Magazine Articles

Excerpts of our surveys and buyer's guides from 2015, and a preview of what industry news to look forward to in 2016

Insights from our 2015 industry research equips plan sponsors for 2016

Quotes, survey statistics and musings to use in employee communications, or just for a break from the grind.

Inactive vendor accounts, in-service MRDS, share-class expenses

Plan sponsors need to get ahead of communications during volatile times.

What plan committees need to know

New guidance pushes the envelope out further

Help With Participant Communications

Recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest

Quotes, survey statistics and musings to use in employee communications, or just for a break from the grind.

Strategic Insight's quarterly target-date fund analysis

Proof that pre-retirees need Social Security planning

Cash balance plans carry investment risk that needs to be managed

Participants look to their mobile devices to learn about their retirement plans

Financial wellness programs can have a stigma, preventing enrollment

Which celebrity should advise them?

A prudently selected QDIA can help sponsors feel confident using auto-enrollment

Retirement savings or college tuition costs?

There may be reasons that more frequent benchmarking can lead to longer provider tenures.

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