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Category: Retirement Plans

  • 8 Tax-Advantaged Accounts You Should Consider

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    Justin

    Getting serious about your money means getting serious about taxes. If you are interested in building wealth over the long term, then it is important to understand when and how your money is taxed and how that affects your savings. In this blog, we take a look at which types of tax-efficient investing work as…

  • How Benefit Plans Became a Competitive Weapon (1980–Today)

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    Justin

    Introduction Across four decades, a consistent playbook emerges: when companies share upside and provide tangible, portable benefits, they reduce turnover, attract better talent, and unlock productivity that compounds into cost and service advantages. Large-scale studies of “shared capitalism” (broad-based profit sharing, stock ownership, and options) find higher engagement, lower shirking, and improved performance—especially when paired…

  • Roth 401(k) Plans for Small Businesses

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    Justin

    When They’re the Best Fit — Financial, Employment, and Incorporation Conditions 1. What is a Roth 401(k)? A Roth 401(k) is an employer-sponsored retirement plan that allows employees to make after-tax contributions—meaning taxes are paid upfront rather than at withdrawal. In retirement, qualified distributions are completely tax-free (including investment earnings). Employers can still make pre-tax…

  • Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans: When They’re the Best Choice for Small Businesses

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    Justin

    Overview: What Is a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan? A Safe Harbor 401(k) is a type of retirement plan that allows small business owners to automatically satisfy certain IRS nondiscrimination testing requirements by making mandatory contributions to employees’ accounts.These plans are designed to eliminate complex annual compliance tests—specifically, the ADP, ACP, and Top-Heavy tests—that often restrict…

  • Traditional 401(k) Plans for Small Businesses

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    Justin

    When They’re the Best Fit and Why to Choose Them Over Other Retirement Plans Overview: What is a Traditional 401(k) Plan? A Traditional 401(k) is an employer-sponsored retirement plan that allows employees to contribute pre-tax income toward retirement savings. Contributions reduce the employee’s taxable income for the year, and investment growth is tax-deferred until withdrawal—usually…

  • Best Retirement & Health Insurance Solutions for Small Businesses with 10–20 Employees

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    Justin

    When your business grows beyond the micro stage (2–5 employees) into the 10–20 employee range, your benefit strategy changes. You have more payroll, more diversity in employee income levels, and potentially higher turnover risks. This means you’ll want retirement and health benefits that balance tax efficiency, employee retention, and administrative complexity. Below is a comprehensive…

  • Types of Retirement Plans

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    Justin

    Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan Options In order to select the right plan for your employees, and for your organization as a whole, it’s important to know about various types of employer-sponsored and non-employer-sponsored plans, and how each of these plans differ. Employers have a variety of retirement plan offerings across several categories, including defined benefit plans,…

  • Qualified v. Non Qualified Retirement Plans

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    Justin

    When you read about different types of retirement plans, you are sure to run across the terms “nonqualified” and “qualified.” These words have numerous implications on the way that these plans are run and both current and future taxation. As an employee, it is crucial that you understand how your retirement plan’s structure will affect your investments in…