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Empowering Employees Through 401(k) Education: A strategic Advantage for Employers, Form 5500: All-In-One Oversight, Transparency and Protection, Correcting Retirement Plan Overpayments, Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year PlansSpring 2026
Spring Cleaning, Cybersecurity & ERISA Compliance: Protecting Your Plan, The Plan Document: Why Understanding it Matters, Understanding RMDs: What Plan Sponsors Need to KnowWinter 2026
Cost of Living Adjustments for 2026 Are Here!, Roth Catch-Up is Final – What Plan Sponsors Need to Know, Year-End Data CollectionFall 2025
EN GARDE!!! THE CHALLENGE WITH FORFEITURES, Addressing the Challenge of Uncashed Distribution Checks, Divorce and the Retirement PlanSummer 2025
Keeping the Lines of Communication Open, Could Immediate Vesting be a Win-Win for Your Plan?, Planning Ahead for 2026 Catch-Up Contributions, How Government Staffing Cuts Could Impact the PlanSpring 2025
Keep on Talkin', Lost but Not Forgotten, Which Bond is Best?Winter 2025
Cost of Living Adjustments for 2025 are here!, Preventing Late Deposits, Higher Catch-Up Contribution Available in 2025, RMD ReminderFall 2024
Effective Communication with Participants, Participant Notices: A Quick Overview, Mastering the Act of Distributing Participant Notices, Plan Ahead for 2025 Long-Term Part-Time (LTPT) EmployeesSummer 2024
Is Automatic Enrollment Required for Your Plan?, A Refresher on RMDs, New Questions on the 2023 Form 5500Spring 2024
Components of Defined Contribution Plan Compliance Testing, Does My Plan Need an Audit?, 401(k) deferrals: Don’t exceed the limit!, Reminder: Long-Term Part-Time Employee Rules Effective January 1 2024Winter 2024
Bonds: Is your plan covered?, It doesn't hurt to double check! We're here for you!, Are Changes Needed to the Plan?Summer 2023
SECURE 2.0 is a GO!, Is it already time to complete another year-end data request?, Stay tuned! Secure 2.0 Act of 2022 includes some action items that may produce beneficial changes in the future.Winter 2023
Form 5500 Insights, New IRS Pre-Examination Compliance Program Announced, Q&A CornerSummer 2022
Timing of Deposits 401(k)/403(b) Deferrals and Loan Repayments, New Information on Participant Statements: Lifetime Income IllustrationsSpring 2022
Save More for Retirement in 2022, Form 5500 Filing Extension for FEMA Designated Disaster Areas, Participant Distribution Fraud in the “New Normal”Fall 2021
Missing Participants: Ready or Not Here I Come!, Safe Harbor: A Cure For Your Testing Headaches, Looking to Maximize Savings? Cash Balance Could Be the Answer!Summer 2021
Retirement Planning is a Team Sport, Congratulations! It’s a Retirement Plan!, Department of Labor Issues Cybersecurity GuidanceSpring 2021
The MEP/PEP Debate: Are We Better Together?, Terminated Employees? Important Relief is Here., Is There Pandemic Relief For Late Deposits?Winter 2021
Annual Data Collection: Pandemic Edition, The SECURE Act 2.0Special Edition 2020
Cost of Living Adjustments for 2021, Cycle 3 Plan Document Restatements, Required Year-End Participant Notices, The CARES ACT Update, The SECURE Act RemindersFall 2020
Electronic Delivery Could Save Billions, IRS Issues Additional Pandemic ReliefSummer 2020
Understanding the CARES ActSpring 2020
How the Secure Act is Changing RetirementWinter 2020
IRS Announces Limits for 2020, Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan Design, The Final Rule on Hardship Distributions, Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year PlansFall 2019
Bucket List: Retirement, Complying With Safe Harbor Deadlines, It’s All in the Design...Summer 2019
Automatic Enrollment is on the Rise, Protect Your 401(k)Spring 2019
