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10/22/2020

How to "Push It" (But Not Too Much) by Prefunding Cash Balance Plans

Thanks to the last few CB Corner entries, we now know that our plan sponsor...
10/20/2020

How Can We Tweak Our Plan's Eligibility Requirements to Make Administration Easier?

Facts We’ve sponsored our 401(k) plan for several years now, and it’s been very...
10/13/2020

How Can We Add More Flexibility to our Standard Profit Sharing Contributions?

Facts We have made profit sharing contributions each year, and we plan to...
10/8/2020

Maximum Contributions: Additional "Opportunities"

In our last episode, we mentioned we would move on to developing an ideal...
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10/26/2020

Safe Harbor 401(k) Resources

The term "safe harbor" can be a common source of confusion. We're answering all...
10/26/2020

SECURE Act Resources

This page has been developed as a resource to help you understand the Act, and...
10/26/2020

Meet the MEPs: Breaking Down the Regulations

We've broken down the new regulations in depth, and look to what the future may...
10/26/2020

Company Contribution Deposit Deadlines

In this FAQ we review the different deadlines to help you try to make sense of...
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10/26/2020

The SECURE Act: A Choose Your Adventure Webinar Event

Pick your session and download it on demand.
10/26/2020

Everything You Want to Know About Cash Balance Plans

This webinar - originally presented on May 14th, 2019 - is now available for...
10/26/2020

Reporting & Disclosure Calendar for 401(k) & Other Defined Contribution Plans

See our web based calendar and download a PDF copy here.
10/26/2020

How To Select Retirement Plan Service Providers eBook

Creating the best team on behalf of your participants doesn't have to be hard....
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10/20/2020

How Can We Tweak Our Plan's Eligibility Requirements to Make Administration Easier?

Facts We’ve sponsored our 401(k) plan for several years now, and it’s been very...
10/13/2020

How Can We Add More Flexibility to our Standard Profit Sharing Contributions?

Facts We have made profit sharing contributions each year, and we plan to...
10/6/2020

Can We Tweak our 401(k) to Allow Additional Savings for Reasons More Immediate than Retirement?

Facts Our company takes a holistic approach to the benefits we offer. We want...
09/29/2020

Are Discretionary Matching Contributions Becoming a Little Less...Discretionary?

Facts My company has sponsored a 401(k) plan for many years, and it provides...
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08/27/2020

Your Definition of Compensation Isn't in the ERISA Dictionary? We've Got a Fix for That.

Getting creative with the plan’s definition of compensation can be an...
05/28/2020

Retroactively Decided Not to Make Safe Harbor Contributions for Your HCEs? We've Got a Fix (or Two) for That!

If you’ve been with us for a while you’ve heard us say a few things time and...
03/13/2020

When the Grass Isn't Greener with More Plans, There's a Fix for That!

In our last Correction of the Quarter, we looked at related companies setting...
11/21/2019

When More (Plans) Isn't Merrier: We've Got a Fix for That!

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before – a SEP, a SIMPLE, and a 401(k) walk...
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07/14/2020

Must I Complete the Upcoming Mandatory Plan Document Restatement Before Terminating My Plan?

Facts I currently sponsor a 401(k) plan for my employees. As I start to...
09/12/2019

Pension Pontifications | Q3 2019

All of us here at DWC thrive on the really geeky stuff, and some of the best...
09/11/2019

Meet the MEPs: Grab Bag

The Department of Labor’s new regulations that expand the availability of...
09/10/2019

What is a Successor Plan and Does It Prevent Me from Starting a New 401(k) Plan?

Facts My company used to sponsor a 401(k) plan for my employees.  Due to an...
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