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The dynamics at work in the retirement plan industry in the 25 years since PLANSPONSOR launched.

Many sponsors still are compelled to grow their portfolios.

Research conducted by the BlackRock Retirement Institute and the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that, after nearly two decades of being retired, the average retiree still has...

Here we are at the beginning of 2018. As we look ahead to another year, we all have goals, prognostications...

While the move to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) is meant to reduce employer health benefit costs, it also has the goal of helping employees reduce their own health...

We ring in this new year with a cover story, “A QDIA in Transition” that’s noteworthy for many reasons. First, it indicates that innovation in retirement plan design...

The responsibilities facing employers that sponsor qualified employee retirement plans, including 401(k)s, defined benefit (DB) plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and 403(b) plans, are numerous and not...

Highlights of BrightScope’s proprietary research

After several years of American workers beginning to feel more financially secure following the Great Recession of 2008, just 35% this year said they are satisfied with their...

Morningstar policy experts propose two complementary solutions for improving the number and quality of small-company plans. First is to open multiple employer plans (MEPs) in which small firms...

Sacrificial Spending Decisions... ... Millennials are willing to make, to have more money in the long run: Source: Merrill Edge Report 403(b) Plan Usage Drops The number of...

Summaries of the latest news from Washington and the courts—what’s coming, what’s contemplated and what’s critical for plan sponsors to...

It is well-known that the workplace benefits when employees take vacation time—in terms of higher productivity, stronger worker morale, greater...

In 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice 2014-66, providing that plan...

Never in her 27 years in the corporate insurance business has Rhonda Prussack seen the “frequency and severity” of litigation...

PLANSPONSOR attended an industry trends webcast hosted by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, in part to speak with presenters such as...

Participants are moved to a managed account as they draw closer to retirement

A plan sponsor fosters healthy financial management habits

These accountants are crucial in preventing plan errors