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Tech Talk discusses seven main areas to address if one is notified by the IRS that a 457(b) plan is under audit by letter or phone call followed by an official letter. READ MORE

Tech Talk offers some administrative best practices for a third party administrator, product provider, or plan sponsor in following the rules concerning 403(b) distributions. READ MORE

The current focus for this Congress may be on SECURE 2.0, but legislators from both parties and both houses of Congress have introduced a new retirement savings bill. The Retirement Savings for Americans Act was introduced by U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), and... READ MORE

It sometimes helps to go back to the basics when assessing the impact of changes to the law, including some of the most seemingly obscure of them, writes Robert Toth in MarketBeat. He continues that one of the most obscure of 403(b) rules lies in the structural difference between 403(b) and 401(a)... READ MORE

Tech Talk discusses what the IRS has to say about aggregation and 403(b) plans. READ MORE

With Congress poised to pass another comprehensive retirement policy bill this year — a new analysis underwritten by the American Retirement Association shows the dramatic impact on retirement savings — and retirement coverage — this bill could have. This legislation — nicknamed SECURE 2.0, as it... READ MORE

Effective communication is key to understanding to productive interaction — and third party administrators can attest to its importance, argued industry experts at a session of the 2022 ASPPA Annual Conference. John Iekel reports about their insights in MarketBeat. READ MORE

With financial pressure on U.S. employees piling up, the results of a new survey suggest that most employees want guidance from their companies to navigate inflation. The joint survey by TalentLMS, Enrich and Tapcheck reveals that economic uncertainty caused by rising inflation and recession fears... READ MORE

You may have missed it, but there’s been a bit of a “hub-bub” brewing on social media…about the impact of, and perhaps even the utility of, social media, writes Nevin E. Adams in MarketBeat. He offers some thoughts — and some tips.  READ MORE