Data and Research | February 4th, 2021 Some Participants Reducing 401(k) Deferrals to Contribute to HSAs Industry sources have recommended that participants adopt a savings hierarchy for retirement plan and health savings account contributions.
Deals and People | January 6th, 2021 Empower, Ascensus Acquire Recordkeeping Business of Truist In addition, OneDigital has acquired the bank’s 401(k) investment advisory business.
Compliance | November 24th, 2020 Bath and Body Works Parent Company Sued for 401(k) Plan Excessive Fees The lawsuit against L Brands says recordkeeping and investment fees were excessive and fiduciaries failed to use the lowest-cost share...
Compliance | November 23rd, 2020 IRS Publishes 2020 Required Amendments List There are no changes in requirements that generally require an amendment, but there are two changes that may require one.
Compliance | October 28th, 2020 Examining Trump and Biden’s Plans on Social Security, 401(k)s and Taxes The two candidates differ in their approaches to several key areas of importance in the retirement planning industry.
Benefits | October 27th, 2020 The Relationship Between Retirement Plans and HSAs Experts at the session, held as part of the 2020 PLANSPONSOR HSA Conference, discussed incorporating health savings accounts and 401(k)...
Ask the Experts | October 13th, 2020 Do Income Limits Apply When Making Roth Contributions to a 403(b)? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Ask the Experts | October 6th, 2020 Can a 403(b) Be Added for HCE Deferrals to Help Pass Testing? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Investing | September 1st, 2020 Bitcoin As a Retirement Plan Investment? The cryptocurrency is legally permissible as a 401(k) investment under ERISA, but some plan sponsors may have questions about whether...
Compliance | August 28th, 2020 Analysis of Biden’s Retirement Savings Tax Credit Concept Retirement industry experts say more should indeed be done to help lower-income workers save for the long-term future, but disagreement...
Administration | August 25th, 2020 Retirement Plan Providers Opening Up to Serving Cannabis and Other Companies A few financial firms have entered the cannabis, hemp and CBD market, being careful to manage any legal risks for...
Data and Research | August 21st, 2020 Those Who Have Both a 401(k) and IRA Have Higher Savings EBRI found individuals able to consistently contribute to both could end up with around 2.5 times more savings for retirement.
Products | August 20th, 2020 Security Benefit Introduces Mobile App for Retirement Plan Participants The firm says it is trying to bring the services and technological conveniences typically offered to large plans to the...
Benefits | August 13th, 2020 Are Employer-Sponsored DC Plans the Best Retirement Savings Vehicles? The coronavirus pandemic and other factors have called into question the value of DC plans, but experts say they’re still...
Ask the Experts | August 4th, 2020 How May ACP Testing Results be Affected by COVID-19? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | May 27th, 2020 JPMorgan Chase to Pay $9 Million to Settle 401(k) Self-Dealing Suit The suit claimed conflicts of interest damaged net-of-fee performance.
Data and Research | April 30th, 2020 Personal Savings Rates Actually Jumped in March Many U.S. employees are feeling acute economic pain as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but the government mandated shutdowns...
March 24th, 2020 Coronavirus News for Plan Sponsors The latest news about market volatility, benefits and business updates, and legislative and regulatory actions.
Products | March 12th, 2020 Steidle Pension Solutions Launches Payroll Integration Service The service will reduce administrative burdens for 401(k) and 403(b) plan sponsors.
Data and Research | March 2nd, 2020 Average Account Balance a Key Driver of 401(k) Plan Costs In a comparison of the average costs of two 401(k) plans with the same total assets, data from the most...