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Elon Musk’s Ventures and Controversies - Elon Musk is well known for his many ventures as well as his disdain for convention. While serving as the CEO of Tesla, Inc., Musk acquired Twitter (now X Corp.) and founded a private...more
Married couples often have wills naming one another as their primary beneficiary. People also often name their spouse as beneficiary of retirement accounts and life insurance policies. Upon commencing a divorce action,...more
As a bit of background, there is a distinction between probate assets and non-probate assets. Probate assets are distributed according to your will during a probate administration whereas non-probate assets are distributed...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Nichole Labott, managing director at SageView Advisory Group, who shares the impact recordkeeper consolidation is having on our...more
In the companion podcast to our recently published client advisory, Troutman Pepper Partners Emily Zimmer and Constance Brewster delve into the intricacies of the SECURE Act, also known as SECURE 1.0, and its successor,...more
Recently, a pair of bills were proposed in the New Hampshire state legislature that would make it a felony to knowingly invest state or taxpayer funds based upon ESG criteria in violation of fiduciary duty. Specifically, the...more
Beginning January 1, 2024, employers will be required to allow Long-term, part-time (LTPT) employees to make deferral contributions to qualified retirement plans that contain cash or deferred arrangements. Deferrals for LTPT...more
The end of the year is fast approaching. Before calendars fill up too much with parties and PTO, now is a good time to take stock of year-end notice requirements for plan sponsors. As a quick reference, included below are...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Beryl Ball, principal financial advisor at CAPTRUST, who offers insight on the new retirement plan auto-portability system....more
The CFTC and a group of 29 state actors, including the Maryland AG’s office and other state regulators, settled with Safeguard Metals, LLC and its owner to resolve allegations that the precious metals dealer violated the...more
Please join us for our annual presentation on retirement plan due diligence matters. Topics will include: - Investment decision due diligence - SECURE Act 2.0 - Retirement plan litigation - Cybersecurity -...more
As part of our ongoing series on tax issues for accounting firms, this article provides information on retirement or deferred compensation arrangements, the related rules of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, and how...more
This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an interactive experience and SHRM credit, so choose the method that works best for you. Attendees will learn about topics...more
On Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, the IRS released Notice 23-62, which (i) clarifies that plan sponsors may continue to allow participant “age 50” catch-up contributions after Dec. 31, 2023, and (ii) delays implementation of the...more
As signed into law, Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) required that effective as of January 1, 2024, participants in 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, or governmental 457(b) plans, who were age 50 or older and...more
Individuals responsible for 401(k) retirement or welfare plan decisions know that the plan document is the first place to look for guidance when deciding a difficult administration question, such as whether a participant is...more
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) was enacted in December 2022 as part of the year-end omnibus spending bill. Even though several provisions were effective in 2023, the...more
With my son graduating high school and listening to where other kids are going for college, it seems there were a lot of parents who did a lot of bragging about how well their kids were doing, but the college they are going...more
On 29 December 2022, President Biden signed into law the SECURE Act 2.0 (SECURE 2.0) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. SECURE 2.0 builds on the 2019 passage of the Setting Every Community Up for...more
I don’t know if I will ever retire, I think retirement only quickens dementia....more
In the second quarter of 2023, parental entitlements were again a hot issue, with new legislation coming out of Portugal, Switzerland, and the UK. Retirement and pension reforms broke borders with changes launching in Europe,...more
OneDigital announced that it had acquired StoneStreet Equity, a retirement plan consulting and wealth management firm in Armonk, New York, with $3.8 billion in assets under advisement....more
According to an updated version of its 2021 whitepaper, Capitalize has found that forgotten accounts have grown by 20% in the last two years. As of May 2023, according to their study, there are an estimated 29.2 million...more
Inflation is causing pain in the pocketbook and hardship distributions show that. Fidelity found that 2.4 percent of 22 million people with retirement accounts in its system took hardship withdrawals in the final quarter of...more
Employee Fiduciary, announced the launch of its Small Business 401(k) Tax Credit Calculator. This tool is specifically designed to help small businesses calculate their potential savings and estimate their 401(k) plan costs...more