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Read the latest blog posts by Retirement Clearinghouse addressing the problem of uncashed checks in defined contribution plans.

Jun
08
2017

Auto Portability: Who Will Benefit?

The ultimate beneficiary of Auto Portability is America’s mobile workforce – the qualified plan participants whose retirement savings are preserved.

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Feb
09
2017

Uncashed Distribution Checks: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

Uncashed distribution checks are a problem for plan sponsors, creating fiduciary risk and administrative burdens. Learn how to minimize the problem.

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Nov
21
2016

The ABCs of Uncashed 401(k) Distribution Checks

This video presentation is designed to give the viewer a basic understanding of the problem of uncashed 401(k) distribution checks.

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Apr
21
2016

Five Common Misconceptions About Automatic Rollovers

Automatic rollover programs allow plan sponsors to force out of their plan separated participants with balances less than $5,000 into a Safe Harbor IRA. These programs can be quite effective at helping sponsors resolve many of the problems associated with housing small-balance accounts in-plan, such as...

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Jul
17
2015

Safe Harbor IRAs Are Not Always Safe

Plan sponsors can help themselves and their participants over the long term by rolling balances of $5,000 or less from inactive participants into safe harbor IRAs. However, for various reasons discussed below, many safe harbor IRAs do not live up to their name and could leave sponsors with unexpected fiduciary liability.

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Dec
16
2014

5 Retirement Plan Resolutions For 2015

New Year's resolutions are not just for dieters and exercisers. The start of a new year is an ideal time for retirement plan sponsor to assess the effectiveness of their plan. Virtually all plan sponsors have areas that are ripe for improvement. Here are five resolutions to make and keep in 2015 to ensure you have a smoothly-running, cost-effective plan than succeeds at preparing employees for retirement.

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