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How to look at fees and expense.

Plan sponsors are charged with a singular mission: to do everything they do regarding plan assets with the best interests of the plan participants and beneficiaries. It is...

Sooner or later in your career, you are exposed to the 80/20 rule or, as purists term it, the Pareto principle.

What plan sponsors look for in a good relationship

FSA debit cards are getting easier to use, and some predict a resulting boom

Are 401(k) plans ready for ETFs?

The next generation of participant advice begins

New law will make health savings accounts more flexible, and more attractive, to some

The big question, when it comes to lifestyle and lifecycle funds, is why so many plans have yet to add these options to their investment lineups

Managed accounts take different paths to similar goals

Larger plans move to total retirement outsourcing

Capitol Hill takes aim at deferred compensation

As more plans simplify investment offerings, brokerage windows aimed at more-active participants may see a resurgence

HRO benefits from a focus on strategic HR, and a willingness to consider new approaches

Plan sponsors have some new ways to mitigate risk—and some new risks, as well

As retirement looms, products to help savings last come to the fore

Securities lending grows up

Will the Roth 401(k)'s new "permanent" status make a difference?

With automatic enrollment becoming the norm, sponsors look to add existing workers and increase deferral rates

Backdating scandals, new disclosure requirements, and expensing lead employers to take a fresh look at their equity-compensation plan designs