Cover Story |September – October 2025 If Annuities Have Worked in 403(b) Plans, Could They Also Elsewhere? The products have been a mainstay for plans in the nonprofit space but still bring complications
Plan Administration |September – October 2025 The Technology Solution Small plans can potentially lower their fees via some new service strategies
Cover Story |September – October 2025 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 been much easier to adjust for than others
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 For a ‘Picture Perfect’ Plan Sponsors of 403(b)s, 457(b)s, MEPs/PEPs and NQDCs each have unique considerations
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 PEPs Overcome Limitations of MEPs Industry experts chronicle the maturing of pooled retirement plans, introduced and honed by the two SECURE acts
Inside Angle |September – October 2025 Forfeiture Litigation Continues Treasury guidance aside, the plaintiffs’ bar keeps panning for gold
Conference Coverage |September – October 2025 2025 PLANSPONSOR National Conference Where best practices, compliance and networking converged.
Cover |July – August 2025 2025 Plan Sponsor of the Year Winners How these outstanding sponsors, in 13 categories, excelled in building workers’ financial—and retirement—success
Inside Angle |July – August 2025 A Fiduciary Tightrope How to keep your footing when the regulatory landscape shifts
Rules/Regs |July – August 2025 Aronowitz Approved by HELP Committee to Head EBSA The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, June 26, in a 14 to 9 vote, advanced the nomination...
Investments |July – August 2025 The Decumulation Dilemma Participants might like, but plan sponsors remain cautious about, annuities
UpFront |July – August 2025 Fiduciary Duty Lives On This story has been updated for the magazine. The original story can be found here: “How Fiduciary Duty and Cognitive...
Insights |July – August 2025 Fiduciaries Unaware When reading recent survey findings from J.P. Morgan, I was shocked by a certain statistic—and it sounded an alarm. Of...
Portrait of Retiree |July – August 2025 An Adviser Becomes the Participant Phyllis Klein applies what she learned at work to her own retirement ‘plans’
Fiduciary Forum |July – August 2025 Global Complications Having a multinational workforce multiplies compliance rules
Rules/Regs |July – August 2025 More From Washington and the Courts 9th Circuit Rules for Intel The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Intel Corp. fiduciaries, affirming...
Tidbits |July – August 2025 Tidbits The Profit of Long-Term Saving What HSAs Really Hold A Possible Hidden Cost
UpFront |July – August 2025 Ask the Experts: Why Did an IRS Notice for 2025 List DC-Roth Income Limits? Question: I was recently reviewing IRS Notice 2024-80, which announced the indexed retirement plan limits for 2025. I was confused,...