What is Safe Harbor?
Safe Harbor is a type of employer contribution that can be added to a 401(k) plan in order to help the plan pass compliance testing.
How Safe Harbor Works
Safe Harbor is a type of employer contribution that is added to a 401(k) plan in order to help the plan pass compliance testing. There are three types of contributions an employer can choose from: non-elective, basic, enhanced.
How Fisher Can Help
Fisher is one of America's top advisory firms with deep experience helping business owners navigate the ins and outs of evaluating and setting up a Safe Harbor strategy tailored to meet their specific objectives.
SAFE HARBOR GUIDE
What business owners need to know about adding a Safe Harbor to their 401(k) Plan.
There are 3 Options for Safe Harbor Contributions
Non-Elective Safe Harbor
Eligible employees get an annual employer contribution of 3% of their salary. This amount is immediately fully vested and the employee gets it whether or not they contribute to the plan.
Basic Safe Harbor Match
The employer matches 100% of the first 3% of each employee's contribution and 50% of the next 2%. Employees are required to contribute to their 401(k) in order to get the match.
Enhanced Safe Harbor Match
The employer matches 100% of the first 4% of each employee's contribution. Like a Basic Safe Harbor Match, employees are required to defer money to their 401(k) in order to qualify for the match.
Solutions for Top Heavy 401(k) Plans
Learn about some of the solutions available for top heavy 401(k) plans.
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We streamline retirement plan administration and payroll processes and provide a dedicated-point-of-contact for all plan servicing, troubleshooting and vendor management.
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We offer services other providers canโt or wonโt provide. With Fisher youโll receive tailored participant education programs along with one-on-one meetings to increase employee participation and improve retirement readiness.
Legal Protection
As an ERISA 3(38) Investment Manager, Fisher takes full legal responsibility for selecting, monitoring, and updating the funds in your plan. This protects you and other plan sponsors from investment-related legal risk.
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