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IRS Announces 2025 Retirement Plan Contribution, Benefit Limits

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The IRS announced the changes to the dollar limits on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans for tax year 2025.

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5 Tips and Tricks to Setting Up Your Employees’ Retirement Plans

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Ensuring your employees have a robust retirement plan is a vital aspect of building a supportive and successful workplace. A well-structured retirement plan not only aids in attracting and retaining top talent but also boosts employees’ financial security and satisfaction.

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Top 10 Employee Benefits Certifications for Professionals in 2024

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Administered by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) and Dalhousie University, this program provides a comprehensive education on employee benefits, retirement plans, and health benefits. Key Benefits: Comprehensive coverage of group benefits, retirement plans, and compensation.

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5 Best Retirement Planning Tools and Software 2022

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Retirement planning can be challenging considering that you need to predict what’s to come in the future and assume various factors. Unfortunately, this has led to many individuals failing to take the necessary steps in building and protecting their retirement nest egg. Vanguard Retirement Nest Egg Calculator.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive in and out of the office.

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What Is a Qualified Retirement Plan?

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MARCH 13, 2022

Some of these plans have an advantage when it comes to taxes. Types of Qualified Retirement Plans. There are three classes of qualified retirement plans, namely: 1. Defined benefits plan. In a defined benefit plan, an employer pays a predetermined amount at either termination of employment or retirement.

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My Take-Aways from Retirement Planning Guidebook

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AUGUST 30, 2022

I recently read Retirement Planning Guidebook , a 453-page tome by retirement researcher and American College professor Dr. Wade Pfau, cover to cover. As an age 60+ adult and a CFP® professional, I consider myself fairly well informed about retirement planning topics. The goal of mountain climbing (i.e.,

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Mindy Zatto is helping employers build the right retirement plan

Employee Benefit News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Mindy Zatto, founding principal of Strategic Benefits Advisors, is on a mission to simplify and demystify retirement plans.

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IRS Announces 2024 Retirement Plan Contribution, Benefit Limits

PayrollOrg

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The IRS announced the changes to the dollar limits on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans for tax year 2024.

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Understanding Group Medicare for an Aging Workforce: Key Considerations for HR Leaders

Speaker: Shawnequa Albert

Learn how to simplify complex healthcare decisions, provide clarity on available options, and enhance overall employee confidence in retirement planning. 🔗 Bridging Employer Plans & Group Medicare - Ensuring a structured, employee-friendly transition.

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Make retirement plan portability a New Year's resolution

Employee Benefit News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

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SECURE 2.0 brings retirement plan opportunities — and challenges

Employee Benefit News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Roth contribution options and pension-linked emergency savings accounts, among other promising provisions, will require extensive clarification.

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Navigating new and anticipated corrections guidance for retirement plans

Employee Benefit News

MAY 13, 2024

Although new guidance expands the ability to self-correct, plan sponsors and administrators should promptly correct errors in accordance with EPCRS principals.

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How to get Gen Z and millennials excited about retirement planning

Employee Benefit News

APRIL 24, 2024

Treating student loan payments as eligible for a 401(k) match will help young employees save for retirement while staying on top of their debt.

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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. And the ever-changing policies and laws can make cultivating a competitive employee benefits strategy feel impossible.

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Half of Gen X has done no retirement planning, study says

Employee Benefit News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Having missed out on yesterday's pensions and today's 401(k) features, the latchkey generation is woefully unprepared for retirement. Here's how advisors can help.

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How to get Gen Z and millennials excited about retirement planning

Employee Benefit News

APRIL 24, 2024

Treating student loan payments as eligible for a 401(k) match will help young employees save for retirement while staying on top of their debt.

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What is Hire-to-Retire (HTR)?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Benefits Administration: Offering competitive benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and wellness programs. Retirement Planning: Assisting employees with retirement planning and providing support through retirement benefits and financial advice.

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Don't let caregiving sabotage retirement planning

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MAY 18, 2023

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What SECURE Act 2.0 passage would mean for retirement plans

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

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A legal opinion of ERISA threatens to ignite class action challenges to retirement plan fees

Employee Benefit News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Ninth Circuit's opinion in Bugielski v. AT&T found negotiation of a standard recordkeeping contract to be a prohibited transaction.

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HRIS vs. ATS: Which HR Tool Best Fits Your Business Hiring Needs?

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Benefits Administration: Tracks and manages employee benefits, such as health insurance, retirement plans , and leave policies. Benefits Administration: Manage employee benefits like health insurance and retirement plans. Time and Attendance: Records work hours, leave balances, and overtime.

