts remind plan sponsors to keep…
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Lucrative Business? Cybercrime!
ERISA 10.14.2022

Compliance: Termination Dates

Among the many details to attend to when sponsoring a retirement plan, is the careful recording of employee termination dates. This record is critical to the subsequent execution of a multitude of plan provisions. With…
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Compliance: Termination Dates