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The late 5500 needs that DFVCP application

With the initial 5500 deadline coming and going and October 15th around the corner, it makes sense ...

Consider a cybersecurity policy and procedure

With the Department of Labor (DOL) focusing on cybersecurity, I think it’s prudent for plan spons...

Anyone can be a TPA

With apologies to Tod Higgins (played by Keanu Reeves) in “Parenthood”, you need a license to p...

Nothing controversial about vesting

An article from one of the news sources I enjoy about retirement plan news, had an article about wh...

You’d love to tell them to stay the course, but…..

As an employer and a plan sponsor, you’re the folks that employees will go ask questions. With a ...

Lawsuits are just allegations at first

It seems like every week, there is another major lawsuit against a plan sponsor and one of their se...

I hate the waiting period for deferrals

When I was an employee, one of the knocks that I would see in another potential employer is the wai...

The missed deferral opportunity

Like with late deferral deposits, another problem is the missed deferral opportunity. It usually ha...

The term fee

Signing up with a third-party administrator (TPA) is like getting married, you come in with the bes...

Multiple companies and plans, avoid the sloppiness

With small and medium-sized companies, multiple plans operated by multiple owned companies that are...