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Collective investment trusts have been available to 401(k) plans and other retirement plans, such as 457 plans, for some time....

At PLANSPONSOR, our editors frequently cover participant lawsuits against plan sponsors. Unfortunately, the number of such suits has been growing...

For plan sponsors, choosing these fiduciaries is a fiduciary act

It can be difficult to know what value benefits have to one’s workforce. Although an employer considers “total compensation,” its...

Question: We are a private, tax-exempt organization, which, for many years, has maintained a 401(k) plan but is considering establishing...

DOL Renews Support for Alts After Trump Executive Order The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, August 12, rescinded...

The Department of Labor filed a legal brief siding with HP Inc. in a dispute over how the company managed forfeited...

Retiring hasn’t stopped Gary Findlay from serving his former employer

The Social Security trust funds have enough money to pay full benefits to retirees and other beneficiaries until 2034 before...

Last year saw a continued, or at least sustained, growth in the use of automatic features, target-date funds and professionally...

Could alts’ ‘illiquidity issue’ help discourage account withdrawals?

Public school districts face unfunded pension obligations, straining their ability to fund educators’ salaries and K-12 programs, says an issue...

The products have been a mainstay for plans in the nonprofit space but still bring complications

Small plans can potentially lower their fees via some new service strategies

2 advisers to the plans share observations from the field—some provisions have been much easier to adjust for than others

After the recent tax cuts, participants might benefit from paying Uncle Sam now, a financial adviser says

Sponsors of 403(b)s, 457(b)s, MEPs/PEPs and NQDCs each have unique considerations

Public sector workers who also receive defined benefit pensions have trouble recognizing­ the value and utility of the added deferred...

Industry experts chronicle the maturing of pooled retirement plans, introduced and honed by the two SECURE acts

Treasury guidance aside, the plaintiffs’ bar keeps panning for gold