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Three Words That Irk Me and Why

Money Talk

It is not specifically about a personal finance topic such as inflation, investing, or retirement planning. Just A number of articles were written in business magazines a decade ago advising workers, especially women, to avoid using the word “just” in letters, e-mails, and conversations.

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Hardship Distributions: Five Questions for Plan Sponsors

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Its become easier for plan participants to take distributions from their defined contribution (DC) retirement plan account balances, but plan sponsors still have a fiduciary duty to ensure that the need for these distributions is real.

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Rolling the Dice on Crypto in Retirement Plan

HR Professionals Magazine

The guidance asks fiduciaries of retirement plans to remember their main responsibility: act solely in the financial interests of plan participants and adhere to an exacting standard of professional care. The post Rolling the Dice on Crypto in Retirement Plan appeared first on HRProfessionalsMagazine.

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How the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 benefits your workplace

Insperity

To do this, the law makes broad changes to the foundation of retirement preparation in the U.S.: employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. All company retirement plans started in 2023 and thereafter must have an automatic enrollment and escalation provision – also known as “ you’re in unless you’re out.” The SECURE 2.0

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How to Conquer These 4 Top-of-Mind HR Challenges

Whether you’re concerned about adapting to new pay transparency laws, managing global benefits packages, return-to-office mandates, or 401(k) and retirement planning strategies, we’ve got you covered.

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State Mandated VS Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans 

HR Professionals Magazine

workers currently don’t have access to a retirement plan sponsored by their employer. To bridge this gap, a majority of states have contemplated state-mandated retirement savings plan legislation, and 13 have already signed such programs into law. Key retirement plan differentiators at a glance.

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How Competitive is Your Company’s Retirement Plan?

HR Professionals Magazine

The post How Competitive is Your Company’s Retirement Plan? appeared first on HRProfessionalsMagazine.