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ERISA 12.06.2024

ERISA Bond: Are You Compliant?

  Sooner or later, regulators discover ERISA Bond failures, and in addition to penalties, audits and investigations can follow. Anyone, with any role in handling a company sponsored retirement plan, must, by law, have an…
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ERISA Bond: Are You Compliant?
ERISA 12.06.2024

Progress: Plan Fee Transparency

  According to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO), the push for disclosing the fees associated with 401k plans over the past ten years is benefitting both participants and plan sponsors. Important work remains to…
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Progress: Plan Fee Transparency
ERISA 11.27.2024

Just Right: One In Three

  A survey of retiree spending habits conducted by the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) finds that just one in three retirees between the ages of 62 and 75 feels that they saved “just right”…
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Just Right: One In Three
ERISA 11.27.2024

Mindset Shift: Retirement?

  Not that long ago, retirement tended to be framed around the “absence” of commitment, as employees focused on freedom from the restrictions of the 9-5 work and commute day. Studies now point to a…
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Mindset Shift: Retirement?
ERISA 11.19.2024

Personally Responsible?

  Despite years of costly allegations over investment performance, many plan sponsors are not adequately monitoring. Lawsuits naming businesses–and their fiduciaries—-continue to underscore the importance of making decisions that benefit participants and documenting the prudent…
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Personally Responsible?
ERISA 11.18.2024

Is Bigger Better?

  When it comes to a 401k, more savings for more employees is certainly better, and small businesses certainly can and do sponsor thriving retirement plans. Nonetheless, bigger 401k plans tend to have some built…
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Is Bigger Better?
ERISA 11.01.2024

401k Fees: Paying Too Much?

  Chances are good that if you are a plan sponsor with 100 or more employees, yes, you are paying more than what’s considered efficient. Read on for the results of an analysis  of thousands…
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401k Fees: Paying Too Much?
ERISA 11.01.2024

What’s The Difference: Bond Vs Insurance?

  It’s wise for plan sponsors to know the difference between an ERISA fidelity bond and fiduciary liability insurance. Required by law, ERISA bonds protect the plan and participants. Though not mandated by the government,…
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What’s The Difference: Bond Vs Insurance?
ERISA 10.30.2024

What About The Providers of The Provider?

  Retirement plan sponsors are responsible for vetting the cybersecurity practices of their third party providers. But what about the providers those providers outsource too? Yes, indeed: plan sponsors need to know about subcontractors and…
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What About The Providers of The Provider?