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Secure 2.0 Act – Changes Beginning In 2024

SECURE 2.0 Act – Changes Beginning in 2024

SECURE 2.0 Act The SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act 2.0 was signed into law at the ...
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Proposed Regulation Changes On Timing And Use Of Forfeitures

Proposed Regulation Changes on Timing and Use of Forfeitures

Forfeitures can be cumbersome for plan administrators as they try to find the best way to apply them in their ...
Employee Resource Benefits

Employee Benefit Plan Resources – December 2023

View and sign up for our latest Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) Resources newsletter. Headlines in this December 2023 edition include ...
IRA

Employee Benefit Plan and IRA Quick Reference Table

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations for various qualified retirement plans and other ...
related parties and parties-in-interest

Related Parties and Parties-In-Interest: A Guide for Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors

Every year during your annual audit, your auditor asks you to identify any related parties and parties-in-interest. This article describes ...
SECURE 2.0 Act

SECURE 2.0 Act: An Attractive Benefit for Helping Employees with Student Loan Debt

A new provision of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 offers employers an attractive benefit and employees of these organizations ...
service provider agreements

A Plan Sponsor’s Guide to Reviewing Service Provider Agreements

Employee benefit plans play a significant role in attracting and retaining top talent in organizations. To ensure the smooth and ...
Plan Oversight Meetings

Key Topics for Plan Oversight Meetings

Plan Administrators have the important fiduciary duty of conducting and documenting timely, periodic meetings to oversee the Plan. As part ...
Environmental Social and Governance Investing

Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing and 401(k) Plans

What is Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing? ESG investing refers to a set of standards for a company’s behavior ...
Audit Findings

3 Common Audit Findings and How to Avoid Them

Another audit season for employee benefit plans has come to a close. To provide some insight on potential issues that ...