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Collective Investment Trusts: The Fastest Growing Investment Vehicle Within 401(k) Plans
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For almost a century, collective investment trusts (CITs) have played an important role in the markets. They were originally introduced in 1927. According to a 2020 study, they are now used in more than 70 percent of plans.¹ For the vast majority of their existence, CITs were available only in defined benefit (DB) plans. In  Read More →
Plan Documents… Save or Purge?
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Many ERISA plan sponsors are unclear regarding a primary fiduciary responsibility concerning plan document retention (which and when documents may be purged). Most plan sponsors adopt an assumed “reasonable” amount of time to retain documents prior to purging them. Unfortunately, IRS rules may not always be complicit with what may be assumed to be “reasonable”.  Read More →
To Roth or Not to Roth
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Many 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plan participants are uncertain as to the benefits of saving their contributions on a Traditional (pre-tax) or Roth (after-tax) basis. As a reminder, although you get a current year tax deduction for pre-tax contributions, the principal and growth will be taxable in retirement.  In contrast, Roth contributions are made with  Read More →

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