Ask the Experts | July 14th, 2020 Can Other Distributions Be Treated as Coronavirus-Related Distributions? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Opinions | June 29th, 2020 COVID-19 Compliance Corner: IRS Expands CRD Eligibility and Clarifies Loan Rules Each week, Carol Buckmann, with Cohen & Buckmann P.C., will explain legislative provisions or official guidance related to the COVID-19...
Data and Research | June 17th, 2020 Retirement Plan ‘Leakage’ Still a Serious Problem A study finds there was $48 billion in penalized retirement plan distributions in 2010, and it raises the question of...
Data and Research | June 8th, 2020 Retirement-Age Households Show a ‘Chunk or Nothing’ Withdrawal Pattern Observing drawdown patterns can inform plan sponsors about how to design their plans to facilitate withdrawals and about what guidance...
Ask the Experts | May 29th, 2020 Are RMDs Required for Those Who Turned 70 1/2 in 2019? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Opinions | May 26th, 2020 COVID-19 Compliance Corner: How Are Coronavirus-Related Distributions Taxed? Each week, Carol Buckmann, with Cohen & Buckmann P.C., will explain legislative provisions or official guidance related to the COVID-19...
Compliance | May 22nd, 2020 Implementation of Coronavirus-Related Distributions in DB Plans DB plan sponsors may want to offer coronavirus-related distributions under the CARES Act, but should understand certain rules before doing...
Compliance | May 13th, 2020 Don’t Let Participants Be Surprised by Taxes on Emergency Distributions State and local tax treatment of coronavirus-related distributions from retirement plans may be different from federal tax treatment.
Data and Research | May 13th, 2020 Past Performance of DC Plan Participants Is Not Indicative of Future Results Important differences suggest that a look at DC plan participant actions during the Great Recession may not offer insight into...
Ask the Experts | May 12th, 2020 The RMD Waiver for RMDs Already Distributed Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Opinions | May 11th, 2020 COVID-19 Compliance Corner: Who Qualifies for Coronavirus-Related Distributions? Each week, Carol Buckmann, with Cohen & Buckmann P.C., will explain legislative provisions or official guidance related to the COVID-19...
Opinions | May 4th, 2020 Consider Near- and Long-Term Issues Before Implementing CARES Act Provisions Plan sponsors are urged to consider factors other than the short-term financial needs of their employees before adopting new loan...
Administration | April 24th, 2020 Cure Periods and Other Ways to Prevent Leakage From Coronavirus Relief Bill Coupling more generous loan programs with robust educational resources is a good place to start.
Data and Research | April 20th, 2020 DC Plan Sponsors Reacting With Moderation to Coronavirus Relatively few are taking action to suspend or decrease contributions, and they are prudently relying on providers for guidance, a...
Opinions | April 20th, 2020 The CARES Act Loan Expansion: A Potential Powder Keg in a Pandemic Alison Borland, with Alight Solutions, discusses why the firm determined the CARES Act provision allowing larger loans is sub-optimal when...
Opinions | April 13th, 2020 CARES Act’s Provisions Are Well-Intentioned but Could Harm Retirement Readiness Reminders about the long-term effects of plan leakage on retirement savings could protect retirement plan participants from making harmful decisions.
Products | April 9th, 2020 MassMutual Offers CARES Act Provisions to Retirement Plan Clients Plan sponsors can ‘opt-in’ to offer the provisions to participants.
Products | April 2nd, 2020 Empower Waives Fees for Retirement Plan Loans and Hardship Withdrawals The change is for all tax-qualified workplace retirement plans administered by Empower that permit such distributions and includes new provisions...
Administration | April 2nd, 2020 Administrative Considerations for CARES Act Transactions Plan sponsors need to understand the details and ask themselves certain questions to make sure they are complying with the...
Ask the Experts | March 31st, 2020 Coronavirus-Related Distributions From 403(b) and Governmental 457(b) Plans Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.