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title: The Fundamentals of Locating Missing Participants
description: This video presentation is designed to give the viewer a basic understanding of the principles of locating missing participants in 401(k) plans.
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# [The Fundamentals of Locating Missing Participants](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/the-fundamentals-of-locating-missing-participants)

 Written by [Thomas Hawkins](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/author/thomas-hawkins) | March 8, 2017

This video presentation is designed to give the viewer a basic understanding of the principles of locating missing participants in 401(k) plans.   
The video addresses the following key questions that plan sponsors have regarding the issue of locating missing participants:

- What is a missing participant?
- What causes missing participants?
- Why is it important to locate missing participants?
- What are the best practices for locating missing participants?
- What should I look for in a missing participant locator service?

 

 

 

 

 

For more information on missing participants, visit [www.RCH1.com/missing-participants](http://www.RCH1.com/missing-participants)

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