A smart way to help employees build retirement savings, employer-sponsored 401(k)s allow employers to balance employee needs and business objectives in a cost-effective way.
Plans for businesses of all sizes.
First American Funds has 401(k) plans available for businesses of all types:
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Retirement Solution
Traditional daily-valued retirement plan |
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Solution Online
Internet-based retirement plan |
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Solution Online Solo(k)
Internet-based retirement plan for an individual business owner and, if applicable, a spouse |
What you should know.
Use the chart below to determine if one of our 401(k) plans is right for your business.
| Eligibility |
Any type of public or private company; typically with 25 or more employees. |
| Key Advantages |
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Investment options from First American Funds and other leading fund companies |
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Customized and comprehensive employee education |
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24/7 Web and phone access for transactions |
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Daily record keeping for all accounts |
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Professional trustee and account services |
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Funding/
Contributions |
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Primarily employee salary deductions, plus optional employer "matching" contributions. |
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Employee: as much as 25% of compensation annually (maximum $14,000 in 2005). |
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Employer: possibly up to 25% (maximum $30,000 indexed). |
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| Asset Access |
Loans and certain hardship withdrawals may be allowed. Distributions prior to age 59½ may subject the plan participant to a 10% IRS penalty. |
| Vesting |
Employee contributions vested immediately. Different vesting schedules for employer contributions. |
Administrative
Responsibilities |
Form 5500 filing for the plan is required, as is special IRS testing to ensure plan does not discriminate in favor highly compensated employees. |
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The First American Funds advantage.
As an experienced retirement plan provider, we understand that you can't let servicing your 401(k) plan interfere with your other business responsibilities. That's why all of our 401(k) plans are "bundled" to ease your administrative burden. Our account services include:
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Back office management |
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Record keeping and communications |
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Investment trade, transaction and compliance tracking |
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Form 5500 filing |
Consult your investment professional.
For more information about sponsoring a 401(k) plan, contact your investment professional today. |
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