…Protect Social Security disability benefits from harmful regulations and other attacks designed to reduce access to benefits Implement Automatic Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401(k)s; require automatic enrollment in 401(k)-type plans. Make the Saver’s Credit refundable, and direct the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)…
…successful retirement plan outcomes, as we explore subjects including: Defining success – What makes a great retirement plan? Benchmarking your plan – How do your plan’s utilization and metrics measure up against the industry? Next steps – Converting a well-designed plan into a secure retirement…
…the role of a plan fiduciary and the responsibilities fiduciaries have to a retirement plan and its participants. The Pentegra Fiduciary SmartPathTM is designed to help you understand your fiduciary responsibilities and corresponding liabilities and offers best practice recommendations and guidance for managing these duties.”…
…this week. When the FOMC released a statement from Chairman Powell, explaining why nothing happened, a number of other things started to happen. Confused yet? Don’t worry – most of what the Federal Reserve says and does about interest rates seems designed to confuse people,…
…performance over a specified period – and long-term incentive pay, which can include stock options, restricted stock, performance shares, performance units and cash. An employee assistance program (EAP). This is a work-based intervention program designed to assist employees in resolving personal problems, such as financial,…
…to that customer. Regulation Best Interest is designed to prevent a broker-dealer from putting its financial interests ahead of the interests of a customer when making recommendations. On another front, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) have introduced…
…would be the named fiduciary and act as the ERISA Section 3(16) plan administrator; that one or more bank trustees who are not participating employers are designated to ensure that contributions are properly collected and remitted, and that assets are duly held for safekeeping; that…
…designed to be tamper-proof via use of complex identifiers. Tech companies such as IBM are starting to enter the blockchain business. While users generally pay a fee for credit card and other financial transactions, proponents claim that Bitcoin transactions are virtually costless. Money, i.e. dollar…
…benefits of sponsoring a retirement plan or if modifying your plan’s design could make it more valuable to the organization. Employers generally sponsor retirement plans to help them recruit and retain qualified employees and for the tax advantages available to plan sponsors. Here are some…
…plan sponsor to fiduciary risk by making the decision to direct such contributions. As a result, the industry and regulators realized that it was important to establish what would become known as a Qualified Default Investment Alternative or QDIA. A QDIA is designed to meet…
…name, Social Security number, date of birth, and marital/family status Employment history information Officer and ownership history and familial relationships Election forms for deferral amount, investment direction, beneficiary designation, and distribution requests Listing of contribution and distribution transactions Notarized spousal consents and waivers Electronic Documentation…
…and what you recommend, but why they should do it with you. To be sure, your years of professional service and your credentials matter, but in a universe with many people who share the same designations and path as you, these things may not distinguish…