After the success of our webinar series: Servicing The Underserved, ADMIN has decided to add two additional dates. This allows busy financial advisors to join in on the conversation surrounding complex retirement plans. With over a decade in the industry, ADMIN Partners has seen it all. From failed IRS Audits to Plans operating out of compliance, ADMIN Partners has experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly. With this knowledge in hand, we ...
RETIREMENT PLANNING
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 ...
ADMIN @ THE PHILLIES GAME
ADMIN Partners recently hosted a company outing at the Philadelphia Phillies game! Our staff came together on an exceptionally hot night to take in the Phillies vs. Dodgers. While the game was cut short after four innings due to heavy rains, ADMIN’s team got to enjoy great food and great company in the stadium’s Hall of Fame section. Here is a glimpse inside our time there: ...
JOIN US FOR AN EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR!
ADMIN Partners is hosting an all-new webinar for Financial Advisors and you are invited! With over a decade in the industry, ADMIN Partners has seen it all. From failed IRS Audits to Plans operating out of compliance, ADMIN Partners has experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly. With this knowledge in hand, we have created a unique webinar experience that gives Financial Advisors the resources to approach (and win!) these types of complex ...
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; ...
ADMIN’S (FREE) PLAN CONSULTATION SERVICE
We have talked before on importance of using a full-service TPA. While the term ‘full-service’ can mean different things to different TPA firms, to ADMIN it means providing a range of services that meet the needs of an organization with transparency around costs. One aspect of our services that you don’t see commonly discussed is ADMIN’s free plan consultation. ADMIN Partners does business with the understanding that not every TPA is a good ...
THE 2019 SPRING VASBO/SASBO CONFERENCE
ADMIN’s National Sales Manager, Greg Verna, recently traveled to Virginia to attend the 2019 Spring VASBO/SASBO Conference. During his time there, Greg was able to catch up with many of the school districts who currently use AMDIN Partners for their TPA services. He also took some time to interact with school officials who, while they are not currently clients, can utilize ADMIN’s services to help them with their retirement plan administration ...
PLAN SPONSOR RESPONSIBILITY – PART TWO
Over the years, our Sales Team has received a number of questions from potential clients. However, one of the most common questions they have received is ‘why use a TPA?’ This question comes from prospects of all sizes and designs, but it is especially received by smaller organizations who want a 403(b), but have a concern when it comes to costs. To respond, we often counter these prospects with a question of our own: ‘What level of ...
PLAN SPONSOR RESPONSIBILITY – PART ONE
Over the years, our Sales Team has received a number of questions from potential clients. However, one of the most common questions they have received is ‘why use a TPA?’ This question comes from prospects of all sizes and designs, but it is especially received by smaller organizations who want a 403(b), but have a concern when it comes to costs. To respond, we often counter these prospects with a question of our own: ‘What level of ...
