PLANSPONSOR Magazine
COVER
Plan Design
Each workforce is different—how plans have changed to accommodate an employer’s unique needs.
Participants
Participants
Participants
No longer expecting employees to be skilled investors, the industry now says:...
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Investments
Through the decades, sponsors find new strategies to make plan assets grow.
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Plan Access
Thanks to ongoing regulatory initiatives, more employees have more options for retirement...
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Governance
As the DOL and Congress keep building on ERISA, fiduciaries must know all the current ‘rules and regs’ that affect...
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The Plan Adviser Role Is Evolving, Too
As the workplace retirement plan industry has grown and evolved over the past three decades, so, too, have the adviser...
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The Evolution of Cash Balance Plans
Long viewed as less risky and easier to manage than traditional defined contribution plans, cash balance plans have become more...
UpFront |
Participants Could Be the Weakest Link
How some recordkeepers are stepping up education, plus adding background safety measures, to guard their plans against cybercrime.
Insights |
Reflections on 30 Years
Our look back at how plan design, governance, investments, access and more have evolved over these decades.
UpFront |
Adding Alts Can Improve TDFs’ Results
A study says savers may enjoy up to an 8% better retirement income if their target-date fund includes alternative investments.
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How Popular Are ESG Funds—Truly?
Newly enrolled participants are less apt to ask for ESG funds than many plan sponsors may expect, says a study.
Participant Analysis |
The Power of the Deferral Rate
What the plan sponsor chooses will affect participants’ savings for good or for less than good.
Rules/Regs |
From Washington and the Courts
25 states sue the DOL; the DOL sues a defunct firm; a district court dismisses claims against Microsoft; and more.
UpFront |
Ask the Experts: Should We Keep Referring to Our Plan by an Outdated Name?
Question: I work in employee benefits for a health care entity, and I noticed that our 403(b) plan is named XYZ Hospital Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, even in...
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How SECURE 2.0 Helps Small Businesses
Adding a plan is now easier and more affordable with the tax credits, exemptions and other incentives the act provides.
UpFront |
Tidbits
403(b)s and CITs: The Real Story Contrary to the industry’s hopes, expectations and even some early reports, the provision enabling 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts...
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The Longevity Factor
A survey suggests a correlation between respondents’ retirement preparedness and accuracy at gauging their gender’s life expectancy.
Inside Angle |
For Fiduciary Consideration
SECURE 2.0 provisions could alter how a plan is administered.
Plan Profile |
Staying the Course
O.C. Tanner, Plan Sponsor of the Year, Corporate 401(k) $50 Million – $1 Billion.