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Once and For All: IRC and ERISA Say Cannabis 401(k) Plans Can Exist
I write to clarify and educate about the legal authority regarding how and why cannabis 401(k) plans are…
EBSA Names Acting Assistant Secretary in Wake of Rutledge Departure
The Employee Benefits Security Administration has named Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson as Acting Assistant Secretary, replacing Preston Rutledge, who…
New DOL Guidance on Private Equity Adds Flexibility for DC Plans
The U.S. Department of Labor issued important new guidance for 401k plan investment committees on June 3 that…
10 Big 401(k) Plans Suspending Matching Contributions in 2020
Companies during 2020 known to have suspended their 401(k) matching contributions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawmaker Blasts Trump Administration’s ‘Unprecedented Interference’ in TSP Operations
Last month, you may remember the Trump Administration successfully putting a halt to a plan to invest billions…
Bitwage Launches ‘World’s First’ Bitcoin 401(k) Plan
What’s being touted as the “world’s first Bitcoin 401(k) plan” is now available for companies to offer to…
DOL Finalizes Electronic Disclosure Rule for Retirement Plans
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced publication of a final rule that permits default electronic delivery of…
Data and Dollars: Securing Retirement Plans in the Online Age
Using data from 2016 Form 5500 annual reports, the American Benefits Council found that there were over half…
Is There Really a Retirement Crisis?
NOT TO DIMINISH the severity of recent coronavirus-fueled market events, but it’s not exactly news to note the…
7 Sensible Cybersecurity Steps for 401(k) Plan Sponsors
Cybersecurity breaches of retirement plan participant accounts have occurred with increasing frequency in recent years. Just this past…