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Posted on May 17, 2018

Advisors look to The Pension Service and often depend on them to be knowledgeable about retirement planning tools and resources. Given our 50+ years in business, we are very familiar with the tools and resources offered by many of the 401(k) record-keepers in the industry.

Posted on Apr 23, 2018

Unlike a 401(k), the final vested benefits received by the participant upon retirement or termination are guaranteed and are not dependent on market fluctuations.

Posted on Mar 19, 2018

Millennials, loosely defined as the cohort of people born in the mid 1980’s to late 1990’s, are familiar with debt because of their student loans and easy access to credit cards.

Posted on Feb 2, 2018

CEFEX Certification is one of the cornerstone attributes of an 'alpha' TPA, according to Jason Brown.

Posted on Jan 9, 2018

Sexual harassment prevention training. Even in states that do not mandate training, consider educational programs for supervisors and employees on prevention of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.

Posted on Dec 20, 2017

An HR professional can determine if your compensation and bonus plan rewards the desired behaviors or if your policies or benefits are flexible enough or make sense for the current business environment.

Posted on Nov 28, 2017

The employer must ensure that any 3(16) administrator it hires is qualified, charges reasonable fees, and has the assets to settle legal claims in the event of litigation due to breach of its duties.

Posted on Nov 16, 2017

There is no magic number of employees that a company should have before hiring a dedicated HR person. There are instead certain pressure points that indicate when it is time to begin looking to the right HR talent aboard.