Retirement Plans Articles
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Traditional 401(k) vs. Safe Harbor 401(k): Everything You Need to Know
A safe harbor 401(k) requires the company to contribute and skips the yearly ADP test. A traditional 401(k) leaves contributions optional and has to pass it. Here’s what each one requires.
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What is a 3(16) Plan Administrator?
Every retirement plan has a plan administrator. If your plan document does not name one, the job falls to you. Here is what the role covers and what a 3(16) provider can actually take off your hands.
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What Are 401(k) Forfeitures and How Can They Be Used?
Understand what forfeitures are, the three things your plan can do with them, when they have to be used, and who at your organization has to make that decision.
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How Often Should a Plan Sponsor Benchmark 401(k) Fees?
What the law actually asks of your committee on fee benchmarking, where the three-to-five-year figure everyone repeats came from, and how to set a cadence you can defend.