Magazine Articles

On October 21, the IRS announced next year’s limits on savings to 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans and individual retirement accounts....

Morningstar’s “2022 Health Savings Account Landscape” reports that HSAs have grown at a 31% rate over the past 15 years. Yet, “[their] use could improve, as only 9%...

PLAN SPONSORS of defined benefit plans have an opportunity each fall to change how their Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation insurance...

Alight Solutions is urging plan sponsors to champion the idea that participants should allocate any additional income released from student loan forgiveness to their retirement account.The firm’s “2021...

Fiduciaries may look to alternative financial assets vs. mutual funds

“Economists Say, ‘Enjoy Your Youth and Save Later,’” reads the headline of a recent story on our website. Research published in the Journal of Retirement argues that workers...

A report from the Public Retirement Research Lab and J.P. Morgan Asset Management found that public-sector workers whose primary retirement account is a defined benefit plan tend to...

Exploring TDFs, managed accounts and QDIAs to see what fiduciaries should know now

Will the trade-off in price really benefit participants?

They combine the best of two investment types.

Too few sponsors recognize the glide path/career path connection.

How target-date funds can help handle market uncertainty.

A court interprets rollover practices and the use of plan data.

Retirement plan research shows that making enrollment automatic is crucial to plan participation. Yet, current behavioral-science research suggests that, even...

An industry leader weighs in on plan governance and litigation.

Will more plan sponsors be forced to act?

The demand for retirement income is increasing exponentially

Retirement income could be a means of escape in turbulent times

The DOL proposes amendments to QPAM exemptions.

This sponsor builds a high-quality plan despite a limited budget.