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Auto-Enrollment and Auto-Escalation Help Employees Save For Retirement
Auto-Enrollment and Auto-Escalation When we think about the important goals we’ve reached in our lives, like graduating from college or achieving a career milestone, the journey likely took time, perseverance, and a whole lot of hard work. But the payoff in the end...
Dealing with Uncashed Distribution Checks and Missing Participants
Every plan sponsor has a fiduciary responsibility to account for all funds in a retirement plan—including uncashed distribution checks. Do you know what your responsibilities are when a check goes uncashed or a plan participant falls off the grid? Is there a point at which you are no longer liable? This month’s newsletter answers those questions for you. And it offers guidelines and best practices you can follow to ensure your plan remains in compliance, you meet your…
Answering the Why Us Question
Whether retirement plans are core to your practice or part of a larger strategy to help clients, you’ll compete more effectively if you successfully communicate how you differentiate yourself from other advisors. From the perspective of many business owners, most...
It’s Not a One-Size-Fits-All World
This won’t come as a surprise, but we all have different tastes and needs. The examples are all around us. Take TV, for example. To me, it means movies. To you, it might mean sports or news. But that’s ok because we can customize our experience. After all, it’s not a...
401(k): A to Z
Although it’s certainly true that not enough Americans are saving for retirement, it’s also true that the many millions who are saving do so through an employer-sponsored defined contribution 401(k) plan. And as you may well know, 401(k) plans tend to generate a considerable amount of financial activity. The mobility of today’s workforce means employees often request distributions when they move from one employer to another. Rollovers are common, too, as are hardship withdrawals.