Category Archives: Alerts

Are You, Your Plan Participants, and/or Relatives Struggling to Recover From the Storm? Were Your Participant Contributions and/or Participant Loan Repayments Delayed due to Hurricane Sandy? The IRS and DOL have announced special rules to provide relief to victims of … Continue reading →

DELRAN, NJ—MAY 1, 2012—Benefit Consultants Group (BCG), a premier retirement plan provider, is proud to announce they will be assuming the daily valuation clients from IPA Northeast (IPA).  BCG will be performing all of the administration and recordkeeping responsibilities.  IPA … Continue reading →

401(k) advisors have long debated whether having more plan investment options is better. At first blush it would seem that giving plan participants more choice is better as it ostensibly allows him or her to better refine their investment mix. … Continue reading →

The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced it will re-propose its rule on the definition of a fiduciary. The initial proposal significantly broadened the definition to encompass the services of many retirement financial advisors who previously did not consider themselves … Continue reading →

Section 403(b) plans are sponsored by tax-exempt charities, public educational institutions and churches. They may be funded with individual or group annuity contracts or mutual funds held in custodial accounts. Churches also have the option to account for plan assets … Continue reading →