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This month’s employee memo encourages employees to conduct a regular examination of their retirement plan to determine whether any changes need to be made.    Earn your full savings potential by hitting the full match plus more. For help finding the correct deferral...

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This saying is universal, and certainly applies to fiduciary responsibility. Beginning the year with an eye towards avoiding some of the most common errors makes sense. Most fiduciary errors are unintentional or even...

Private equity funds invest in privately held companies whose stock is not traded on public exchanges. Private equity fund managers expect to increase the value of their investments by providing capital and acumen for the purpose of improving performance/value of...

 The coronavirus relief includes a “temporary rule preventing partial plan terminations” for plan sponsors of defined contribution retirement plans. The provision specifically states, “A plan shall not be treated as having a partial termination (within the meaning of...

This month’s employee memo encourages employees to learn about their retirement plan to determine whether any changes need to be made. Your employer provides you with a retirement plan for you to save money in, tax-deferred, for the day you bid your career farewell...

Yes! The primary purpose of a committee charter is to document overall plan governance. It is not dissimilar to how your Investment Policy Statement (IPS) acts as a “roadmap” for managing your plan investments. The charter also documents delegation of fiduciary...

Plan Sponsors should understand that terminated employees who left their account balance in your plan, are still considered participants under ERISA. As such, they have the same rights as current employees. They cannot contribute to their account under the plan but...

Department of Labor (DOL) enforcement recoveries are on the rise. A recent DOL report indicates that DOL recoveries have doubled since 2018 and tripled since 2016 (https://www.investmentnews.com/dol-retirement-plan-recoveries-198660).  As a result, fiduciary liability...

This month’s employee memo encourages employees to conduct a regular examination of their retirement plan to determine whether any changes need to be made. Please see an excerpt below. Most people need to save more — often a lot more — to build a nest egg that can...