Why Small Business Owners Often Resist 401(k)s
Two of the reasons most commonly cited by small business owners for not offering a retirement plan are the beliefs that their business is too small to qualify and that they can’t afford a match.
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Plan Sponsor Interest in Pooled Employer Plans Has Increased
The largest small employers may be the most interested.
CAPTRUST, T. Rowe, NBS Team Up on ‘MEP-PEP Alternative’ for Small Clients
The Direct Fiduciary program aims to allow companies to significantly reduce the amount of time spent managing an individual 401(k) plan by outsourcing administrative and investment fiduciary responsibilities.
RIA Aggregators Aim for Small-Plan Market Expansion
OneDigital and Ascensus recently announced the availability of a ‘co-created small market solution,’ making OneDigital the latest adviser aggregator to launch a DC plan solution targeted at small businesses.
Practice Progress: SEPs, SIMPLEs and More: Growing a Practice With Smaller Clients
A PLANADVISER webinar underscored key plan design offerings when working with smaller plan clients.
JPMorgan Everyday 401(k) Platform Signifies Micro-Market Competition
SS&C Technologies will act as the underlying recordkeeper for the Everyday 401(k) small-business retirement plan solution, which the firm’s leadership says will complement the existing Retirement Link platform backed by Empower.
Cash Balance Plans On Pause Among Small Businesses
For cash balance plans that were left unfrozen, small business employers may have been able to utilize a PPP loan to fund it.
A New Way to Think About Building a Retirement Planning Practice
What is your closing rate for 401(k) plans? Have you tried offering simpler solutions?
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Effectively Serving Small Solutions
Delivering profitable service to small clients is possible.
HANYS Moves Retirement Services Towards Smaller Market
The firm has worked with larger organizations for the past four decades, but credits the expansion towards a need for more fiduciary resources in the smaller business market.
Majority of Small Business Owners Feel Unprepared to Make Benefit Decisions
While more than half view retirement benefits as a “must have,” they are unprepared to make selections and could use the help of an adviser, Lincoln Financial Group says.
The Future Open-MEP Market
There are two potential pathways for the broad adoption of open multiple employer plans by small businesses, one driven by advisers and the other by recordkeepers.
Small Business Owners Need a Nudge to Offer Retirement Plans
A survey reveals points about which small business owners could be educated to incent them to offer retirement plans for employees and save for retirement themselves.
Will 2019 Bring Solution to Small Business Coverage Gap?
Even as large employers embrace cutting edge features in their retirement plans, LIMRA data shows small businesses continue to struggle when it comes to offering even basic retirement benefits.
Progressive Plan Design Features Have Moved Down-Market
These are streamlining plan administration, increasing investment diversification and improving participant outcomes.
Square Inc. Launches Affordable Small Business Benefit Offerings
To provide the benefits, the company partnered with technology-focused organizations.
Half of Small Businesses Have Researched Offering a 401(k)
But 55% decided to take no action.
MassMutual Augments Support for Small Business Plans
The firm has revamped its Aviator 401(k) program, now adding simplified investment lineups, affordable pricing, and fiduciary support services to its offerings.
PANC 2018: Transformation in the Small Business Market
Significant transformation is happening in the small business retirement plan market; what does this mean for the fiduciary adviser community?
Small Plans Must Embrace Auto Features, for Employees’ Sake
Employees of small businesses with retirement plans that include automatic enrollment have far higher participation rates across all demographic variables, according to new data shared by Vanguard.