Employee Benefits
Apr. 19, 2002
Retirement-Plan Administrators Must Manage 'Blackout Periods' Carefully
Focus Column - By Kenneth A. Raskin and Richard C. Libert - Most administrators of 401(k) retirement plans probably are well aware of the term "blackout period." The term generally refers to the period of time during which plan participants are not able to access their accounts - and make changes to their investment selections - due to, for example, a plan recordkeeper or trustee conversion or the change to daily valuation from monthly valuation. Blackout periods can range from a few days to over a month in duration.
By Kenneth A. Raskin and Richard C. Libert
Most administrators of 401(k) retirement plans probably are well aware of the term "blackout period." The term generally refers to the period of...
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