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Multiple Employer Plans (MEP)
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A Multiple Employer Plan (MEP) is a retirement plan, such as a 401(k), that allows two or more unrelated employers to participate in a single plan. By pooling resources, employers can reduce administrative costs, share fiduciary responsibilities, and offer employees access to broader investment options. MEPs simplify compliance and can make offering retirement benefits more affordable for small and mid-sized businesses.
What 401(k) RESA Legislation Means for MEPs and PEPs
A stand-alone pension bill that re-introduces the concept of a Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) surfaced in the Senate…
Major MEP 401(k) Bill Reintroduced in Senate
Retirement Savings Act returns with 2018 updates to improve 401(k) plans, expand MEPs, and boost retirement access for small businesses.
More Calls For MEPs to Cover Gig Economy Workers
Gig economy retirement savings need solutions. Open MEPs could help workers secure their future with simple, flexible retirement plans.
Will This Bill Encourage Multiple Employer Plans (MEP)?
A flurry of legislation in the waning days of the year aimed at helping American workers save has…
2 Solutions to the Small Retirement Plan Problem
Is the problem small, or the retirement plan? It would appear the latter, according to Morningstar. The Chicago-based…
Why Multiple Employer Plans Are Getting So Much Attention
“It's gotten to be an interesting topic,” Pete Swisher understatedly said in advance of his session at Excel 401(K): The Advisors’ Conference in Las Vegas.
Are Multiemployer Plans in Trouble or Not?
The financial crisis last decade walloped multiemployer retirement plans, most notably the Teamsters and United Mineworkers of America.
What’s Happening With Multiple Employer Plans?
“We see some interesting movement in Washington surrounding MEPs. Fill us in about what’s happening.” Pete Swisher was…
3 Important Advantages of Multiple Employer 401(k) Plans
Discover how small businesses benefit from outsourcing retirement plan responsibilities with Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs).
Multiple Employer Retirement Plans – Needed or Nonsense?
As we all know, the employee workforce is increasing complicated. The so-called organizational man (now person), an individual…