401k Testing ADP ACP Rules for Compensation 401k Testing ADP ACP Rules require attention to detail.  When it comes to retirement plan administration there are plenty of rules and ...

401k Fiduciary Court Cases Become a Wakeup Call 401k fiduciary court cases have awakened many plan sponsors over recent years.  Fiduciary responsibilities are better to be managed than argued ...

401k Fiduciary Liability Insurance Protection for Retirement Committee Members 401k fiduciary liability insurance protection is not automatically included within an Errors and Omissions Policy.  In most cases, 401k fiduciary ...

  How to Avoid Litigation with a 401k Plan Participant Appeal of a Benefit Claim Decision The thought of a going through a 401k plan participant appeal process for ...

Top 10 Mistakes 401k Plan Sponsors Make: Mistake #6 – Timely Deposits How soon do 401k and 403b plan sponsors have to deposit participant contributions after payroll? You will ...

The Small Plan “Fix” Just Got Expensive by Darren Holsey. The IRS Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) allows employers sponsoring retirement plans to correct errors that occurred in the operation of ...

NIPA News: Pitfalls of Auto-Enrollment. Like a new shiny toy, when auto-enrollment is implemented by 401k and 403b plan sponsors and their providers, a lot of attention is paid. ...

YOUR ADVISORS REVIEW INVESTMENTS – WHO REVIEWS THEM?  “We use X to advise the Committee about investments and to run RFP’s for us.  X helps us review our other providers, ...

6 Common Retirement Plan Committee Pitfalls. Retirement plan committees are created with the best of intentions. Unfortunately, however, to paraphrase the inimitable Shakespeare, like true love, ne’er does their course ...

DON’T MAKE YOUR 401K A LITIGATION TARGET by Carol Buckmann “I know there are a lot of lawsuits over 401k fees and investments, but nobody here is complaining.  Are ...