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Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat

Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat

A year ago at this time, most of us were just starting to come to terms with the disruptions at home and in the workplace caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Halfway through 2021, it looks like we’re finally starting to turn the corner in restoring a sense of normalcy in our lives and our businesses.

2021 Midyear Update: Getting Ready for the New Normal

2021 Midyear Update: Getting Ready for the New Normal

A year ago at this time, most of us were just starting to come to terms with the disruptions at home and in the workplace caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Halfway through 2021, it looks like we’re finally starting to turn the corner in restoring a sense of normalcy in our lives and our businesses.

The DOL-Approved Way to Handle Missing Participant Accounts

The DOL-Approved Way to Handle Missing Participant Accounts

Company-sponsored retirement plans, such as 401k and other defined contribution plans, would be much easier to administer without missing plan participants. But with the high mobility of today’s workforce and the fact that many former employees simply forget about their retirement accounts at their previous companies-it doesn’t seem likely the problem will go away any time soon.

The ANGELL Pension Group, Inc.

The ANGELL Pension Group, Inc.

Company Situation:The ANGELL Pension Group is a national leader in third-party administration and compliance, providing a full array of administrative, actuarial, Section 125 and nonqualified services to more than 3,000 clients nationwide. Many of ANGELL’s clients,...

Colton Groome and Co.

Colton Groome and Co.

Company Situation:Colton Groome and Company is Western North Carolina’s oldest independent financial strategies firm. They specialize in helping retirement plans achieve higher performance, lower costs by keeping the plan under one roof, stay compliant and reduce...

Where’s Waldo (and Mary… and Joe… and Pat)

Where’s Waldo (and Mary… and Joe… and Pat)

Every retirement plan has participants, which means sooner or later every retirement plan will also have ex-participants. As any employer who sponsors a retirement plan knows, those ex-participants sometimes go missing. And that can be a real problem for retirement plan fiduciaries.

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PenChecks Earns San Diego Top Workplace Trifecta!

When PenChecks was first named a San Diego Top Workplace in the UT San Diego workplace survey of 2021, it was a humbling experience. When we received the recognition again in 2022, I felt we deserved it.

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Take it or Leave it

Each year, approximately five million Americans with small retirement accounts (currently defined as having balances of less than $7,000) change jobs – and at that point are forced to make a decision.

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