Not much has been accomplished this year on tax reform. Congressional Republicans and the Administration have yet to agree on basic tax reform parameters: whether the legislation must be revenue-neutral or can be a net tax cut, which revenue offsets should be included, and whether tax reform must be permanent. House and Senate Republicans and the Administration are currently in negotiations they hope will result legislation to be released in September.
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Newport Group was recently ranked among 50 firms featured in an annual list of top recordkeepers by Plansponsor magazine, the industry's leading publication.
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"Retirement readiness" and "participant outcomes" have not only become buzzwords over the last fives years, they have become a key objective for many plan sponsors. Employers wanting to take a proactive approach toward helping employees prepare for retirement are learning that there is a great deal they can do to promote positive participant outcomes.
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Over the past two decades, many of the basic assumptions of traditional (neo-classical) economics have been questioned by the emergence of a new type of thinking: behavioral economics.
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Most advisors understand that plan design has a big impact on participation and savings rates in a retirement plan. An aspect of plan design that may be less well-known but also has a big impact for plan sponsors is the plan forfeiture provision.
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An analysis of current tax reform proposals, both from the Administration and Congress, and their potential implications for retirement plans.
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A competitive executive compensation plan is becoming increasingly vital to attracting and retaining talented management, employers report in Newport Group's forthcoming 2017 non-qualified plan survey.
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From our CEO Greg Tschider, an update about the state of our company as of mid-year 2017 -- covering both our continued growth and what's ahead for Newport Group.
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Implications of the 2016 election relative to the taxation of life insurance, particularly the taxation of bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) and corporate owned life insurance (COLI).
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After declines in participation rates, Newport Group and its advisor partners helped a cabinet manufacturer build a better 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.
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