This Guide seeks to review the current state of the retirement plan industry as it relates to standards of conduct that govern financial professionals.
Listen in to our audiocast "Tips and Takeaways for Maintaining Your Retirement Plan Document" as Summer Conley, partner at Drinker Biddle, and Bonnie Treichel, senior consultant at Multnomah Group, discuss common problem areas plan sponsors encounter with their plan documents.
The current regulatory landscape and the continued rise in litigation against higher education plan sponsors emphasize the need for sound retirement plan oversight.
One of a plan sponsor's most important fiduciary duties is the selecting and monitoring of a competent service provider to supply services to the plan for a reasonable fee. To be a prudent fiduciary, this can involve conducting a vendor search to benchmark your current vendor against what others in the industry are providing.
FAQ: Roth 401(k)
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Issues for plan sponsors to consider when it comes to beneficiary designations are very broad. There is no "one-size fits all" answer when designing a retirement plan to deal with beneficiary designations. The right approach for your plan will be based on a number of facts and circumstances. Listed below are just a few of the issues plan sponsors should consider when administering beneficiary designations.