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The new rule and timing

Timing is everything and a new proposed fiduciary rule has bad timing. While I support changes to t...

A Federal plan is no threat to private 401(k) plans

I understand why people in the industry would have issues with the proposed legislation, known as â...

The forfeiture provision

Again, litigators are trying to create class action lawsuits against large plans. This time, I thin...

PTE Procedures may get a revamp

Final regulations updating the the rules governing the filing and processing of applications for ad...

Ascensus teams up with Capital Group for PEP

Ascensus said it will begin offering the Ascensus American Funds Pooled Employer Plan on its indepe...

Ameritas adds 403(b) MEP

Ameritas has announced a new pooled employer plan (PEP) for organizations sponsoring ERISA 403(b) p...

Intellicents adds PEP

intellicents has selected The Standard to roll intelli(k) PEP, which is a pooled employer plan that...

Will Bitcoin ETFs open the door?

Thanks to litigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission will likely approve a few Bitcoin-cent...

The thing about politics

It was harmless and I still think 15 years later, it was always harmless. Working at that semi-pres...

The Controlled Group conundrum

It’s a fairly simple rule: if a father owns 100% of a business, the son is considered as owning i...