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Transferring Fiduciary Liability: A Guide for Plan Sponsors

Your personal assets shouldn’t be the collateral for your company’s retirement plan compliance. For many plan sponsors, the constant fear of a…

What if the most effective way to protect your company from a Department of Labor audit wasn’t to work harder at compliance, but to legally hand the…

Most plan sponsors don’t realize that signing a Form 5500 is more than a routine clerical task. It is a personal assumption of legal liability that…

More than 80% of financial advisors now view 3(16) fiduciary outsourcing as a best practice, yet fewer than half of retirement plans have actually…

If you are still signing your company’s Form 5500, you aren’t just managing a retirement plan; you’re personally carrying the legal weight of every…

Did you know the Department of Labor can assess a penalty of up to $2,739 per day for a late or incomplete Form 5500 filing? That is a staggering…

The 15th business day of the following month isn’t a safe harbor; it’s a maximum deadline that often signals you’re already in violation of ERISA…

Signing your company’s Form 5500 isn’t just a routine administrative task; it’s a personal assumption of legal liability that can haunt you during a…

Most small business owners mistakenly believe their recordkeeper or payroll provider is the one legally responsible for plan errors. In reality, the…

If you are still the one signing your plan’s Form 5500, you haven’t actually offloaded your risk; you’ve only outsourced the paperwork. It is a…