Ask the Experts | June 9th, 2020 Loan Repayments for Employees Furloughed Before CARES Act Relief Period Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Opinions | May 21st, 2020 The Time Is Now to Optimize DC Plan Loan Policies With the coronavirus relief bill drawing plan sponsors’ attention to their loan policies, it is a good time to consider...
Opinions | May 18th, 2020 COVID-19 Compliance Corner: New Loan Provisions Under the CARES Act Each week, Carol Buckmann, with Cohen & Buckmann P.C., will explain legislative provisions or official guidance related to the COVID-19...
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...
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...
Products | April 15th, 2020 Ameritas Waives Fees to Relieve COVID-19 Financial Burdens Plan sponsors can opt in to the voluntary provisions.
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.
Compliance | March 20th, 2020 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries to Pay for Failure to Remit Participant Loan Repayments A court judgment requires the fiduciaries to not only restore the unremitted repayments to the plan, but also $16,782.80 in...
Opinions | March 18th, 2020 March Madness and the Road to Retirement George White, with Custodia Financial, discusses how retirement plan loan defaults can throw a wrench in retirement savings and what...
Administration | March 17th, 2020 Considering a Loan Cure Period to Avoid Participant Loan Defaults Allowing a cure period for plan loans may help preserve participants’ retirement savings and meet plan sponsors’ fiduciary responsibilities.
Participants | October 29th, 2019 Participant Views on Retirement Plan Loans Can Inform Benefit Decisions Additional benefits and loan policy changes can keep participants from taking loans while other strategies can prevent loan default.
Administration | September 27th, 2019 Natural Disasters Damage Retirement Accounts, Too What options do participants have when a natural disaster affects them, and are there steps plan sponsors can take to...
Administration | October 11th, 2018 Deloitte Makes Suggestions for Addressing Loan Leakage From Retirement Accounts A Deloitte analysis finds a typical defaulting borrower could lose $300,000 in retirement savings over his career.
Reader Responses | July 16th, 2018 SURVEY SAYS: Efforts to Discourage Participant Loans Offering defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants the chance to take a loan from their accounts encourages participants to join...
Data and Research | December 19th, 2017 Loans, Suspended Deferrals Can Reduce Nest Eggs by as Much as 20% The damage is worse for younger workers, as their savings time horizon is longer than older workers.