Category Archives: Retirement Plans

DOL announces Form 5500 changes

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced changes to Form 5500. For Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs), new codes have been added to Line 8a of Part II to identify different types of MEPs, such as pooled employer plans, association retirement plans, … Continue reading

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New Year’s Resolutions For 401(k) Plan Sponsors

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Get threats, contact an ERISA attorney

You could be the greatest plan provider, but you can’t please everyone. Even when things aren’t your fault, there will be some plan sponsors who will still blame you. You can try to bend over backward for some plan sponsors … Continue reading

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Crypto theft is another strike against Bitcoin 401(k)

While technology makes it easier for bad actors to steal the retirement assets of plan participants, it’s far easier to steal from 401(k) plans with crypto investments. 401(k) plans that have Bitcoin investments would have a crypto wallet, rather than … Continue reading

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Bad times means more hardships

With high inflation and an economy that might be in a recession, it is no shock that hardship distributions are on the rise. About 0.5% of employers participating in 401(k) plans made a “hardship” withdrawal in October, according to Vanguard. … Continue reading

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Avoid the nonsense about anti-ESG rhetoric

My wife forwarded me an op-ed piece, criticizing the Biden administration rule change on ESG investments in 401(k) plans. Obviously, the person writing it doesn’t understand how 401(k) plans work. The ESG rule isn’t licensed theft to pursue a woke … Continue reading

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Robinhood to offer IRAs

Robinhood is rolling out retirement accounts for users of its mobile app, by offering a 401(k) like match to IRAs. Robinhood will offer customers a 1% match on its traditional or Roth IRAs. Users can start investing on deposits of … Continue reading

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Two Blackrock Target Date Fund cases dismissed

Two lawsuits questioning the prudence of plans holding the BlackRock Lifepath target-date funds were thrown out. The two suits, one involving Capital One Financial Corp., and the other involving Booz Allen Hamilton were both dismissed by U.S. District Judge Michael … Continue reading

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401(k) Issues That Could Use Some More Guidance From The Government

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Terminating A 401(k) Plan?: What You Need To Know

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