Administration | April 24th, 2020 Cure Periods and Other Ways to Prevent Leakage From Coronavirus Relief Bill Coupling more generous loan programs with robust educational resources is a good place to start.
Data and Research | April 20th, 2020 DC Plan Sponsors Reacting With Moderation to Coronavirus Relatively few are taking action to suspend or decrease contributions, and they are prudently relying on providers for guidance, a...
Opinions | April 20th, 2020 The CARES Act Loan Expansion: A Potential Powder Keg in a Pandemic Alison Borland, with Alight Solutions, discusses why the firm determined the CARES Act provision allowing larger loans is sub-optimal when...
Opinions | April 13th, 2020 CARES Act’s Provisions Are Well-Intentioned but Could Harm Retirement Readiness Reminders about the long-term effects of plan leakage on retirement savings could protect retirement plan participants from making harmful decisions.
Products | April 9th, 2020 MassMutual Offers CARES Act Provisions to Retirement Plan Clients Plan sponsors can ‘opt-in’ to offer the provisions to participants.
Products | April 2nd, 2020 Empower Waives Fees for Retirement Plan Loans and Hardship Withdrawals The change is for all tax-qualified workplace retirement plans administered by Empower that permit such distributions and includes new provisions...
Administration | April 2nd, 2020 Administrative Considerations for CARES Act Transactions Plan sponsors need to understand the details and ask themselves certain questions to make sure they are complying with the...
Ask the Experts | March 31st, 2020 Coronavirus-Related Distributions From 403(b) and Governmental 457(b) Plans Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | March 25th, 2020 Retirement Plan Providers Preparing for Spikes in Loans and Hardships As the retirement industry awaits details of a coronavirus stimulus relief bill, a spike in participant loans and hardship withdrawals...
Ask the Experts | March 17th, 2020 Distribution Reporting for 457(b) Plans Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Data and Research | January 13th, 2020 DC Plans Moving to Become Decumulation Vehicles More plan sponsors have a policy for retaining the assets of terminated and retired participants and more are offering decumlation...
Ask the Experts | December 20th, 2019 Contributing an RMD to a Charity Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Opinions | November 5th, 2019 Ask the Experts – Can In-Service Distributions Be Rolled Over? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Administration | October 29th, 2019 Rollover Rules Between Different Plan Types Retirement plan sponsors need to understand IRS rules for rollovers and what they should consider before accepting one.
Administration | October 25th, 2019 Undocumented Workers Become a Missing Participant Problem Nothing in ERISA says an undocumented worker cannot participate in a retirement plan, but making a distribution to one could...
Ask the Experts | October 8th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Difference Between Plan Distribution Withholding and Actual Taxes Paid Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Administration | September 23rd, 2019 Plan Sponsors Recognizing Need for Decumulation Choices A new survey from Alight Solutions indicates more employers are expanding distribution options in their DC retirement plans to help...
Participants | July 31st, 2019 Participants Need More Education About Distribution Options Forty-two percent of those between the ages of 35 and 65 who left a job where they had money in...
Ask the Experts | July 2nd, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Must a Nonelecting Church Plan Require Spousal Consent? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | May 7th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Early Distribution Penalties for Pre-Tax and Roth Accounts Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.