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Northrop Grumman Corp. agreed on a tentative settlement regarding their 401(k) plan by offering to pay $12.4 million....By: Ary Rosenbaum

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has established a process that requires all retirement plan sponsor who have adopted a pre-approved retirement plan to restate their plans once every six years to reflect changes in the Internal Revenue Code and IRS...By: Ary Rosenbaum

A report by Cerulli on the future of the retirement plan business had a startling number. The report showed estimates that the 10 largest recordkeepers will represent more than 75% of record kept 401(k) assets by year-end 2019. That’s a startling...By: Ary Rosenbaum

I have life insurance and it’s an important financial tool to protect your loved ones. I’ve never been a fan of maintaining a life insurance policy within a qualified plan and that bias against it is because of the compliance errors I’ve seen with...By: Ary Rosenbaum

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is a national service organization that represents more than 1,000 rural electric cooperatives around the United States. NRECA sponsors a 401(k) multiple employer plan (MEP) and is a target of a...By: Ary Rosenbaum

There is nothing wrong with being thrifty. You should never pay the full price for something that you can get at a discount. Being thrifty is different from being cheap. Being cheap is about not wanting to pay for something just because you don’t...By: Ary Rosenbaum

One aspect of the SECURE Act that many commentators failure to note is that it’s mor expensive to file a late Form 5500....By: Ary Rosenbaum

The non-ERISA §403(b) space is the last bastion of high, hidden costs in retirement plans. That’s the problem when a plan isn’t covered under ERISA and the fee disclosure regulations. So when it comes to 403(b) plans for teachers, the action is left...By: Ary Rosenbaum

For the past 7 years, fee disclosure has certainly helped you as a plan sponsor to finally understand the true cost of plan administration. That’s important because you have a fiduciary duty to only pay reasonable plan expense....By: Ary Rosenbaum

I was a first-year law student participating in moot court, just because all second-year students participated even when I knew I had zero interest in ever being a litigator. In those days, my mother would buy me these cheap character ties at...By: Ary Rosenbaum