It has become something of an article of faith in our industry that “leakage,” the distribution of money from retirement accounts prior to retirement, is bad. Bad, of course, in the sense... Read More
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DC Plan Design
BY NAPA Net Staff | 1/28/2015
The ERISA Advisory Council has published its recommendations on facilitating lifetime plan participation. Following up on a series of meetings last year, the Council outlined a series of... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 1/23/2015
Automatic enrollment more than doubles participation rates, at least among new hires, according to a new study. In fact, during the three-and-a-half-year period of the study, the participation rate... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/30/2014
All disbursements from a retirement plan scheduled to be made at the same time are treated as a single distribution even if they are sent to multiple destinations. That new rule becomes mandatory as... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/10/2014
Though auto features have made dramatic improvements to DC plans, they can be blunt instruments, essentially assuming that one size fits all. Now Buck Consultants has applied for a patent on a... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 12/2/2014
Does your retirement plan have a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA)? Have you worked with plan sponsors who have, or who have considered, adopting a QDIA? What type of QDIA was selected... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/17/2014
A new report claims that employees are less likely to take a loan from their 401(k) account if their company also offers an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP). The report by Fidelity... Read More
BY John Iekel | 11/5/2014
We hear a lot about how well Americans are saving — or not — for their retirement. Legg Mason Global Asset Management has unveiled EZ IRA, a payroll deduction IRA program intended to... Read More
BY Ronald J. Triche | 11/5/2014
Have you worked with plan sponsors who have, or who have considered, adopting a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA)? The Government Accountability Office (GAO) wants to hear from... Read More
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