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Summer 2018: The Retirement Income Gap & Helpful Hints for Plan Sponsors

by Bill Black, Pension Specialist | Aug 6, 2018 | Newsletters

The Retirement Income Gap Many American workers participate in company retirement plans, methodically contributing to their accounts over time to fund for life after work. Beyond benefiting from employer-funded plans, retirees commonly draw from additional savings...

Spring 2018: Who is an Employee? & HSA vs 401[k]

by Bill Black, Pension Specialist | May 11, 2018 | Newsletters

Who is an Employee? MAINTAINING A RETIREMENT PLAN FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES IS NO EASY TASK. At various points during the year, employers and HR departments field participant questions, help with enrollments, deliver notices and statements, and participate in the...

February 2018: Navigating Distributions & Under the New Tax Law

by Bill Black, Pension Specialist | Feb 5, 2018 | Newsletters

Navigating Distributions The first quarter of the calendar year typically sees an uptick in the number of retirement plan distributions and participant loans. This year may be even busier than most, given the relief announced by the IRS for victims of the recent...

December 2017: End of the Year Checklist

by Bill Black, Pension Specialist | Dec 13, 2017 | Newsletters

End of the Year Checklist As the year-end approaches, our to-do lists can be lengthy. There are holidays to prepare for, employee performance reviews to complete, and, oh, wait, there is also the year-end data collection package from your TPA! We have once again...

September 2017: New Fiduciary Rule and Hardship Distributions

by Bill Black, Pension Specialist | Sep 18, 2017 | Newsletters

Fiduciary – The New “F” Word There has been much upheaval in the retirement world as of late and it centers around the new fiduciary rule. The New Fiduciary Rule means that many investment professionals that weren’t previously considered fiduciaries will now...
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