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401(k) Regulation
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A 401(k) regulation refers to the set of federal rules, primarily under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code, that govern employer-sponsored retirement savings plans in the U.S. These regulations dictate plan administration, contribution limits, tax advantages, fiduciary responsibilities, nondiscrimination testing, and withdrawal rules to protect employees’ retirement assets and ensure fair, compliant operation.
How Proposed Tax Reforms Would Affect 401(k) Plans, IRAs
On June 24, a document described as a blueprint for tax reform, entitled “A Better Way: Our Vision…
COLA Increases Apply to 401(k) ERISA Civil Penalties As Well
An important reminder concerning the Department of Labor. It has issued an interim final rule identifying increases in certain ERISA…
The Target of the Latest 401(k) Fee Lawsuit?
Who’s counting at this point? Tort-terror Jerry Schlichter mentioned in January that they’re were roughly 40 fiduciary lawsuits…
High-Profile Experts Release 401(k) Recommendations, Are Promptly Ignored
A retirement security report from all-star lineup of pundits and professional went largely unnoticed upon its release in…
401(k) Audits Skyrocket in Past Two Years
What’s eating at employers? 401(k) plan sponsors rank investment volatility, benefit costs and regulatory compliance as their top…
Dems Block GOP 401(k) Fiduciary Attack
Largely lost among the Democrat party’s sit-in over expanded gun control laws was news that they were also…
A DOL 401(k) Fiduciary Rule Right Out of Hollywood
The DOL’s fiduciary standards have not changed the rules. They’ve sharpened the teeth of enforcement by removing the…
What’s Elizabeth Warren Up to Now?
Politics makes strange bedfellows. Two senators on opposite sides of the political and ideological spectrum have teamed up to back…
New Checklist to Aid with 401(k) Fiduciary Issues
By our count, it’s the fourth piece of retirement-related legislation to find its way to Congress in the…
Will Dems Destroy 401(k) Robo Ingenuity?
Former Democratic Congressman and political gadfly Barney Frank spoke to a group of advisors some years ago, arguing…