--- title: ACG Blog | retirement plan description: retirement plan | ACG Blog --- [![acg-logo-header.png](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/acg-logo-header.png?width=123&name=acg-logo-header.png "acg-logo-header.png")](http://www.acgworldwide.com/) - [Who We Are](http://www.acgworldwide.com/about-acg/) - [Selected Staff Bios](http://www.acgworldwide.com/selected-staff-bios/) - [Culture and Philosophy](http://www.acgworldwide.com/culture-and-philosophy/) - [Advisory Board Members](http://www.acgworldwide.com/advisory-board-members/) - [What We Do](http://www.acgworldwide.com/our-services/) - [Wealth Management](http://www.acgworldwide.com/wealth-management/) - [Investment Advisory](http://www.acgworldwide.com/investment-advisory-services/) - [Third Party Administration](http://www.acgworldwide.com/third-party-administration/) - [Retirement Plan Consulting](http://www.acgworldwide.com/401k/) - [Financial Planning Services](http://www.acgworldwide.com/financial-planning-services/) - [Tax Strategies](http://www.acgworldwide.com/tax-strategies/) - [Who We Help](http://www.acgworldwide.com/our-clients/) - [Businesses](http://www.acgworldwide.com/businesses/) - [Entrepreneurs](http://www.acgworldwide.com/entrepreneurs/) - [Individuals and Families](http://www.acgworldwide.com/successful-individuals-and-families/) - [Foundations and Endowments](http://www.acgworldwide.com/foundations-and-endowments/) - [Press & Resources](http://www.acgworldwide.com/acg-live/) - [Blog](http://www.acgworldwide.com/blog/) - [Company News](http://www.acgworldwide.com/company-news/) - [CBS 6 News Market Briefs](http://www.acgworldwide.com/company-news/bill-fitzgerald-of-cbs-6-news-interviews-with-sandy-wiggins/) - [Monthly Investor Insights](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/monthly-insights) - [Quarterly Commentary](http://www.acgworldwide.com/commentary/) - [Cost of Living Adjustments](http://www.acgworldwide.com/colas-and-limits/) - [Important Disclosures](http://www.acgworldwide.com/acg-live/website-disclosure/) - [Contact Us](http://www.acgworldwide.com/contact-us/) [![Richmond Virginia](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ACG_June2016/images/ACGLogo_KOHi.png?width=280&height=112&name=ACGLogo_KOHi.png "Richmond Virginia")](http://www.acgworldwide.com/) ![banner2.jpg](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ACG_June2016/images/banners/banner2.jpg?width=810&name=banner2.jpg "banner2.jpg") # ACG Blog October 28 2022 ## [Qualified Plan and Social Security Limits to Rise by Record Amounts in 2023](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/qualified-plan-and-social-security-limits-to-rise-by-record-amounts-in-2023) Posted by [David J. Kupstas, FSA, EA, MSEA](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/david-j-kupstas-fsa-ea-msea) in [401(k)](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/401k), [defined contribution](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/defined-contribution), [defined benefit](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/defined-benefit), [irs](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/irs), [pbgc](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/pbgc), [social security](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/social-security), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan), [qualified plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/qualified-plan) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/qualified-plan-and-social-security-limits-to-rise-by-record-amounts-in-2023#comments-listing) When the new Social Security benefit amounts and qualified retirement plan limits are announced in early fall each year, usually not all of them will rise in any given year because of how the limits are rounded down to the next lower multiple. Due to... October 18 2022 ## [CEO Sandy Wiggins Joins CBS 6 to Speak about Current Market Volatility](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/ceo-sandy-wiggins-current-volatility) Posted by [Dylan Mills](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/dylan-mills) in [401(k)](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/401k), [Wealth Management](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/wealth-management), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/ceo-sandy-wiggins-current-volatility#comments-listing) Last week, CEO Sandy Wiggins joined Bill Fitzgerald of CBS6 to discuss the current volatility in the market. Check out the video below for the full interview. You can also click here to see CBS6's write-up of the interview. May 26 2022 ## [Which Plan Design is Right for You?](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/which-plan-design-is-right-for-you) Posted by [Joné E. Liuzza, ERPA, QPA, QKA](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/joné-e-liuzza-erpa-qpa-qka) in [401(k)](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/401k), [Retirement](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement), [cross-tested](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/cross-tested), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan), [qualified plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/qualified-plan) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/which-plan-design-is-right-for-you#comments-listing) Many years ago, along with the birth of ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act), a famous “rock” group posed a great question with the song lyrics “What’s The World Coming To?” With all that’s happening today, the question may now be apropos ... February 02 2022 ## [CLIENT CASE STUDY: ACG Provides a Basic Safe Harbor Match 401(k) Plan for a Fast-Growing Construction Firm](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/case-study-reducing-tax-drag-for-a-family-owned-construction-company) Posted by [Faron Miller, CFP®](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/faron-miller-cfp) in [401(k)](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/401k), [Tax Strategy](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/tax-strategy), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan), [Case Study](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/case-study) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/case-study-reducing-tax-drag-for-a-family-owned-construction-company#comments-listing) Client Problem: The owners of a fast-growing construction firm were concerned about recruiting enough talented employees to keep up with demand while retaining current employees. Seeing their personal incomes soar in recent years, the construction fi... January 27 2022 ## [CEO Sandy Wiggins Speaks on "The Great Resignation"](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/ceo-sandy-wiggins-speaks-on-the-great-resignation) Posted