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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
ADMIN’S YEAR IN REVIEW
2018 was a year for the books for ADMIN Partners! From expanding our presence on social media to hosting seminars for some of the top Financial Advisors in the industry, we had an exciting year from start to finish. Below is a look at ADMIN’s successful 2018 and a glimpse at what is to come in the New Year! Thank you to everyone who supported us throughout 2018. We cannot wait to work through 2019 with you by our side! ...
ADMIN’S FAQ SERIES: PART THREE
Here at ADMIN, we receive a generous number of questions from a variety of people within the retirement planning industry. Whether its financial advisors looking for education on upcoming regulation changes or potential clients trying to learn more about who we are, the demand is there and we are always willing to help. For some time now, we have considered creating a FAQ for our blog, which we thought could be used as a reference for some of ...
