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ERISA 06.16.2022

Are We There Yet?

  Despite the hard work of retirement plan sponsors across the country, only a relatively small percent of Americans have financial plans for retirement. Meanwhile, only a tiny percentage of those who have retired describe…
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Are We There Yet?
ERISA 06.16.2022

Greenwashing?

  False and exaggerated information about the environmental, social and governance (ESG) merits of investment options have gotten the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Plan sponsors: are you sure you know what’s…
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Greenwashing?
ERISA 06.10.2022

Blame: How About The Plan Sponsor?

  A rising market is no longer a sure bet—and that, of course, makes retirement plan participants uneasy. It’s human nature to look for someone to blame for losses. When retirement is not secure, who’s…
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Blame: How About The Plan Sponsor?
ERISA 06.10.2022

Market Volatility and Retirement Plans

Market Volatility and Retirement Plans Market volatility makes everyone nervous. Retirement industry executives suggest that now is a great time for plan sponsors to double down on efforts to communicate and share educational information with…
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Market Volatility and Retirement Plans
ERISA 05.31.2022

Weak Controls: Threat Actors Welcome

Security leaders are advising businesses to tighten up basic cybersecurity practices and protocols, observing that malicious actors are exploiting fundamentally weak controls to break into businesses and wreak havoc with data and accounts.   Welcoming…
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Weak Controls: Threat Actors Welcome
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 05.24.2022

401k Auto Portability Benefits Everyone

  Making it easier for employees to bring their retirement savings along when they shift jobs obviously benefits them. Because it reduces the fiduciary risks associated with missing participants and auto cash-outs, facilitating portability also…
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401k Auto Portability Benefits Everyone
ERISA 05.24.2022

Head’s Up: Amended ERISA Legislation?

  As part of its intense focus on retirement security, Congress is considering new two-pronged legislation. If it passes, retirement industry experts anticipate that plan sponsors might face more trips to court stemming from fiduciary…
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Head’s Up: Amended ERISA Legislation?
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 05.16.2022

Retirement Plans: Notice Failure?

  Among the many requirements for 401(k) plans are the timely dissemination of a variety of standard notices to participants. ERISA experts remind us that adhering to notice requirements is critical: failure leaves participants without…
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Retirement Plans: Notice Failure?
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 05.16.2022

A Rising Priority: Benefits!

Together, small businesses are the largest employer in the country—and they are increasingly prioritizing worker well being. For example, according to new research, one in four are responding to the disruption of the pandemic by…
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A Rising Priority: Benefits!