Benefits

According to a Georgetown report, plan sponsors should evaluate pooled employer plans’ fees, providers’ potential conflicts of interest and the challenges of exiting the plan.

Employers are trying to help their employees, with tools and guidance, to avoid making hardship withdrawals or taking loans from their retirement plans to cover immediate needs.

To maximize offerings for their employees, experts recommend that companies use both in-plan options and their HR departments.

Key components include emergency savings, retirement readiness programs and financial planning.

Prudential found that more than 80% of employers are interested in using artificial intelligence to help workers better understand their benefits.

ERISA attorneys and consultants offer processes and tips to keep ‘gobbledygook’ out of plan communications.

Stakeholder comments on the proposal, which could expand the popularity of this kind of pension fund, are due by August 10.

Report concludes the accounts' benefits are most significant in plans that have lower defaults, no escalation.

The funded status of the 100 largest U.S. corporate defined benefit plans reached its highest mark since July 2001, according to Milliman.

The latest trustees report moved the deadline closer, but the real story is that lawmakers are running out of ways—and time—to avoid a decision.

Employers from Google to Prestage Farms said plan sponsors must look beyond one-size-fits-all retirement benefits and choose benefits based on their workers’ circumstances.

The date at which the funds’ full benefits will have to be cut is now one year earlier than it was reported to be last year.

Speakers recommended key tasks plan sponsors can perform to ensure a smooth transition between service providers.

Speakers at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference said employers are still evaluating guaranteed income products to create income from accumulated defined contribution balances.

New research from Commonwealth made the case for employers to expand access to 529 accounts and emphasize the value of the college savings vehicles.

The awards were presented during the organization’s 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition.

The Supreme Court found the machinists’ national pension fund did not mishandle calculation of employers’ unfunded vested balances.

The investment accounts for children promise simplicity, but financial experts say they are more likely to provide just another twist to the maze of savings vehicles.

The funded status of the 100 largest U.S. corporate defined benefit plans hit its highest mark since October 2007, according to Milliman.

While it took nearly 5 years to reach $500 million, it took half that time to reach $3 billion, according to the Georgetown Center for Retirement Initiatives.