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Business Succession Strategy

If you run a succesfull business, you have worked hard to provide security for your family and employees. As you move into retirement, having a succession plan is an important step wether you

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Understanding Financial Statement Audits

While we hope you have never had to experience it, you’re no doubt familiar with the idea of an audit of your personal or corporate tax return. But you may not be familiar with an audit of

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When to Set Sail with Safe Harbor

You already know that a 401(k) is a very popular retirement plan and, like other plan designs, it allows your employees to take advantage of tax deferrals on contributions and earnings while

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It’s Time to Restate Your Defined Benefit Plan Document

Every retirement plan is required to have a formal written document that spells out how it operates. When Congress passes new laws that impact how retirement plans work, the IRS and other

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Aligning Plan Design with Your Goals

Most of us live in homes that were not custom-designed for us. We adapt to them rather than expect them to be optimized to how we like to live. Most retirement plans are sold the same way.

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To Roth or Not to Roth

A compelling feature of a 401(k) plan has always been the opportunity to contribute money from your current income on a pre-tax basis today – let it work for you over the years – and

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3(16) Fiduciary Service and Why You Should Care

People who exercise control and authority over the management of a retirement plan’s assets are fiduciaries. So are professionals who provide investment advice with respect to those

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Advantages of an Unbundled Retirement Plan Solution

There are some things we’re happy to buy right off the rack. After all, mass production usually means consistency and cost-savings. On the other hand, when we do buy off the shelf, we

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Cash Balance Plans Allow Six Figure Annual Contributions

Most people can contribute to their 401(k) without worrying about exceeding the annual contribution limit. If you’re under 50 years old, that’s $19,000 a year. If you’re 50 or

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Financial Wellness – It’s Essential to Saving for Retirement

Introducing a workplace retirement plan can be a compelling way for emplyees to take control of their retirement savings, but for so many people that don’t have control of their personal