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Retirement Plan Benchmarks

Do you know how your retirement plan is measuring up?

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Automatic Features

Is automatic enrollment or automatic increase right for your company?

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Roth Option

In an effort to create a retirement program that meets the needs of a diverse employee population, Roth deferrals is an additional plan element that should be considered.

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Is 403(b) Safe Harbor Plan Design Right for Your Plan?

Learn how 403(b) Safe Harbor plan design may encourage plan participation and satisfy testing.

One method of satisfying the actual contribution percentage (ACP) test is to adopt a safe harbor plan design. A safe harbor 403(b) is a specific type of 403(b) retirement plan designed to encourage employee contributions and participation.

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Comparing the Different Types of 457 Plans

Depending on the type of organization and structure, different rules may apply.

Generally, 457 plans are non-qualified, tax-advantaged, deferred compensation retirement plans offered only by governmental and certain tax-exempt organizations.In a 457 plan, employees may have the opportunity to prepare for retirement by making elective deferrals while allowing employers to contribute to the plan on their behalf.

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