Things I Worry About (4): Automatic Enrollment (4)
Key Takeaways The SECURE Act 2.0 required that “new” 401(k) and private sector 403(b) plans automatically enroll their eligible employees, but not until plan years beginning after December 31, 2024…just weeks from now. “New” plans include most that were established on or after the enactment date of SECURE 2.0—December 29, 2022. Unfortunately, it is likely […]
Things I Worry About (3): Automatic Enrollment (3)
Key Takeaways The SECURE Act 2.0 required that “new” 401(k) and private sector 403(b) plans automatically enroll their eligible employees, but not until plan years beginning after December 31, 2024…just weeks from now. “New” plans include most that were established on or after the enactment date of SECURE 2.0—December 29, 2022. Unfortunately, it is likely […]
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #93: Correction of Failures to Satisfy PTE 2020-02
Key Takeaways The DOL’s expanded definition of fiduciary advice is described in the preamble to PTE 2020-02. When conflicted fiduciary advice is given to retirement investors (that is, retirement plans, participants (including rollovers), and IRA owners), it results in prohibited transactions under the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA. But the PTE then provides relief for […]