by siteadmin | Jan 11, 2016 | plan administration, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
The improper exclusion of an eligible employee is a common error that retirement plans commit. This can happen for any number of reasons. In some cases, plan administrators make a mistake when applying the plan’s eligibility requirements or the plan’s...
by siteadmin | Dec 28, 2015 | Retirement Plan News
The Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to announce in mid-March whether it will start requiring ERISA-governed defined contribution plans to provide participants with retirement income projections. “As part of this initiative, the department will explore...
by siteadmin | Dec 21, 2015 | Dave Ramsey, Financial Wellness Program, SmartDollar, Uncategorized
Alliance Benefit Group (ABG) is committed to providing programs that can help plan sponsors provide their employees with access to financial wellness tools and encourage greater participation in their retirement plans. With this in mind, we are pleased to introduce...
by siteadmin | Nov 23, 2015 | Dave Ramsey, Millenials, Retirement
Millennial retirement planning can be prohibited by a desire to pay off student debt quickly. The right balance between debt payoff and investment is key to a healthy financial future. Millennials are commonly defined as the generation born from 1981 to 1997, or the...
by siteadmin | Nov 20, 2015 | Alliance Benefit Group, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice
The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2015 Retirement Confidence Survey* found that Americans’ confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement has rebounded from the record lows experienced between 2009 and 2013. This is seemingly great...