Feb 12, 20201 minSECURE Act – Impact on 401(k) Plan SponsorsThe Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”), the largest package of retirement system reform...
Feb 11, 20201 minChurch Plans Under the SECURE ActMany of the provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”) do not apply to non-el...
Feb 6, 20201 minLifetime Income Provisions Under the SECURE ActThe SECURE Act, which includes three major lifetime income-related provisions, represents a giant step forward on the part of Congress to...
Jan 31, 20201 minUntangling the SECURE Act’s Retirement Plans—PEPs, ARPs, and MEPsOver the past six months, Congress and the Department of Labor have created new ways to structure workplace retirement plans. The new pla...
Jan 30, 20201 minIRA Reporting Relief for 2020 MRDsIRA providers were concerned with not being able to “stop the presses” when it came to notices being provided in January to IRA owners re...
Jan 24, 20201 minSECURE Act Impacts Distributions Under Governmental PlansThe SECURE Act has made a number of changes to Internal Revenue Code requirements for governmental plans, particularly in the required mi...
Jan 22, 20201 min2020 Brings New Opportunities in the Retirement Space2020 brings with it a host of new opportunities for investment advisers and consultants working with retirement plans and individuals sav...
Jan 22, 20201 minSECURE Act and Spending Bills – Impact on Plan SponsorsRead below for our overview of the SECURE Act for plan sponsors. This write-up summarizes: · key 401(k) plan changes, · additional change...
Jan 22, 20201 minShould Your Company Finally Offer a Retirement Plan?It’s OK—you’re far from alone—47% of small to midsize businesses don’t offer a retirement plan, and you have reasons for being one of tho...
Jan 17, 20201 min10 Key Changes to IRAs in 2020 Under SECURE ActIndividual retirement accounts, including traditional, Roth, inherited, deemed, Simple and SEP, are seeing a lot of changes this year fol...
Jan 15, 20201 minSECURE Act Requires Immediate Action by Plan Service ProvidersCongress recently passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”), the largest package of...
Jan 10, 20201 minThe SECURE Act Increases The Buzz Around AnnuitiesThe SECURE Act includes three significant provisions relating to lifetime income. These new provisions have the potential to both fundam...
Jan 10, 20201 minSECURE Act Testing Relief for Closed/Frozen Defined Benefit PlansIn recent years, many defined benefit (“DB”) pension plan sponsors have taken action to limit ongoing coverage and benefit accruals of th...
Jan 9, 20201 minSo You Want to Sponsor a Pooled Employer Plan? Here are 5 Things to Know.In recent years, one of the retirement industry’s white whales has been multiple employer plans (MEPs). Countries like Australia have lo...
Dec 19, 20191 minYear-End Challenges and Opportunities: Congress Passes SECURE Act, Caddy Tax Repeal, and MoreOn Thursday, December 19, the Senate passed two spending bills to fund the government through September 30, 2020, one of which (H.R. 1865...
May 29, 20191 minHouse Passes Bipartisan Retirement ReformOn May 23, the House overwhelmingly passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act,” H.R. ...
Apr 5, 20191 minA Step Forward For Retirement LegislationOn April 2, 2019, the House Ways and Means Committee approved bipartisan retirement legislation titled the “Setting Every Community Up fo...
