Monthly Archives: July 2013

Principal Life Insurance Company wanted an advisory opinion regarding revenue sharing, probably because of concerns with how these payments are used to offset plan expenses as well as changes dealing with plan expenses and Form 5500. In Advisory Opinion 2013-03A, … Continue reading →

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The purpose of an audit for a retirement plan that requires one (generally, those with 100 or more participants) is to ensure that the assets are where the plan sponsors and providers say there are, as well as to ensure … Continue reading →

The snowball fect is term for a process that starts from something that is small and builds upon itself, becoming larger and also perhaps potentially dangerous or disastrous. The idea is that an avalanche can be started by a single, … Continue reading →

Many of my great friends in this industry are due to making connections through LinkedIn. The groups section have always been a great meeting place for likeminded professionals in the retirement plan industry. Those likeminded individuals such as myself were … Continue reading →

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Unless you have been living in a cave for the past week, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. DOMA restricted recognition and benefits for same sex marriages, which the definition of marriage having been … Continue reading →

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