Off-the-shelf TDFs may not meet the needs of participant demographics, so plan sponsors can build custom TDFs to provide greater diversification and less risk near retirement.
The average Charles Schwab self-directed brokerage account balance was down 14% from the end of 2019, and those participants who used advisers displayed a more diversified asset allocation...
Stable value has an important combination of benefits for participants nearing retirement, but it can play a role for participants who are building their savings as well.
Plan sponsors should follow prudent processes the DOL laid out in its recent guidance, and there are already solutions in place to help them figure out how to...
While 403(b) plans have made great strides, lifting restrictions on the types of investments the plans can offer and considering more diverse investment types could further improve participant...
The COVID-19 crisis is showing plan sponsors how corporate behaviors affect the environment and that encouraging positive ones with investment dollars can benefit participants as well.
Even in very mission-driven organizations, there is enough diversity of opinion to make consensus on how to define environmental and social responsibility quite difficult.