Fees: 401(k) Services Market Heating Up. Yesterday, we wrote that the least expensive retirement plan fund option isn’t always the best. That goes for plan service providers, too. Fees are ...

401k Participation Highlighted in the Offer Letter. Savvy Human Resource Executives and Talent Recruiters are ahead of the curve.  Forward-thinking HR professionals have revised their communication strategy by showcasing their ...

Fiduciary Responsibilities: A Simple Primer for 401k Plan Sponsors. What are the basic fiduciary responsibilities of a 401k and 403b plan sponsor? How can plan sponsors best fulfill them? ...

Retirement Plan Auditors that Dabble Create Risk for Plan Sponsors. Following a Fiduciary Education Program at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, Bruce McFadden, a Certified Public Account, ...

Plan Audit Red Flags – Automation Plays Important Role. Immediately following a recent Fiduciary Education Program held at the University of Georgia, Bruce McFadden, a Certified Public Account, at ...

DOL Rule Delay. The DOL signaled that it intends to delay a portion of the conflict of interest rule for 18 months in a brief it filed in a Minnesota ...

401k Plan Participant Beneficiaries are Difficult to Keep Current. During a recent Fiduciary Education Program at Rutgers University Fred Barstein, Founder of The Plan Sponsor University (TPSU), interviewed, Pedro, one ...

It is Less than Ideal when Plan Sponsors Fail to See the Big Picture of Retirement. Immediately following a Fiduciary Education Program held by The Plan Sponsor University (TPSU) Adjunct ...

Cyber Security was a Hot Topic at TPSU Fiduciary Training Program. Plan sponsors now have more responsibility when it comes to Fiduciary Duty.  Cyber security is now elevated to ...

How Can Plan Trustees Know What Plan Documents to Distribute? Plan Trustees struggle with knowing exactly which plan documents they are required to distribute to 401k plan participants.  After the ...