by [Dylan Mills](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/dylan-mills) in [401(k)](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/401k), [Wealth Management](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/wealth-management), [covid-19](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/covid-19), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/ceo-sandy-wiggins-speaks-on-the-great-resignation#comments-listing) A record number of American workers left their jobs in November 2021. Check out the below video for an interview with Sandy Wiggins, CEO of ACG Wealth Management, about what caused this, how this "Great Resignation" can actually be a positive moving ... November 05 2021 ## [Big Jump for Qualified Plan Limits and Social Security in 2022](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/big-jump-for-qualified-plan-limits-and-social-security-in-2022) Posted by [David J. Kupstas, FSA, EA, MSEA](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/david-j-kupstas-fsa-ea-msea) in [401(k)](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/401k), [defined contribution](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/defined-contribution), [defined benefit](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/defined-benefit), [irs](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/irs), [pbgc](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/pbgc), [social security](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/social-security), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan), [qualified plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/qualified-plan) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/big-jump-for-qualified-plan-limits-and-social-security-in-2022#comments-listing) As a result of higher increases to the Consumer Price Index in 2021 than have been seen in recent years, Social Security benefits and qualified retirement plan limits will rise significantly in 2022, according to recent announcements from the IRS and... March 11 2021 ## [Did you pay back your RMD last year? Make sure your CPA knows.](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/did-you-pay-back-your-rmd-last-year-make-sure-your-cpa-knows) Posted by [Jimmy Pickert, CFA®, CFP®, CRPS®](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/jimmy-pickert-cfa-crps) in [Retirement](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement), [Wealth Management](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/wealth-management), [Financial Planning](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/financial-planning), [distribution planning](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/distribution-planning), [covid-19](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/covid-19), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/did-you-pay-back-your-rmd-last-year-make-sure-your-cpa-knows#comments-listing) In 2020, as part of the CARES Act COVID-19 relief bill, Congress waived the requirement to take a minimum distribution from certain retirement accounts. The waiver wasn’t enacted until March, though, and by then many investors had already taken some ... December 23 2020 ## [Mega Backdoor Roth IRA: A Neat Idea that Rarely Works](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/mega-backdoor-roth-ira-a-neat-idea-that-rarely-works) Posted by [David J. Kupstas, FSA, EA, MSEA](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/david-j-kupstas-fsa-ea-msea) in [401(k)](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/401k), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan), [qualified plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/qualified-plan), [roth ira](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/roth-ira), [mega backdoor roth ira](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/mega-backdoor-roth-ira) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/mega-backdoor-roth-ira-a-neat-idea-that-rarely-works#comments-listing) Lately, several people have asked me about a “mega backdoor Roth IRA.” I didn’t really know what this was, but anything with “backdoor” in the name is something I want to explore. It sounds a little devious. Maybe I could finally be a bad boy – more ... November 20 2020 ## [When It’s a Mistake to Call Something a “Mistake of Fact”](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/when-its-a-mistake-to-call-something-a-mistake-of-fact) Posted by [David J. Kupstas, FSA, EA, MSEA](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/david-j-kupstas-fsa-ea-msea) in [401(k)](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/401k), [defined contribution](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/defined-contribution), [defined benefit](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/defined-benefit), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan), [qualified plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/qualified-plan), [mistake of fact](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/mistake-of-fact) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/when-its-a-mistake-to-call-something-a-mistake-of-fact#comments-listing) “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” So goes the internet meme based on Inigo Montoya’s complaint to Vizzini about his use of the word "inconceivable" in The Princess Bride movie. In the pension business, there... October 29 2020 ## [Out with 2020, In with the 2021 Retirement Plan Rates and Limits](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/out-with-2020-in-with-the-2021-retirement-plan-rates-and-limits) Posted by [David J. Kupstas, FSA, EA, MSEA](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/author/david-j-kupstas-fsa-ea-msea) in [401(k)](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/401k), [defined contribution](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/defined-contribution), [defined benefit](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/defined-benefit), [irs](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/irs), [pbgc](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/pbgc), [social security](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/social-security), [retirement plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/retirement-plan), [qualified plan](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/topic/qualified-plan) with [No Comments](https://blog.acgworldwide.com/out-with-2020-in-with-the-2021-retirement-plan-rates-and-limits#comments-listing) As we head toward the close of this turbulent year, we have learned that most IRS limits related to qualified retirement plans will hold steady in 2021. 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