Harmony Plans by Schachle Benefit Services - Retirement Plan Design, Administration and Compliance

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Benefit Insights^® Topic		Date
Cross-Testing: The Right Tool for Many Jobs		August 2013
Under Control or Out of Control		June 2013
When Good Loans Go Bad		April 2013
Don't let Missing Participants and Small Balances become a Big Problem		February 2013
The IRS Meets Letterman		December 2012
How to Survive a Visit from the IRS or DOL		October 2012
Top Heavy Impact on 401(k) Plans		August 2012
Fiduciary Fact or Fiction		June 2012
The Final Fee Disclosure Regulations Have Arrived		April 2012
At Your Service		February 2012
Increasing 401(k) Plan Participation		December 2011
Participant Fee Disclosure Requirements for Individual Account Plans		October 2011
Should They Stay or Should They Go: Dealing with Terminated Participants.		August 2011
Fiduciary Liability for Participant-Directed Plans		June 2011
Don't let the QDRO be Worse than the Marriage		April 2011
Do You Know Who Your Employees Are?		February 2011
Plan Year-End "To Do" List		December 2010
Record Retention		October 2010
Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan Offers Many Advantages		August 2010
Roth 401(k) FAQs		June 2010
When Should the Check be in the Mail?		April 2010
Participants are on a Need to Know Basis...and They Need to Know		February 2010
Mandatory Electronic Filing Applies to Form 5500 Soon!		December 2009
Voluntary Corrections for Qualified Plans		October 2009
Plan Distributions Are on the Rise		August 2009
ERISA Fiduciary Responsibilities		June 2009
Layoffs Can Result in a Partial Plan Termination Requiring 100% Vesting		April 2009
Payment Options for Plan Expenses		February 2009
The Hidden Pension Trap--The Aggregation Rules		December 2008
Timely Deposit of Plan Contributions		October 2008
EGTRRA Restatements...The time has come		August 2008
Solving 401(k) Testing Problems With New Design Options		June 2008
Top Heavy Rules May Impact Plan Design		April 2008
The Impact of the Pension Protection Act on Defined Benefit Plans		March 2008
Understanding 401(k) ADP and ACP Testing		February 2008
Default Investment Rules Facilitate Auto Enrollment		December 2007
Compensation: Definitions and Applications		October 2007
Keeping Abreast of Plan Limitations		August 2007
Keeping Up To Date With Form 5500 Requirements		June 2007
New Life for Defined Benefit and Cash Balance Plans		May 2007
The Prudent 401(k) Fiduciary		April 2007
Plan Compliance Update for 2007		February 2007
Participant Cruise Control: Automatic Enrollment		December 2006
Pension Protection Act of 2006 Reinforces Private Pension System		October 2006
Retirement Plan Coverage for Part-Time Employees		August 2006
Hardship Distributions Provide Valuable Option		June 2006