The DOL issued its highly anticipated 403(b) Frequently Asked Questions as part of a Field Assistance Bulletin, FAB 2010-01. The seriousness in which the DOL is taking these 403(b) issues is reflected in the fact that it was issued as a FAB, and not merely the sort of informal guidance offered by a simple
February 2010
EPCRS Issues Arising from 403(b) “Disqualification”
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Posted in 403(b)
In a lunch conversation with Kathy Elliott , (a CPA specializing in 403(b) audits) at the annual meeting of the TE/GE Councils in Baltimore (which, by the way was pulled off fantastically by Warren Widmayer (and a few others), in the face of a snowstorm of historic dimensions), we went into more detail on my blog…
The K-12 403(b) Non-ERISA Fiduciary Question: The Growing Turner/Toth Consensus
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Posted in 403(b)
Co-authored by Richard Turner
One of my personal highlights of the just finished NTSAA Annual meeting in Palm Springs (the first under the joint auspices of ASPPA and NTSAA, which has all the looks of a marvelous arrangement for the 403(b) market), was a conversation with Richard Turner, my old friend and VALIC’s top 403(b) …
The Annuity RFI: A Rare, Inter-Agency Treat
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Posted in Lifetime Income
EBSA and the IRS issued their long promised Request For Information on annuities-or, should I say, as promised by the EBSA. We had not expected this particular piece to be a joint effort. It shows that Phyllis’s and Mark’s agenda is getting policy effectively done, not engaging in damning bureaucratic turf warfare. Hmm. With this…