Productivity Vs Cybersecurity?
Perhaps not surprisingly, employees are often more concerned with accomplishing their tasks quickly, than with workplace cybersecurity. As a result, many, knowingly or not, are going around “cumbersome” cybersecurity protocols. Use of unapproved apps and…
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Best Practices for Retirement Plan Sponsors
As fiduciaries, plan sponsors must take an active role in overseeing the plan, even when outsourcing. Here are examples of best practices for plan sponsors related to keeping all participants engaged and informed, avoiding…
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Fiduciary Basics for Plan Sponsors
Even as The Department of Labor continues efforts to clarify the fiduciary rule, it’s critical for plan sponsors to understand and act in accordance with the fundamentals of the role under the standards of…
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Toward Better: Retirement Saving Success
The financial pressures on workers are many. Student loans, home purchases, caregiving, and health expenses all get in the way of saving for retirement. No wonder financial worries weigh down on employees, impacting businesses…
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On Behalf of Participants: Funds Recovered
Every year, the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recovers funds for the participants of company sponsored retirement plans, and 2023 was no different. Enforcement action and complaint resolution, as well as the abandoned…
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Worried About Retirement: Women!
Several research projects this year have concluded with this “discovery”: women are generally more worried about financing their retirements than men. Ironically, that these findings still come as “news” underscores the depth of the…
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Millennials on Retirement: ASAP!
Almost half of Millennials say they want to retire as soon as they are financially able to do so. Confidence in the ability to retire is fairly strong too, with about half of Millennials…
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Essential protection – ERISA
The term “fiduciary breach” often evokes images of significant mishaps within company-sponsored retirement plans, leading to notable legal disputes. Yet, a more common and equally troublesome issue for business owners is failing to secure the…
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Accepting Market Volatility?
Data reveals that overall, we’re feeling more experienced as investors and more comfortable with market volatility. A research report from benchmarking firm, Hearts & Wallets, finds the number of households feeling inexperienced with investing…
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