MAKING YOUR 401(K) PLAN A SUCCESS
RATHER THAN A HEADACHE

A snapshot from presenters at the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota 2018 Symposium and what they are reading.Earlier this week in downtown Minneapolis, the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota hosted their annual Symposium for financial advisers, two full days worth of networking, CE, and traversing through the skyway. Previously recognized on the Nerd's Eye View Blog as the best conference in terms of value for advisers - quality of speakers, amount of CE, size, and affordabili...  Read More

After three years of no increases to annual contribution limits, the IRS announced today that for 2018, the limit will increase by $500 for 401(k), 403(b), and 457 Plans.Typically announced in mid-October, the predictions were pretty much right on.Not every type of retirement plan received an increase to their contribution limit - for the fourth year in a row, SIMPLE IRAs will only be allowed to set aside up to $12,500 which is $6000 to $9000 less than those with 401(k) accounts (and if they wer...  Read More

Don't let your 401(k) plan go stale - use this guide to see where you can add value to your company's plan and make it easier for your employees to save for retirement.1. Employee contribution limit maxed out to 100%The IRS allows an employee the lesser of 100% of his/her compensation or $18,000* to be contributed to their 401(k) account. In some instances, 401(k) plans may have been adopted (i.e. started or created) by an employer that limited the parameters of the plan for one r...  Read More