HR Recruitment Best Practices during Times of Low Unemployment HR Recruitment Best Practices can make the difference when HR professionals are attempting to fill an open position.  Steff Chalk, ...

401k Retirement Committee Responsibilities Extend Well Beyond Investments 401k retirement committee responsibilities reach far beyond investments.  Fred Barstein, Founder and CEO of The Plan Sponsor University addresses the topic ...

Auto-Enrollment Increases Plan Participation to 100% Auto-enrollment increases participation.  In this case, it helped to boost the Orlando Regional Realtor Association’s 401k plan participation rate to 100%!  This is ...

401k Plan Committee Names Should be Descriptive of the Responsibility 401k plan committee names can cause additional stress for retirement plan fiduciaries.  The Plan Sponsor University (TPSU) held a ...

Multiple Employer Plan Rules are Gaining Attention from Executive Order Multiple Employer Plan Rules have become an important topic for 401k plan sponsors since the signing of an executive ...

401k automated deferral features have ignited 401k plan asset growth since the late 1990s.  Plans are larger, participant account balances are greater, and many plan participants are happy with ...

401k Borrowing Can Be a Mistake Much Larger Than Amount Borrowed 401k Borrowing can be a mistake much larger than the amount borrowed.  Fred Barstein, Founder and CEO of ...

Total Benefit Package includes Financial Wellness, 401k Matching Contributions and Student Loan Repayment Total Benefit Package is the topic of conversation when Steff Chalk, Executive Director of The Plan ...

Retirement and Health Benefits Packages Can be Confusing to the Participants and the Employer  Retirement and health benefits packages are confusing enough on their own. It becomes even more ...

Finding Lost 401k Participants Proves to be a Difficult Task for Plan Sponsors Finding lost 401k participants can be a difficult task for Plan Sponsors.  Even in the midst ...