Several events can trigger a DOL or IRS audit, such as employee complaints or self-reporting under the annual submission of the Form 5500. Often times an audit is a random event, which is why you should always be prepared. Listed below are several key items typically requested in an initial letter sent by the IRS …
Starting in the late 1940’s, my father, William P. “Bill” Montgomery applied the tough lessons learned from a Great Depression childhood and World War II Marine Corps service to build a successful career in the group health insurance field. As I started my own career in 1977, Dad occasionally offered helpful suggestions, but much of …
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An InvestmentNews article reminds us that plan sponsors can reduce the net cost of retirement plan investments through optimal handling of the non-investment-management related components of a mutual fund’s expense ratios, commonly referred to as “revenue sharing”. Astute plan sponsors and their advisors generally insist that their plan’s providers credit these “revenue-sharing” amounts directly back …
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