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2020 Financial Markets Update

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Managing Your Finances Through Life’s Unpredictability

March 5, 2020

Life is full of risk. Markets rise and fall, unexpected emergencies arise, and businesses go under unexpectedly. If you want […]

2020 Financial Markets Update

Evaluating Your Plan and Fees? Think More, Not Less.

May 24, 2018

Should you reduce your plan’s fees to better serve participants? Many vocal experts speaking on behalf of investors and participants […]

2020 Financial Markets Update

Have You Conducted a Fee Equalization/Levelization?

May 24, 2018

Bill Tugaw, Governmental Plan Practice Leader Fees in defined contribution (DC) plans can be complicated. Historically, fees have not been […]

2020 Financial Markets Update

How to Give Every Team Member a Tax-Free ‘Raise’

April 25, 2018

Offering Health Savings Accounts is not just a way for workers to buffer themselves from high-deductible plans; it’s also a […]

2020 Financial Markets Update

Why Educating Employees About Retirement Plans Is Critical

April 17, 2018

Kristin Jacobson, Director of Retirement Services, explains how millennial employees might not see the point of investing in a retirement […]

2020 Financial Markets Update

Is Your Retirement Plan Out-of-Date or Putting Your Practice at Risk?

April 12, 2018

ERISA Consultant Eileen Shaw explains the risks involved in outdated retirement plans and how the changing regulatory landscape has transformed […]

2020 Financial Markets Update

Think You Can Just Sign up Your Company for a 401(k) and Forget About It? Think Again.

March 26, 2018

Companies need to make sure they understand the regulations behind ERISA that go far beyond just signing your company up […]

2020 Financial Markets Update

Younger Team Members Often Don’t Enroll in Retirement Plans — But That Can Hurt Your Company

February 22, 2018

Your younger employees may not be interested in participating in retirement plans, but it’s a critical step for both your […]

2020 Financial Markets Update

Are Your Participants Experiencing a Fee Imbalance?

February 20, 2018

Subsequent to the 2012 implementation of ERISA fee reporting regulations (ERISA 408(b)(2) & 404(a)(5)), the Department of Labor (DOL) began […]

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Looking Back – And Forward: New Tax Planning Paradigms

June 28, 2016

By William Schmidt, Senior Trust Officer It is estimated that roughly 80% of Americans have made no provision to transfer […]