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241. What is Revenue Recapture and what does it mean to my plan?

     Created On: 09/07/2018 in Fiduciary Advisory Services Investment Management
     An ERISA Account is a plan level account that captures excess income (12b-1 fees, Service Fees) collected by the recordkeeper that can be used to pay eligible plan expenses or allocated back to participants.  The expense ratio of a mutual fund is t...

242. How to Update Employee Contact Information and/or Security Questions

     Created On: 09/07/2018 in Retirement Plan Administration Account Maintenance
     Because the employee was not able to correctly answer one of their own security questions, or if no questions are currently on file, we are not able to authenticate their identity properly.  We have asked the employee to reach out to you for assista...

243. 3(21) & 3(38) Advisory vs Broker

     Created On: 09/07/2018 in Fiduciary Advisory Services Advisory Services
     There are three ways to engage a financial professional to assist with the advisory operations of your retirement plan.  3(38) Discretionary Fiduciary Advisor 3(21) Non-Discretionary Fiduciary Advisor Broker of Record (BOR) A 3(38) fiduciary a...

244. Fidelity Bond and Fiduciary Liability Insurance, what is the difference and do I need it?

     Created On: 09/07/2018 in Fiduciary Advisory Services Advisory Services
     ERISA fidelity bond is a form of insurance that protects the plan against fraud, theft, and other deliberately fraudulent acts. ERISA mandates qualified plans be covered by a fidelity bond. The minimum bond amounts required must be for a least 10%...

245. Am I Fiduciary?

     Created On: 09/07/2018 in Fiduciary Advisory Services Advisory Services
     If you are asking the question then, most likely, yes. Knowing whether or not you are a fiduciary is imperative because you could be held personally liable for your acts associated with administering the plan—whether your acts or decisions were mad...

246. I have questions. Who do I contact?

     Created On: 09/07/2018 in Fiduciary Advisory Services Advisory Services
     As an advisory client, your Plan has a dedicated Plan Advisor. Your Plan Advisor is responsible for working with your Retirement Plan Committee to conduct the Plan Review Meeting(s), provide investment and plan design recommendations and support you...

247. Fee and Investment Disclosure Resource Center

     Created On: 08/15/2018 in Retirement Plan Administration Plan Compliance
     In order to make plan sponsors and participants more aware of the fees, expenses, and investments in their plans, the Department of Labor issued regulations regarding these issues. We have posted a number of relevant items here to help you understan...

248. FundScape Report

     Created On: 08/15/2018 in Retirement Plan Administration Plan Compliance
     The FundScape Report is a proprietary investment screening tool that analyzes manager performance against peers across three key quantitative categories: Return, Risk and Portfolio factors. We’ve developed a single, comprehensive investment mana...

249. Viewing Plan and Participant Transactions

     Created On: 08/15/2018 in Retirement Plan Administration Account Maintenance
     To view a specific participant transaction, please follow these steps: Log in to the employer portal from sentinelgroup.com and select "Retirement" from the home page of the portal . From the Plan Sponsor Dashboard, select Transactions  the...

250. Sponsor Approval of Loan Requests

     Created On: 08/15/2018 in Retirement Plan Administration Distributions, Loans and Rollovers
     For a brief tutorial on how to approve participant loan request, please watch our quick interactive video. ...

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