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SECURE 2.0 Act: 8 key provisions (and effective dates) for small businesses

By Nick Strain

For small business owners, there are new rules for 401(k)s, incentives to create new plans and tax breaks that you should be aware of.

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DOL makes final changes to 2023 Form 5500: New rules for 401(k) plans

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Fidelity, bucking industry firings, has a plan to hire 4,000 employees in 2023

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February 23, 2023

SECURE 2.0: A compliance starter checklist for plan sponsors

The majority of retirement plan changes go into effect over a span of the next one to three years, but putting certain protocols in place now will help ease the burden while navigating through the vast array of new regulations.

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February 22, 2023

SECURE 2.0: Implementing the mandatory 401(k) plan design changes

Employers need to get ahead of the curve in engaging their plan administrators, amending their plans and communicating significant changes to employees, such as emergency withdrawals and student loan match.

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February 21, 2023

Benefits newsmakers: A roundup of new roles & partnerships in retirement, finance

The Vestwell-Carson Group partnership will boost small and midsize retirement plans, while Fidelity's acquisition of fintech firm Shoobx will add value to its Workplace Investing Division.

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February 21, 2023

Industry groups to SEC: Kill 'hard close' proposal that could hurt 401(k) savers

The proposal would create a two-tier system – one for those who directly invest with a mutual fund, and another for those that invest through intermediaries, such as the typical retirement plan participant, say opponents.

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February 20, 2023

The biggest hurdle in getting younger workers to put money into a 401(k)

Having access to a retirement plan is not enough. Employers can get them in the game by maximizing their match, aligning their investment options with their beliefs and connecting them to help with their debt.

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February 20, 2023

Holding pattern: Employees don't expect to make any changes to their 401(k)s in 2023

Around 70% of financial advisors and plan sponsors agree, saying participants will make little to no change to their 401(k) contributions, in a new 'State of the industry" report.

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February 17, 2023

DOL: More time to comment on agency's new 401(k) self-correction program

In the wake of SECURE 2.0, the Department of Labor has extended the public comment period for the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program that allows fiduciaries to self-correct late participant contributions.

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SECURE 2.0 Act: 8 key provisions (and effective dates) for small businesses

DOL makes final changes to 2023 Form 5500: New rules for 401(k) plans

Fidelity, bucking industry firings, has a plan to hire 4,000 employees in 2023

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SECURE 2.0: A compliance starter checklist for plan sponsors

SECURE 2.0: Implementing the mandatory 401(k) plan design changes

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The biggest hurdle in getting younger workers to put money into a 401(k)

Holding pattern: Employees don't expect to make any changes to their 401(k)s in 2023

DOL: More time to comment on agency's new 401(k) self-correction program