Compliance | December 18th, 2014 Treasury Issues Final Regs Underlying ‘myRA’ Program The U.S. Treasury issued final regulations establishing a new type of electronic retirement savings bond designed to serve as the...
Compliance | September 19th, 2014 Guidance Issued for Allocating After-Tax Amounts to Rollovers September 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided rules for allocating pre-tax and after-tax amounts among...
Benefits | July 10th, 2014 Roth Accounts Can Improve Retirement Outcomes July 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The addition of a Roth savings feature to defined contribution plans is becoming more popular.
Benefits | May 22nd, 2014 Roth Growth Far Outpaces Traditional IRAs May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Roth IRA balances grew at twice the rate of traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) between...
Benefits | April 28th, 2014 Roth Plan Features Becoming More Popular April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Roth 401(k) plan features are gaining in popularity, Aon Hewitt research finds.
Opinions | April 14th, 2014 Roth Maximizes Retirement Savings Power for Employees April 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you’re thinking of adding a Roth feature to your defined contribution (DC) plan, you’re...
Benefits | April 2nd, 2014 Roth 401(k) Is an Option to Consider April 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors might consider offering Roth accounts to participants, since some may want to contribute...
Compliance | December 12th, 2013 IRS Clarifies Roth In-Plan Rollover Rules December 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued more guidance about in-plan rollovers into Roth accounts.
Benefits | July 15th, 2013 Newer Participants More Likely to Use Roth July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Roth participation is more than twice as high among 401(k) participants hired after the Roth...
Benefits | July 15th, 2013 Wells Fargo Sees Rise in Roth, Managed Accounts Use July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the first quarter 2013, 10% of all participants in Wells Fargo-administered defined contribution plans...
Benefits | June 12th, 2013 Expanded Roth Conversion May Boost Adoption Rates June 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An expanded Roth conversion feature will likely boost Roth adoption rates by plan sponsors and...
Compliance | May 21st, 2013 ASPPA Makes Suggestions for In-Plan Roth Rollovers May 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) filed a comment letter with the...
Products | May 8th, 2013 Newkirk Completes Roth Conversion Analyzer May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newkirk, a provider of marketing communications for financial and health care companies, announced completion of...
Products | March 4th, 2013 Groom Paper Discusses Roth Accounts March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Groom Law Group posted a paper that provides an overview of Roth plans, also known...
Compliance | February 26th, 2013 ASPPA Asks for More Roth Conversion Guidance February 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief...
Compliance | February 19th, 2013 2010 Roth Conversions Must be Reported in 2012 February 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminded taxpayers who converted amounts to a Roth IRA or...
Benefits | February 14th, 2013 401(k) Participants Saving More February 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis of 401(k) plans administered by Fidelity Investments shows the average participant balance increased...
Benefits | February 6th, 2013 More DC Plan Sponsors to Add Roth February 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An increasing number of U.S. employers are...
Opinions | January 25th, 2013 The Increased Availability of Roth In-Plan Conversions January 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 included a provision liberalizing in-plan Roth conversion rules...
Compliance | January 3rd, 2013 Fiscal Cliff Deal Extends Roth Conversions January 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the fiscal cliff deal did not change the current tax treatment of retirement savings,...