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For a ‘Picture Perfect’ Plan
Sponsors of 403(b)s, 457(b)s, MEPs/PEPs and NQDCs each have unique considerations

Cover Story
Cover Story
For a ‘Picture Perfect’ Plan
Sponsors of 403(b)s, 457(b)s, MEPs/PEPs and NQDCs each have unique considerations

Cover Story
Cover Story
How 403(b) Plans Are Addressing the Provisions of SECURE 2.0
2 advisers to the plans share observations from the field—some provisions have...

Cover Story
Cover Story
If Annuities Have Worked in 403(b) Plans, Could They Also Elsewhere?
The products have been a mainstay for plans in the nonprofit space...
Cover Story |September – October 2025
The Underutilized 457 Plan
Public sector workers who also receive defined benefit pensions have trouble recognizing the value and utility of the added deferred...
Cover Story |September – October 2025
How the Big Beautiful Bill Might Affect NQDC Plans
After the recent tax cuts, participants might benefit from paying Uncle Sam now, a financial adviser says
Cover Story |September – October 2025
PEPs Overcome Limitations of MEPs
Industry experts chronicle the maturing of pooled retirement plans, introduced and honed by the two SECURE acts
Conference Coverage |September – October 2025
2025 PLANSPONSOR National Conference
Where best practices, compliance and networking converged.
UpFront |September – October 2025
On the Social Security Trustees Report
The Social Security trust funds have enough money to pay full benefits to retirees and other beneficiaries until 2034 before...
UpFront |September – October 2025
Pensions Are Eating School Budgets
Public school districts face unfunded pension obligations, straining their ability to fund educators’ salaries and K-12 programs, says an issue...
UpFront |September – October 2025
403(b)s May Be Closer to Getting CITs
Collective investment trusts have been available to 401(k) plans and other retirement plans, such as 457 plans, for some time....
Investments |September – October 2025
Out of Reach
Could alts’ ‘illiquidity issue’ help discourage account withdrawals?
UpFront |September – October 2025
The ‘Automatic’ Ripple
Last year saw a continued, or at least sustained, growth in the use of automatic features, target-date funds and professionally...
Plan Administration |September – October 2025
The Technology Solution
Small plans can potentially lower their fees via some new service strategies
Portrait of Retiree |September – October 2025
Devoted to the Cause
Retiring hasn’t stopped Gary Findlay from serving his former employer
Rules/Regs |September – October 2025
DOL Backs HP’s Plan Forfeiture Use
The Department of Labor filed a legal brief siding with HP Inc. in a dispute over how the company managed forfeited...
Rules/Regs |September – October 2025
More From Washington and the Courts
DOL Renews Support for Alts After Trump Executive Order The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, August 12, rescinded...
Tidbits |September – October 2025
Tidbits
Financial Wellness Tip: To Pay Your Bills, Go to the ‘Islands’ By assigning a different credit card to pay for...
UpFront |September – October 2025
Ask the Experts: Must a New 403(b) Plan Have Automatic Enrollment?
Question: We are a private, tax-exempt organization, which, for many years, has maintained a 401(k) plan but is considering establishing...
Inside Angle |September – October 2025
Forfeiture Litigation Continues
Treasury guidance aside, the plaintiffs’ bar keeps panning for gold
Participant Analysis |September – October 2025
Employees Would ‘Take the Money’
It can be difficult to know what value benefits have to one’s workforce. Although an employer considers “total compensation,” its...
Fiduciary Forum |September – October 2025
When Selecting Committee Members
For plan sponsors, choosing these fiduciaries is a fiduciary act
Insights |September – October 2025
Time Again for a Review
At PLANSPONSOR, our editors frequently cover participant lawsuits against plan sponsors. Unfortunately, the number of such suits has been growing...