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The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: DC Takeaways

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

AUGUST 1, 2024

According to The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: A 15-Year Look (2006-2020), the average defined contribution (DC) plan account balance increased from $23,400 at the end of 2006 to $54,100 at the end of 2020, while aggregate disbursements also grew.

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Taskrabbit and Robinhood team up to help gig workers save for retirement

Employee Benefit News

APRIL 1, 2024

Independent workers will have access to a retirement plan with a 2% match, along with financial education and support.

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What is Employee Poaching & How to Deal With It?

HR Lineup

JULY 20, 2024

Better Benefits : Enhanced benefits packages, including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and other perks, are commonly used to lure employees. Better Benefits: Enhanced benefits packages, including superior health insurance, retirement plans, and additional perks, can lure employees away.

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Three DOL Developments for Retirement Plan Sponsors

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

JULY 9, 2024

So far in 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) has released proposals for plan administrators to populate a missing participant database and automatic portability of retirement plan accruals when employees change jobs.

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Using the Saver's Credit can bolster retirement plan participation

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AUGUST 22, 2022

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What makes a dream retirement? 6 advisers share their visions

Employee Benefit News

JULY 23, 2024

Wealth managers typically focus on other people's retirement plans. But how do they want to spend their own golden years?

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The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: DB Takeaways

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

JUNE 24, 2024

According to recent data from Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, the fifteen-year period between 2006 and 2020 was turbulent for multiemployer defined benefit (DB) pension plans.

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Best Practices for Multiemployer Retirement Plan Death Audits

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

MAY 29, 2024

Fiduciaries have many responsibilities that stem from the duties of care, loyalty and prudence, including ensuring the correct benefits are paid to the correct participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Benefits Magazine authors Lisa L. Kaiser, CEBS, and Carey R.

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Compliance TV: President Signs Infrastructure Bill That Ends ERC Early

PayrollOrg

JANUARY 25, 2022

In this December 2021 issue of Compliance TV: President signs infrastructure bill that ends ERC early; Reminder that payment of deferred social security tax from 2020 Is due soon; IRS announces 2022 retirement plan contribution and benefit limits; and IRS announces 2022 COLAs for transportation fringes, FSA deferrals, foreign earned income exclusion, (..)

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Top 10 Compensation Courses & Certifications in 2024

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Key Features: Core curriculum on compensation and benefits planning. Includes topics such as retirement planning, health benefits, and executive compensation. With its strong focus on benefits administration, it is a top choice for HR professionals who oversee or aspire to manage both areas of employee rewards.

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What it would really take for a pensions comeback

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JULY 17, 2024

While the revival of traditional pension plans faces significant hurdles, the exploration of hybrid solutions and innovations in retirement planning could provide a path forward.

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My Final Quarterly Webinar Summary of 2024

Money Talk

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The latter is when an investment downturn occurs early in retirement, people need to sell shares for living expenses, and funds are no longer available for a rebound. Also, with tax-deferred retirement plans subject to RMDs, savers are in a partnership with the IRS.

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Alarming gap between what employees have versus what they need to retire

Employee Benefit News

JULY 1, 2024

A survey of employees with retirement plans found that while some are scared to invest, others simply don't know where to start.

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What the end of IBM's 401(k) match could mean for the future of retirement plans

Employee Benefit News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Does the tech giant's move signal the return of pensions? John Lowell of October Three consulting weighs in.

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Is the 401(k) doing too much?

Employee Benefit News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Are retirement plans addressing too many problems at once? Health care costs. Student loans. Domestic abuse.

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Mindset matters when it comes to setting goals for retirement

Employee Benefit News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Goldman Sachs Asset Management utilized behavioral finance to address what makes retirement planning successful.

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What Causes Employee Resentment & How to Deal With It At Work?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Beyond salaries, inadequate benefits like health insurance, paid time off, and retirement plans also contribute to dissatisfaction. Inadequate Compensation and Benefits Fair compensation is a basic expectation in any job, and when employees feel underpaid for their efforts, resentment can build quickly.

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How incentive theory drives motivation and behavior in the workplace

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Competitive compensation and Benefits: Regularly reviewing salaries, providing comprehensive benefits packages , and offering perks such as health insurance, retirement plans, and stock options demonstrate the company’s commitment to employee well-being and financial security.

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Employee Stress in 2025: 4 Unexpected Takeaways, Direct from Workers

Best Money Moves

JANUARY 14, 2025

While a comfortable retirement is the goal, unforeseen expenses can put a wrench in those plans. Employers can help by offering a variety of retirement plan options and providing matching contributions. According to the EBRI survey, the most popular subject employees were interested in was retirement planning (42%).

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