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What if you sponsor a small to mid-size retirement plan, and get named in a copycat lawsuit alleging high plan fees, poor investment choices or failure to follow protocols? You’ll scramble to secure knowledgeable ERISA…
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It’s no secret that both the money and data in retirement plans offer cybercriminals  lucrative targets. As cybersecurity breaches threatening retirement accounts become more common, so too do lawsuits brought against retirement plan sponsors on…
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Estate planning is an important way for every parent to prepare for the inevitable, but it is doubly important for families when special needs children are involved. Future care plans must be carefully thought through,…
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As the rise of Artificial Intelligence rapidly reshapes the employment landscape, educational institutions of all kinds are sprinting to respond with next wave learning experiences and “future proof” skill building opportunities. Though much is uncertain,…
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Yes. When you sponsor a retirement plan, like a 401k, you are automatically a fiduciary, so in the event cybersecurity failures impact the data or savings of participants, you can face fiduciary breach allegations and…
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When you sponsor a retirement plan at your business, you are specifically required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to obtain a fidelity bond. The purpose of an ERISA fidelity bond is to…
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Yes. Essentially, that’s what it means to be a retirement plan sponsor: under ERISA law, you are inherently a fiduciary. Simply put, being a fiduciary means you are legally obligated to act in the best…
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We all have a role to play in cybersecurity, and when it comes to protecting our retirement accounts, and our businesses, we all need to take the role extra seriously. The National Cybersecurity Alliance provides…
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The root causes for putting off estate planning decisions are obvious: it’s icky, and fraught with unknowns. Nonetheless, making proactive arrangements for our own care during aging, and for the gifting of assets we are…
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