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401(k)
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International Financial Law Prof Blog
5 Hot Retirement Planning Topics for 2015
Here are some of the top retirement planning trends that your clients need to be aware of in order to maximize their retirement account values in 2015 and beyond. 1:…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
Back to the Future: Learning from the Past and Looking into the Future of 401(k) Advisor Fees
So, my past two Mondays have been bookended by being quoted in a pair of excellent articles concerning the operation of 401(k) plans, one in Pensions & Investments and the…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
New Roth 401(k) Rollovers Maximize After-Tax Contribution Value
As 2015 opens, clients are beginning to focus on retirement income savings strategies for the year—and many are concentrating on newly available options for maximizing the value of employer-sponsored retirement…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
401(k) Junkyard
According to a new Government Accountability Office Report, ex-employees are abandoning orphan 401(k) accounts, and employers are dumping the funds into forced Individual Retirement Accounts with conservative default investments and…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Are Deferred Annuities Becoming the Default 401(k) Investment?
The IRS has cleared the path for 401(k) sponsors who wish to expand clients’ use of longevity insurance within 401(k)s by allowing target date funds (TDFs) to include deferred annuities,…
Business and Commercial
Court Requires Nexus Between Alleged Fiduciary Duty and Alleged Damage
In Santomenno ex rel. John Hancock Trust v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co. (U.S.A), -- F.3d --, 2014 WL 4783665 (3d Cir. Sept. 26, 2014), the plaintiffs, who were participants…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
IRS Blesses 401(k) Rollovers With Pre-, After-Tax Contributions
New IRS rulings have cleared the way for high-income clients looking to maximize the value of their employer-sponsored retirement plan assets. The new rules change the way that after-tax retirement…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
The little-known IRS rule that could change your client’s retirement plan
For clients who have recently started to see rebounding 401(k) values, the prospect of allowing those funds to remain exposed to market fluctuations may seem too great a risk as they…
Beneficially Yours
Labor Department Focusing On Brokerage Windows in 401(k) Plans
By: Ian Morrison, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick and Abigail Cahak On August 20, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Employee Benefits Security Administration announced that it is requesting information on the…
Elder Law Prof Blog
SSRN Potpourri: Recent Elder Law Articles Posted on SSRN
Articles recently posted by U.S. law school academics on the Social Science Research Network's (SSRN's) Elder Law Studies network:"Rethinking ERISA's Promise of Income Security in a World of 401(k) Plans,"…