by ABGHouston | Apr 17, 2025 | 401k Insight, Retirement Plan Advice
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) created the catch-up provision, allowing eligible participants to set aside more in contributions to their retirement plans. Employees age 50 and older are Catch-up eligible increasing their...
by ABGHouston | Feb 27, 2025 | Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News, Student Loans
One of the provisions of Secure 2.0 allows Plan Sponsors to match Qualified Student Loan Payments (QSLPs). Previously we looked at the potential benefits of utilizing this provision. But there is an old saying “nothing in life is free.” Keeping in mind that utilizing...
by ABGHouston | Feb 6, 2025 | 401k Insight, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
One of the provisions of Secure 2.0 allows Plan Sponsors to match Qualified Student Loan Payments (QSLPs). Plan Sponsors often seek to maximize contributions that owners and other key personnel can make to their plans, while minimizing total employer costs. So why...
by ABGHouston | Aug 11, 2021 | Legislative Impacts, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News, Uncategorized
The Biden Administration has proposed several changes to the tax treatment and availability of qualified retirement plans as we move forward in 2021. Following is a summary of some of these potential retirement plan provisions that may impact plan sponsors and...
by ABGHouston | May 15, 2019 | 401k Insight, financial, Millenials, Retirement Plan Advice
Student loan debt in America now totals more than $1.5 trillion according to the St Louis Federal Reserve.* In addition, the most recent Survey of Household Economics and Decision-Making from the Federal Reserve Board indicates that 42% of Americans who have attended...
by siteadmin | Mar 29, 2016 | 401k Insight, Alliance Benefit Group, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
In the retirement plan industry, accumulation of assets is the main focus and retirement readiness is the Holy Grail. However, there has not been as much thought about what comes next for the participant when they retire. New retirees may receive a lump-sum...
