by siteadmin | Jul 25, 2016 | Retirement
Some participants age 50 or older, with many educational expenses for children paid, may be considering whether to use excess cash to pay off a mortgage early or increase contributions to a retirement plan. With many looking to cut monthly expenses in retirement,...
by siteadmin | Jun 22, 2016 | Alliance Benefit Group
ABG Family Fun Day On May 14th, the ABG Houston family spent some time outside of the office for a Family Fun Day Event. Family Fun Day provided the perfect setting for colleagues to bring their professional and personal lives together in a positive way. Employees...
by siteadmin | Apr 27, 2016 | Alliance Benefit Group, plan administration, Retirement Plan News, Uncategorized
As a reminder, the current plan restatement cycle that started on May 1, 2014 ends on April 30, 2016. To incorporate the provisions from the Pension Protection Act and various other required amendments that took effect between 2007 and 2011, all defined contributions...
by siteadmin | Apr 21, 2016 | Alliance Benefit Group, Retirement
ABG has added Professional Capital Services (PCS), one of the fastest growing independent recordkeepers in the nation to its national network. PCS was founded in 2001 by tax and ERISA attorneys who saw the need for a true fiduciary-friendly platform that upheld full...
by siteadmin | Apr 13, 2016 | 401k Insight, Alliance Benefit Group, Retirement, Retirement Plan News
Every year the Department of Labor (DOL) conducts thousands of audits of employee benefit retirement plans. While many of these audits are based on random selection, a number of them may be triggered by retirement plan oversights such as a late filing of Form 5500 or...
by siteadmin | Apr 6, 2016 | 401k Insight, plan administration, Retirement, Uncategorized
Requests for hardship distributions from qualified retirement plans are not unusual in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Some participants may unfortunately be struggling through economic setbacks such as job loss for themselves or their spouse. Internal Revenue...
by siteadmin | Mar 29, 2016 | 401k Insight, Alliance Benefit Group, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
In the retirement plan industry, accumulation of assets is the main focus and retirement readiness is the Holy Grail. However, there has not been as much thought about what comes next for the participant when they retire. New retirees may receive a lump-sum...
by siteadmin | Mar 21, 2016 | Alliance Benefit Group, financial, plan administration, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice
Knowledge is power, particularly in the increasingly complex world of retirement planning. Retirement professionals need to stay abreast of a myriad of topics that impact plan design, satisfy regulatory developments and ensure that plan sponsors and their participants...
by siteadmin | Mar 14, 2016 | financial, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
The Great Recession and the stock market collapse in 2008 set many employees back financially. Six years later, many still continue to work their way out of this challenging period. Financial stress has been heightened and a recent survey by the Society for Human...
by siteadmin | Mar 7, 2016 | 401k Insight, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
Lifetime Income Vs. Outliving Your Money Kelli Hueler, CEO and founder of Hueler Companies, a stable value consulting and data research firm, remembers when it first struck her. The next big risk for U.S. investors wasn’t a dramatic market decline, but longevity:...
