System and methods for group retirement plan administration
First Claim
1. A method of providing group retirement plan administration to one or more sponsors, at least one sponsor having one or more participants enrolled in a retirement plan, the method comprising:
- electronically receiving contribution information from a sponsor;
automatically updating a provider database based on the contribution information received from a sponsor;
electronically providing account information to at least one sponsor; and
electronically providing account information to at least one participant.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method of providing group retirement plan administrative services to one or more sponsors, at least one sponsor having one or more participants enrolled in a retirement plan, the method comprising electronically receiving contribution information from a sponsor, automatically updating a provider database based on the contribution information received from a sponsor; electronically providing account information to at least one sponsor; and electronically providing account information to at least one participant. The invention further provides for electronically transferring electronic funds between at least one account associated with a sponsor and at least one account associated with a provider.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of providing group retirement plan administration to one or more sponsors, at least one sponsor having one or more participants enrolled in a retirement plan, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving contribution information from a sponsor;
automatically updating a provider database based on the contribution information received from a sponsor;
electronically providing account information to at least one sponsor; and
electronically providing account information to at least one participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of providing group retirement plan administration to one or more sponsors, at least one sponsor having one or more participants enrolled in a retirement plan, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving contribution information from a sponsor;
automatically updating a provider database based on the contribution information received from the sponsor;
electronically transferring funds between at least one account associated with a sponsor and at least one account associated with a provider;
electronically receiving investment allocation information from a participant; and
automatically updating a provider database based on the investment allocation information received from the participant. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A group retirement plan administration system for permitting a provider to administer at least one group retirement plan for at least one sponsor, and at least one participant associated with at least one of the group retirement plans, the system comprising:
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a provider group retirement plan database for storing information associated with at least one group retirement plan; and
a provider web server capable of exchanging information with the provider group retirement plan database, the web server providing secured access to at least one sponsor, and the web sever providing secured access to at least one participant associated with a group retirement plan. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A group retirement plan administration system for permitting a provider to administer at least one group retirement plan for at least one sponsor, and at least one participant associated with at least one of the group retirement plans, the system comprising:
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means for electronically storing information associated with group retirement plan sponsors;
means for electronically storing information associated with group retirement plan participants;
means for electronically sending retirement plan contribution information from the group retirement plan sponsors to the provider;
means for electronically communicating retirement plan information from the group retirement plan sponsor to the group retirement plan participants; and
means for electronically communicating account information from the group retirement plan participants to the group retirement plan sponsor.
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