John Carl

Case of the Week: Qualified Plan Fiduciaries

By John Carl | 11/10/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with a financial advisor in Wisconsin is representative of a... READ MORE

Case of the Week: IRA One-Rollover Rule

By John Carl | 11/3/2014

Case of the Week: Eligibility to Make Designated Roth Contributions

By John Carl | 10/27/2014

Case of the Week: The PBGC and QDROs

By John Carl | 10/20/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Washington State is representative of a... READ MORE

Case of the Week: What’s a ‘Pension Advance’?

By John Carl | 10/13/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Maryland is representative of a common... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Recharacterizing a Conversion

By John Carl | 10/6/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in New Jersey is representative of a... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Repayment of Defaulted Plan Loan After Deemed Distribution

By John Carl | 9/22/2014

Case of the Week: Oct. 1 Plan Establishment Deadline

By John Carl | 9/15/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in California is representative of a... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Top Candidates for Cash Balance Plans

By John Carl | 9/8/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Kentucky is representative of common... READ MORE

Case of the Week: SIMPLE IRAs and the Early Withdrawal Penalty

By John Carl | 8/29/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Arizona is representative of a... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Update on MyRAs

By John Carl | 8/20/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Minneapolis, MN is representative of... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Top-heavy Determination and In-service Distributions

By John Carl | 8/12/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Washington D.C. is representative of... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Leased Employees — To Cover or Not to Cover

By John Carl | 8/5/2014

Our ERISA consultants on the Columbia Management Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. Through our relationship with the Columbia Management Learning Center, we routinely... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Excess Deferrals Involving More Than One Plan

By John Carl | 7/28/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Massachusetts is representative of common... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Excluding Part-time Employees from a 401(k) Plan

By John Carl | 7/21/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Maryland is representative of a common... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Who is Responsible for Filing Form 5500?

By John Carl | 7/14/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Texas is representative of a common inquiry... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Grandfathered 403(b) Plans and Form 5500 Reporting

By John Carl | 7/7/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in California is representative of a common... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Pre-approved DC Plans and PPA Restatement

By John Carl | 7/1/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in New York is representative of a common... READ MORE

Case of the Week: DB Plans and Restricted Lump Sums

By John Carl | 6/25/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in New York is representative of a common... READ MORE

Case of the Week: Plan Expenses — How Are They Paid?

By John Carl | 6/17/2014

The ERISA consultants at the Columbia Management Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in Michigan is representative of a common... READ MORE

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