Author Archives: Pension Consultants

Pension Consultants is Selected as a Finalist of the 2012 W. Curtis Strube Small Business of the Year Award

The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce has selected Pension Consultants as a finalist of the 2012 W. Curtis Strube Small Business of the Year Award, for the second year in a row. The Small Business of the Year Award is named … Read full article »

Retirement Readiness Q&A

After our recent Educational Series webinar on Retirement Readiness: Is your plan getting employees to a better retirement?, Cody Mendenhall, CFP®, Manager of RetireAdvisers® Services, responded to the questions the audience asked. Here’s what he had to say. Question: In … Read full article »

2012 Pension Focus Conference Announces Two Speakers

We are excited to announce two of this year’s Pension Focus Conference speakers: Jeffrey S. Jones, Ph.D., CFA of Drury University and John L. Utz of Utz, Miller & Eickman, LLC.  Jeffrey Jones will be speaking on the state of … Read full article »

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Pension Consultants: 2011 SBJ Choice Employers Finalist

Pension Consultants is honored to have recently been recognized as the second place recipient, in the 5-24 employees category, of the 2011 Springfield Business Journal’s Choice Employers Award. The Choice Employers Award recognizes companies in the Springfield area and is … Read full article »

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An ERISA Foundation Q&A Part 2

After our recent Educational Series webinar on An ERISA Foundation: Laying the Groundwork for Successful Fiduciary Oversight, Chase Tweel, J.D., LL.M., a Pension Consultants ERISA Analyst responded to the questions the audience asked. There were so many great questions that … Read full article »

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An ERISA Foundation Q&A Part 1

After our recent Educational Series webinar on An ERISA Foundation: Laying the Groundwork for Successful Fiduciary Oversight, Chase Tweel, J.D., LL.M., a Pension Consultants ERISA Analyst responded to the questions the audience asked. There were so many great questions that … Read full article »

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Pension Consultants is now on Twitter

You can now follow Pension Consultants on Twitter @RetireAdvisers! Follow our timeline for trending news topics in the industry and links to original Pension Consultants content like ERISA and Investment updates, commentary from Brian Allen, upcoming webinars, on-demand videos, company … Read full article »

IRS Releases New Retirement Plan Limitations for 2012 Plan Year

On October 20, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service announced the 2012 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA)* to the retirement plan limits.  Below is a chart outlining the new COLA limits that become effective January 1, 2012, along with the two prior tax years. … Read full article »

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Q3 2011 Economic Summary: Deliberate, but Slow Growth of the Economy

Q3 2011 Economic Roundtable Summary The third quarter of 2011 continued to bring a great deal of disappointing news to all economics agents: consumers, businessmen, and policymakers alike.  The slowing recovery and volatility continue to generate a great deal of … Read full article »

ERISA Update: Department of Labor Issues Interim Policy on Electronic Disclosure Under the New Participant Fee Disclosure Rules

Background On October 14, 2010, the Department of Labor (the “Department”) issued a final regulation under section 404(a) requiring plan administrators to provide participants and beneficiaries in participant-directed individual account plans specific information regarding certain plan features, plan investments, and … Read full article »

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