PLANSPONSOR Magazine

Healthcare costs are on the rise

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Spotlighting industry data from PLANSPONSOR’s proprietary research

Understanding the necessity to plan

How aging impacts financial decisionmaking and what plan sponsors can do to help

Adding an annuity option to a plan is similar to adding any new investment

The research suggests that the discussion needs to shift to spending rather than withdrawal rates

Many participants admitted spending simply too little time thinking about and planning for retirement.

If it allows for investing, anyone giving investment advice will need to enter into a best interest contract (BIC) with the plan sponsor or participant

A study found that Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials have the same top three areas where they feel they lack the most knowledge or education

It’s an opportunity to discuss wider changes including retirement planning or other benefits

Whether the issues are complex or mundane, plan sponsors look to ERISA attorneys for support.

How to fix a default when repayments have been missed

Strategies to control the expense continue to emerge

Diversity can pay off … in most cases

What is proper and what is not?

How to define ‘temporary employee’

Are concerns about the exclusion a red herring?

A plan sponsor does adviser due diligence—and finds the unexpected