Recently, ADMIN Partners hosted a webinar for financial advisors that focused on the underserved 403(b) markets. During this conversation, we touched on the topic of 501(c)(3) non-profits and how beneficial a 403(b) retirement plan can be to their organization. It’s unfortunate how often the non-profit marketplace is overlooked when it comes to retirement planning. Whether it be a lack of education on how to properly service the plan or ...
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2019’S UNIVERSAL AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENT
As the end of the 2019 year approaches, ADMIN Partners would like to take this time to remind our 403(b) Plan Sponsors of their Universal Availability requirement and what we can do to help! UNIVERSAL AVAILABILITY Each year, the IRS requires 403(b) retirement Plan Sponsors to notify all eligible employees that the Plan is available for their participation. As we enter the last half of 2019, ADMIN Partners would like to remind our Plan ...
ADMIN’S UNIQUE CONSULTATIVE APPROACH
When it comes to TPA’s, there are a number of options for Plan Sponsors to choose from. No matter what type of retirement plan you want to administer, there is a TPA out there for you. With this being said, we wanted to take the time to talk more about ADMIN’s unique approach to retirement administration and how ADMIN Partners stands out amongst the rest. In the past, we have shared a great deal on how ADMIN’s operations vary from other ...
AN INSIDE LOOK AT ERISA
In the past 10+ years, ADMIN Partners has worked with hundreds of retirement plans. With this experience in hand, we have been able to help navigate Plan Sponsors around the rules and requirements that come with ERISA. To this day, we continue to receive questions from Sponsors and Advisors regarding what subjects a 403(b) Plan to ERISA and the responsibilities that come with this label. In order to create a better understanding of ERISA, here is ...
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
It’s that time again! Back to school time which means school staff and students are getting back into the swing of things. Here at ADMIN, we understand how busy this time of year can be for the school’s administration team. With this in mind, we are sending out a reminder that we are here to help! The beginning of a new school year brings a lot of responsibility for school administrators; one being updates to (or the implementation of) the ...
ADMIN’S FOCUS: SAVING PLAN SPONSORS TIME PT2
One of the things that makes ADMIN Partners unique as a TPA is that we work with a specific selection of clients. Being in the tax-exempt and government markets, we are working with a number of organizations that have a strong focus/mission. From public schools to non-profits, our clients are concentrated on helping others. This means they often have little time (and sometimes limited budgets) to source an employee just for administration ...
ADMIN’S FOCUS: SAVING PLAN SPONSORS TIME
One of the things that makes ADMIN Partners unique as a TPA is that we work with a specific selection of clients. Being in the tax-exempt and government markets, we are working with a number of organizations that have a strong focus/mission. From public schools to non-profits, our clients are concentrated on helping others. This means they often have little time (and sometimes limited budgets) to source an employee just for administration of ...
HOW UNIVERSAL AVAILABILITY REALLY IMPACTS RETIREMENT PLANS
ADMIN Partners has talked a lot about Universal Availability (UA) and Meaningful Notice here on the blog. We have shared what UA is and how employers can ensure they meet the requirements for their retirement plan. With that in mind, we want to steer the conversation surrounding UA and expand on why it is so important. We also want to share some insight on what can happen when Plans fail to provide their employees with Meaningful Notice. Let’s ...
A DYNAMIC DUO: TPA’S + FINANCIAL ADVISORS
When it comes to retirement planning, Financial Advisors and TPA firms have spent years working against each other. This was the result of Third Part Companies venturing into the world of investments leaving Advisors to feel like they had a new army of competition. While it’s true that some TPA’s have joined the ranks of selling investments to employer-sponsored retirement plans, other TPA’s, such as ADMIN Partners, have decided to take a ...
THE ONCE IN, ALWAYS IN RULE
2019 has brought a number of changes to retirement plan rules. From legislative changes made to financial hardships, to an increase in annual contribution limits, there have been changes to retirement plans impacting both Plan Sponsors and Plan Participants. Along with these changes comes a new IRS guidance regarding the eligibility provisions for 403(b) Plans. The new guidance is specific to Plans that include an elective deferral ...
2019 HARDSHIP REGULATION UPDATES
Effective January this year (2019) the regulations surrounding hardship withdrawals from retirement plans changed. These updates impact the participants of the Plans allowing the withdrawal option, as well as the Plan Sponsors maintaining contributions for their Plans. While these updates were widely published by the IRS, we wanted to breakdown the information for our clients to ensure they are up to speed. The causality loss provision (a ...
MONTHLY BOOK REVIEW: THE LATTE FACTOR
Working in the retirement industry, we often spend a lot of time talking about saving money. If you ask us, it’s something that is not talked about enough. In fact, the significance of saving money for your later years is usually overlooked. With a tough economy and high expenses, people tend find themselves focusing more on getting by each day versus planning for the years ahead. This is something that ADMIN understands and can sympathize with; ...
