PLANSPONSOR Magazine
COVER
2026 Plan Sponsor of the Year
These 14 sponsors share their insights for improving employee financial and retirement readiness outcomes

Survey
Survey
2026 Recordkeeping Survey
As employers adopt pooled employer plans and as plans become more than...
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
2026 PLANSPONSOR National Conference
Where best practices, compliance and networking converged.

Insights
Insights
A Seismic Act
Recently I was reflecting with some younger colleagues about the fact that,...
Issue Intro |2026 Issue Three
A ‘People’ Issue
Long-time readers of PLANSPONSOR probably look forward to this issue. I do. It’s the one where we “get to know”...
Rules/Regs |2026 Issue Three
Aronowitz Addresses Plan Sponsors
Daniel Aronowitz, head of the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, gave the keynote speech opening the 2026 PLANSPONSOR...
Rules/Regs |2026 Issue Three
More From Washington and the Courts
Trump Account rules, Saver’s Match guidelines, higher HSA limits, and more.
UpFront |2026 Issue Three
AI in ERISA’s Document-Heavy World
Using artificial intelligence tools to assist legal work done to comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act raises questions...
UpFront |2026 Issue Three
Ask the Experts: What Does the Proposed New Rule About Paper Statements Demand?
Question: I heard that there is a new requirement for retirement plan sponsors to send paper statements as opposed to...
UpFront |2026 Issue Three
Means to Compare Income Offerings
Amid the retirement of the first generation to have most of their retirement savings in defined contribution plans, attention is...
Conference Coverage |2026 Issue Three
PLANSPONSOR Roadmap: Health Benefit Fiduciary Duties
This 2026 PLANSPONSOR Roadmap livestream series—two of the three sessions reported on below—explores the challenges fiduciaries face in sponsoring an...
Plan Communications |2026 Issue Three
Beware the Shift
If education gets too personalized, it can become advice
Plan Communications |2026 Issue Three
It’s in the Mail (Again)
Now required to send a paper statement, plans wonder about other mailings
Plan Administration |2026 Issue Three
Celebrate the Differences
Each generation of workers has its value to contribute
Plan Perspectives |2026 Issue Three
In This New Age of Retirement …
… How to keep workers, retirees and their savings safe
Public Voice |2026 Issue Three
When DB Plan Obligations Exceed Assets
The long and winding—plus occasionally bumpy—road to a solution
Inside Angle |2026 Issue Three
Intel 401(k) Fight Heads Back to SCOTUS
Whatever the decision, plan sponsors will have work to do
Fiduciary Forum |2026 Issue Three
Why Required Disclosures Deserve Your Attention
Fines or worse could result if supplying these notices is mismanaged
Portrait of Retiree |2026 Issue Three
An Education in Retirement
A professor emeritus is learning how to maximize her latest life stage