It's Testing Season!, Know Your Options, The 401(k) Turns 40Winter 2019
Hardships Get a Little Easier, Helping Hands, 'Tis the season..., Port in the StormFall 2018
The Retirement Income Gap, Helpful Hints for Plan SponsorsSummer 2018
Who is an Employee?, HSA vs 401(k)Spring 2018
Navigating Distributions, Under the New Tax LawWinter 2018
End of the Year Checklist, iWork: The Next-Gen WorkforceDecember 2017
Fiduciary Rule Round Up, Houston, We Have a Problem...September 2017
Retirement Plan RxJune 2017
Benefit Communications in an Electronic WorldApril 2017
Dealing with Uncashed Distribution Checks and Missing ParticipantsFebruary 2017
Rules and Taxation of 401(k) Plan DistributionsDecember 2016
Keeping Abreast of Plan Loan RulesOctober 2016
DOL Issues New Fiduciary RuleAugust 2016
A Fresh Look at Your Form 5500 FilingApril 2016
Fun with ForfeituresApril 2016
Part-Time Employees in 401(k) PlansFebruary 2016
Determining Retirement Plan CompensationDecember 2015
A Plan Fiduciary's ResponsibilitiesOctober 2015
The IRS is Back with Some Brand New CorrectionsAugust 2015
The Right Combination for Your Retirement PlanJuly 2015
The Best Plan to Drive Your Retirement NeedsJune 2015
Automatic Enrollment for 401(k) PlansApril 2015
Timing is EverythingFebruary 2015
Year-End Compliance Testing OverviewDecember 2014
Hardship Distributions from 401(k) PlansOctober 2014
The Ultimate Plan Sponsor ChecklistAugust 2014
Ready or Not, Here it Comes...the PPA Plan RestatementJune 2014
The Continuing Evolution of the Safe Harbor 401(k) PlanApril 2014
Boomerang Employees: Rehires and Retirement PlansFebruary 2014
Down with DOMADecember 2013
How Do You Spell Relief? E-P-C-R-SOctober 2013
Cross-Testing: The Right Tool for Many JobsAugust 2013
Under Control or Out of ControlJune 2013
When Good Loans go BadApril 2013
Don't let Missing Participants and Small Balances Become a Big ProblemFebruary 2013
The IRS Meets LettermanDecember 2012
How to Survive a Visit from the IRS or DOLOctober 2012
Top Heavy Impact on 401(k) PlansAugust 2012
Fiduciary Fact or FictionJune 2012
The Final Fee Disclosure Regulations Have ArrivedApril 2012
At Your ServiceFebruary 2012
Increasing 401(k) Plan ParticipationDecember 2011
Participant Fee Disclosure Requirements for Individual Account PlansOctober 2011
Should They Stay or Should They Go: Dealing with Terminated ParticipantsAugust 2011
Fiduciary Liability for Participant-Directed PlansJune 2011
Don't let the QDRO be Worse than the MarriageApril 2011
Do You Know Who Your Employees Are?February 2011
Cash Balance Plans 101January 2011
Plan Year-End To Do ListDecember 2010
Record RetentionOctober 2010
Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan Offers Many AdvantagesAugust 2010
Roth 401(k) FAQsJune 2010
When Should the Check be in the Mail?April 2010
Participants are on a Need to Know Basis...and They Need to KnowFebruary 2010
Mandatory Electronic Filing Applies to Form 5500 Soon!December 2009
Coping With the Impact of the Pension Protection ActNovember 2009
Voluntary Corrections for Qualified PlansOctober 2009
Plan Distributions Are on the RiseAugust 2009
ERISA Fiduciary ResponsibilitiesJune 2009
Layoffs Can Result in a Partial Plan Termination Requiring 100% VestingApril 2009
Payment Options for Plan ExpensesFebruary 2009
The Hidden Pension Trap-The Aggregation RulesDecember 2008
Timely Deposit of Plan ContributionsOctober 2008
EGTRRA Restatements...The time has comeAugust 2008
Solving 401(k) Testing Problems With New Design OptionsJune 2008
Top Heavy Rules May Impact Plan DesignApril 2008
The Impact of the Pension Protection Act on Defined Benefit PlansMarch 2008
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