Who Acts with Your Best Interests in Mind?

President Trump last week nominated Eugene Scalia to head the DOL following Secretary Acosta's resignation. Scalia was instrumental in the first version of the rule's defeat last year. He was the lead counsel for SIFMA and the body of trade groups that defeated the rule. On June 5, 2019, the 4-member Securities and Exchange Commission voted to approve the "Reg BI Package."

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Plan Sponsor Series 5: Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans - Answers to the Most Common Questions

One of the most under considered aspects of 401(k) plans, especially smaller ones, is overall plan design. This can happen when a small plan chooses a very large 401(k) provider who provides more standardized plan designs due to their sheer size. These plans may work satisfactorily but it is possible that rethinking and customizing a smaller plan's design might better suit both the principals and the employees in the sponsoring company.

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