Consolidation Corner Blog

Consolidation Corner is the Retirement Clearinghouse (RCH) blog, and features the latest articles and bylines from our executives, addressing important retirement savings portability topics.


Sep
07
2016

Making Your Day, Re-Visited: When Retirement Savers' Luck Runs Out

In his most recent article in MarketWatch, RCH's Spencer Williams reprises last year's 7/10/15 article where he channeled Clint Eastwood's iconic movie hero "Dirty Harry" Callahan.

Sep
07
2016

Why retirement portability should become employers' next big focus

Time Sensitive! Open Immediately! A significant majority (65%) of participants will make their distribution decision within the first 365 days of their termination from their former employer.

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
25
2016

The ABCs of Missing Participants

Learn the ABCs of missing participants in defined contribution plans.

Aug
23
2016

New Penalties for Lost Participants Take Effect

In November of 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to apply inflation adjustments to various penalties defined under the Federal Civil Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990.

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.

Page: