Behind every self-directed retirement plan are two critical entities: the plan administrator and the plan custodian. Each has a distinct role with its own set of functions. Every individual retirement ...

A company's administrator has responsibility for a wide variety of business functions, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition to coordinating space and ...

Tom Lorch isn’t sure if Windows sees him as the administrator, or exactly what that means. Every Windows installation has one or more user accounts–you have to log onto one when you boot your PC. At ...

All 401(k) plans involve several different parties. The employer is the plan sponsor that established the plan and encouraged its employees to participate in it. The custodian holds the funds that are ...