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Category Archives: 401(a)
Understanding the Fees Paid by Your Governmental Retirement Plan
By Jeff Chang There are several fundamental principles and concepts that governmental plan sponsors and fiduciaries need to bear in mind as they select and monitor their plan providers and the fees that these providers charge.
Tagged fees, stable value
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Rules Governing Your Participant-Directed 457(b) or Defined Contribution 401(a) Plan
By Jeff Chang Many cities and special districts in California maintain one or more defined contribution retirement plans (i.e., a 457(b) or 401(a) plan) in which the participants are given investment responsibility over their respective accounts. However, many agencies are … Continue reading
Tagged 404(c), participant-directed
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Ways to Correct Governmental Plan Problems
By Jeff Chang There are several tools that can be used to correct or fix governmental plan problems. First, some classification. Practically all the retirement plans we discuss are “tax-advantaged” in one form or another. However, within this group, there … Continue reading
Tagged EPCRS, plan checkup, SCP, VCP
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Do Not Apply AB 5 Too Broadly
By Jeff Chang Perhaps the biggest news coming out of California’s Legislature this year was the passage of Assembly Bill 5 – the new law that codifies the 2018 Dynamex case and which imposes a new test for determining employee or … Continue reading
Tagged AB 5, ABC Test, common-law test
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“Encouraging” the Repayment of Student Loan Debt
By Jeff Chang Many of the public agencies we work with have expressed a strong interest in programs and arrangements that will help or encourage their employees to pay off their student loan debts. These programs can be important recruiting, … Continue reading
Tagged student loan payroll deduction repayment, student loan repayment
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