It is Okay for 401k Plan Sponsors to Ask for Help. A few weeks ago, I wrote “hubris is not a financial planning strategy.” That article was about Americans’ reluctance ...

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 Video: Understanding the Unique Value of TPAs. TPAs offer a unique and independent voice helping retirement plan sponsors find solutions to every day and sometimes challenging problems. ...

NIPA News Video: Roles of 401k Record Keeper, Advisor and TPA explained. Attorney Ilene Ferenczy, managing partner of Ferenczy Benefits Law Center, sits down with 401kTV to explain the ...

$500 Million 401k Plan Finds New Advisor Through RFP Process. Sending retirement plan business out to bid is a must for plan sponsors. It’s a way for sponsors to fulfill ...

Reviewing your 401k Record Keeper Service Agreement – Ask the Lawyer by Carol Buckmann “My agreement with my recordkeeper? I think I have it somewhere, but wouldn’t they tell me ...

Retirement Plan – It’s Never Really Free by Jeffrey Zielinski, CRPC®, CRPS® Understanding fee arrangements within retirement plans is imperative for a plan sponsor. While there is a number of ways ...

Automated Processes: Why this 401k plan sponsor moved from manual. After her payroll/401k administrator resigned, the VP of operations of a 62 person company in the Richmond VA area ...

Fiduciary; What Kind is your Plan Advisor? Regardless of what happens with the DOL fiduciary rule now that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated it, 401k and ...

  Outsourced 401k Fiduciary Do you have Signed Service Agreements? Regardless of what happens with the DOL fiduciary rule now that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated ...