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Diagnosing key components of plan health and embracing proactive administration are crucial in ensuring retirement readiness for all participants. 

What errors do plan sponsors make most often, and what programs are available to fix them?

A panel on the second day of PSNC 2017 discussed the role HSAs can play in helping participants save, and what plan sponsors should know before implementing them.

Can plan providers and sponsors ensure employees use their phones to make educated decisions?

Experts addressing the PLANSPONSOR National Conference urged attendees not to fear aggressive re-enrollments from a fiduciary or workload perspective.

“We are at a unique inflection point in history, with a number of forces converging simultaneously that are forever changing how we approach retirement,” argued Joe Ready, of...

The 30,000-foot view of employer-sponsored benefit programs and participant trends—what may stay and what may change.

Data from the Boston Research Group finds that the average participant in an NQDC plan will receive 20% of retirement income from this plan alone, according to a...

Starting off the 2017 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, the panel discussed key plan design features that can boost participant engagement.

Enhanced active choice (EAC) is an effective communication tool that can be used to increase trust in the plan sponsor and improve DC plan enrollment and participation rates.

Top ERISA attorneys give their best predictions about how tax reform, open MEPs, fiduciary rulemaking and other regulatory and legislative matters will evolve under Republican leadership.

It is the highest quarterly increase for the index since 2013.

Kravitz will keep its focus on cash balance plans, with Dan Kravitz maintaining a senior leadership role.

Including information from outside sources, the Retirement Readiness Report projects a clearer picture of participants’ retirement outlook.

 

DC plan participants also continue to contribute and mostly keep their investment allocations the same.

Having a financial wellness program is becoming a must for employers wanting to stay competitive, says a recent Charles Schwab survey of corporate executives.

Main reasons why participants are concerned about retirement saving include fear of looming health care costs and depleting their savings in retirement.

 

Managed account providers are focused on platform consolidation and expect fees to decline.

Plus, the use of automatic features has increased over the past 10 years, a Vanguard study reports.

A survey by Franklin Templeton Investments finds that Americans are nearly equally as concerned with short-term market volatility as they are with meeting their long-term retirement goals.