EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT DIRECTION. If approved by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement, Participants shall be given the option to direct the investment of their personal contributions and their share of the Employer's contribution among alternative investment funds established as part of the overall Fund, unless otherwise specified by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement. Such investment funds shall be under the full control of the Trustee. If investments outside the Trustee's control are allowed, Participants may not direct that investments be made in collectibles, other than U.S. Government or State issued gold and silver coins. In this connection, a Participant's right to direct the investment of any contribution shall apply only to selection of the desired fund. The following rules shall apply to the administration of such funds. (a) At the time an Employee becomes eligible for the Plan, he or she shall complete an investment designation form stating the percentage of his or her contributions to be invested in the available funds. (b) A Participant may change his or her election with respect to future contributions by filing a new investment designation form with the Employer in accordance with the procedures established by the Plan Administrator. (c) A Participant may elect to transfer all or part of his or her balance from one investment fund to another by filing an investment designation form with the Employer in accordance with the procedures established by the Plan Administrator. (d) The Employer shall be responsible when transmitting Employee and Employer contributions to show the dollar amount to be credited to each investment fund for each Employee. (e) Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, neither the Trustee, nor the Employer, nor any fiduciary of the Plan shall be liable to the Participant or any of his or her beneficiaries for any loss resulting from action taken at the direction of the Participant.
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Samples: Defined Contribution Plan and Trust (First Keystone Corp), Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (Port Financial Corp), 401(k) Plan Document (Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc)
EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT DIRECTION. If agreed to by the Trustee and approved by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement, Participants shall be given the option to direct the investment of their personal contributions and their share of the Employer's contribution among alternative investment funds established as part of the overall Fund, unless . Unless otherwise specified by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement. Such , such investment funds shall be under the full control of restricted to funds offered by the Trustee/Custodian. If investments outside the Trustee/Custodian's control are allowed, Participants may not direct that investments be made in collectibles, other than U.S. Government or State issued gold and silver coins. In this connection, a Participant's right to direct the investment of any contribution shall apply only to selection of the desired fund. The following rules shall apply to the administration of such funds.
(a) At the time an Employee becomes eligible for the Plan, he or she shall complete an investment designation form stating the percentage of his or her contributions to be invested in the available funds.
(b) A Participant may change his or her election with respect to future contributions by filing a new investment designation form with the Employer in accordance with the procedures established by the Plan Administrator.
(c) A Participant may elect to transfer all or part of his or her balance from one investment fund to another by filing an investment designation form with the Employer in accordance with the procedures established by the Plan Administrator.
(d) The Employer shall be responsible when transmitting Employee and Employer contributions to show the dollar amount to be credited to each investment fund for each Employee.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, neither the Trustee, nor the Custodian, nor the Employer, nor any fiduciary of the Plan shall be liable to the Participant or any of his or her beneficiaries for any loss resulting from action taken at the direction of the ParticipantParticipant and shall be indemnified and held harmless.
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Samples: Adoption Agreement (Professionals Insurance Co Management Group)