There has been a lot of talk lately about inflation, in great part because inflation has been so low for so long, but recently had a small spike. Unfortunately, when inflation is low, investors tend to forget it is a “sleeper risk,” gradually eroding their purchasing power and lowering after-inflation returns. Below are thoughts [Read More]
Mutual fund proxy voting may be one of the least scintillating topics we write about here at The Advisory Group. It is, however, a topic about which retirement plan fiduciaries need to stay apprised. We also receive the occasional question from our personal wealth and foundation or endowment clients, so we thought we’d demystify [Read More]
The IRS released the dollar limits for 2021 qualified retirement plan contributions. For 2021, employees’ and owners’ ability to defer compensation and invest for their future remains about the same as 2020. Because of low inflation, most of the common contribution levels were left unchanged, with defined contribution total dollar amounts (from employee and [Read More]
Safe harbor retirement plan for 2021 Now is the time to take action if you wish to implement a new safe harbor 401(k) plan or make changes to your existing safe harbor structure for 2021. To satisfy the participant notice requirements, companies should install or amend calendar-year plans by the end of November. If [Read More]
Do you, or do you want to, offer Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) investment options in your qualified retirement plan? What about riskier private equity options? Here’s what’s on the Department of Labor (DOL)’s radar when it comes to both. Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) investing While participant and plan sponsor interest [Read More]
Sometimes we have to change the investments we hold in our clients’ portfolios. We’ve talked about rebalancing and tax loss harvesting as ways to keep portfolios’ allocation in check and lower tax bills, but what happens when a specific investment manager of a mutual fund or other vehicles needs a change? How do we decide [Read More]
Audit season is in full swing for retirement plans, and if your company has a “large plan” (defined as more than 100 participants) you are required to undergo an annual audit by a CPA. This requirement kicks in when your start-of-year participant count exceeds 120 for the first time. If your company sponsors a plan [Read More]
After the rise and fall of the Department of Labor’s “fiduciary rule,” followed by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent release of the Regulation Best Interest rule, many retirement plan sponsors are now familiar with the term “fiduciary.” A fiduciary duty is the highest standard of care under the law. Fiduciaries to an ERISA-qualified [Read More]
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