Department of Labor action is putting additional scrutiny on the misuse of confidential retirement plan participant data.  This is particularly important in the context of cybersecurity practices of plan ...

  Retirement Committee responsibility has become more important. The Retirement Committee responsibility is normally distributed among the entire committee. There are several reasons for this. First is, Fiduciary Lawsuits ...

Cybersecurity Breaches a Concern for Plan Participants  Cybersecurity breaches are on the rise.  401k plan cybersecurity breaches should now be a front-burner topic for 403b and 401k plan participants. ...

Retirement Plan Vesting Schedule Sends a Message  Retirement plan vesting schedules are highly visible to all plan participants.   Retirement plan vesting schedules are the one plan provision that all ...

401k Plan Cybersecurity Steps for Participants 401k plan cybersecurity breaches are on the rise.  401k plan cybersecurity should now be a front-burner topic for 403b and 401k plan participants. ...

Fiduciary Mistakes 401k Fiduciaries Frequently Make  Fiduciary mistakes in the 401k Plan can come in many shapes and sizes.  The shape of a fiduciary mistake can be demonstrated by ...

401kTV GENIE Award Nominations Now Open  401kTV GENIE Award Nominations continue to be strong for the August 22 Program at the Park Lane Hotel in New York City. The ...

401k Employee Communication Efforts Reward Employees 401k employee communications are very important when attempting to connect with a diverse workforce within a manufacturing production environment.  Retirement plan committees face ...

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. ...

NIPA NEWS: Participant Uncashed Checks of a 401k Plan can be time-consuming for plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries. Recently Trina Gross, President-elect of the National Institute of Pension Administrators ...