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Winning Ways
These Best in Class 401(k) plans are all-in for their participants, best practices and good governance.

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2025 Plan Sponsor of the Year
The Plan Sponsor of the Year winners were announced, and finalists recognized,...

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2025 Best in Class 401(k) Plans
For the 11th year, PLANSPONSOR is recognizing 401(k) retirement plans and their...

Case Study
Case Study
Building Better Plans
Payne & Tompkins Design – Renovations focuses on creating an inclusive and supportive retirement...
Conference Coverage |May – June 2025
PLANSPONSOR Roadmap: Health Plan Fiduciary Duties
Speakers in the first of a series of PLANSPONSOR Roadmap: Health Plan Fiduciary Duties livestreams discussed provisions of the Consolidated...
Fiduciary Education |May – June 2025
Make All the Right Moves
These key steps can help fiduciaries stay ERISA compliant.
Insights |May – June 2025
Leading by Example
At PLANSPONSOR, we know that saving success and retirement readiness in America typically begin with the commitment of employers to...
Participant Analysis |May – June 2025
Missing From the Savings Picture
Recordkeepers have invested much in creating tools whereby plan sponsor clients can measure their plans’ “success.” Such tools can help...
Rules/Regs |May – June 2025
Opinions Vary on PRT Suits
District courts issued contrasting opinions, March 28, on lawsuits against companies for conducting pension risk transfers with insurance company Athene...
Rules/Regs |May – June 2025
More From Washington and the Courts
Court Dismisses Suit Over Bank’s Health Plan A U.S. district judge in Minnesota has dismissed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo...
UpFront |May – June 2025
A ‘Duty of Investment Performance’?
This story has been updated for the magazine. The original story can be found here: “Is Investment Performance a Fiduciary...
UpFront |May – June 2025
Waiting for a Dip in Price
While defined contribution retirement plan sponsors have increasingly shown interest in offering more personalized retirement investments to their participants, widespread...
UpFront |May – June 2025
Financial Education: Tools, Hurdles
While most employers report feeling a responsibility to ensure their workers are financially secure, barriers remain as to utilizing financial...
UpFront |May – June 2025
Ask the Experts: How Are Wages Considered to Determine the Need for Roth Catch-Up Contributions?
Question: We are a large health care organization that owns multiple hospitals. Two of those hospitals each sponsor separate 403(b)...
Tidbits |May – June 2025
Tidbits
Untapped Benefits While 70% of plan sponsors offer automatic rebalancing, only about 12% of plan participants have selected that option....
Fiduciary Forum |May – June 2025
More to Minutes Than Taking Notes
To document committee meetings, an old-fashioned approach is best.
Inside Angle |May – June 2025
Renewal of the ESG Debate
Reduced regulation is expected—and expected to have a broad impact.
Portrait of Retiree |May – June 2025
Good Medicine
A peaceful retirement is just what this doctor ordered