Retirement plan portability blog posts


Oct
17
2016

A Different ‘Save’ to Consider During ‘National Save for Retirement Week’

As we prepare to observe National Save for Retirement Week (also known as “National Retirement Security Week”), scheduled for October 16-22, it’s a great opportunity to remember why we, as individuals, need to save for our retirement. But the sobering reality is that we are all being called upon to save retirement itself—by rescuing a retirement system that doesn’t work for millions of hardworking Americans.

Sep
27
2016

Five Misconceptions About 401(k) Leakage

This video presentation is designed to provide qualified retirement plan sponsors with an understanding of the facts and popular misconceptions surrounding the topic of 401(k) plan leakage.

Sep
20
2016

Why helping employees review 401(k)s isn't a mission impossible

Mission: Improbable. Imagine for a moment that your active participants are Tom Cruise from Mission: Impossible

Sep
02
2016

A Plan Sponsor's Guide to Supporting Roll-ins

Plan sponsors are becoming more-and-more familiar with the concept of rollover contributions, otherwise known as roll-ins. Yet, few plan sponsors truly understand what it takes to implement an effective roll-in program that properly informs, encourages and supports plan participants in undertaking roll-in transactions. This video provides plan sponsors with a basic understanding of the elements required to properly establish and support a roll-in program.

Aug
15
2016

The ABCs of Roll-ins

This video presentation is designed to give the viewer a basic understanding of the concepts of qualified plan roll-in contributions.

Aug
09
2016

Why Small Balance Cash Outs Are Falling Through the Cracks

According to the recently released 2016 Willis Towers Watson U.S. Retirement Governance Survey, a major trend in retirement plan governance is the growing concern employers have for employees' retirement benefit adequacy and financial well-being.

Aug
02
2016

Brexit Reminds Retirement-Savers Why Account Consolidation is Important

In his most recent article in MarketWatch, RCH's Spencer Williams cites the recent market trauma experienced in the wake of the United Kingdom's decision to exit the European Union (Brexit) as a good reason for retirement-savers to consolidate their accounts.

Jul
11
2016

Embracing A New Source of Plan Growth

In the wake of the Fiduciary Rule, providers of all stripes are broadly reevaluating their strategies for the participant and asset retention that is essential to growing their retirement plan businesses. Over the past two decades, providers have primarily looked to capture IRA rollovers as a means to grow retirement assets. The Department of Labor's new Fiduciary Rule creates challenges to that model. However, there is another, largely untapped, pool of assets within providers' reach that can fuel growth premature cash-outs. Auto portability, and portability solutions in general, represent a new and unique way to tap that potential source of growth.

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