DC Plan Loan Usage Correlates With Health Care Spending, per EBRI
More than half of households in which a retirement plan participant borrowed from their retirement...
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2026 Plan Sponsor of the Year Nominations Period Is Open
The award is given in many categories to recognize all plan sizes and types.
Survey Findings
Single-employer 401(k) plans account for more than $8 trillion of the $12 trillion in U.S. defined contribution assets.
Source: 2025 Recordkeeping Survey
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New tools add immediacy and specificity to communications with participants.
Retirement Industry People Moves
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The president specifically called for 'strengthening' ERISA fiduciaries' responsibility to act in participants' financial interest.
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IRS Issues Guidance Expanding HSA Access
The notice shared details about new tax benefits for health savings accounts, including broader eligibility via high-deductible health plans.
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LIMRA: Q3 Marks Highest Recorded Quarterly Sales for PRT Buy-In Products
Single-premium sales more than tripled in the third quarter of the year.
House Passes Legislative Package Allowing CITs in 403(b) Retirement Plans
The bill, which includes more than 20 measures that had progressed out of committee, would ‘level the playing field’ for investments in plans serving educators and nonprofit employees.
DOL Eyes Amicus Filing While States, Industry Back Lockheed Martin in PRT Case
The federal government, via the solicitor general and the DOL, is increasingly favoring employers in ongoing ERISA litigation, including on...
Product & Service Launches
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NEPC Names Tim McCusker as Future CEO, Sarah Samuels CIO
New leaders announced ahead of the consulting firm's 40th anniversary.
Fidelity-Pontera Dispute Reveals Tension Between Choice, Obligation
The fintech company asserts legal backing in its public dispute with the nation’s largest recordkeeper.
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SECURE 2.0: Putting It Into Practice
Some provisions from the SECURE 2.0 Act are already in effect — and many are still on the way — helping to expand access to employer-sponsored retirement benefits and increase retirement readiness for...
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Keynote: The Resurging Workforce: Optimism and Expectations for the Future
Roger Gray shares insights from Bank of America’s Workplace Benefits Report covering everything from optimism in the workplace, to pay equity and steps employers can take to improve workplace wellness.
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Breaking Down Invisible Barriers: What’s Standing Between Employees and Retirement Readiness?
Edelman Financial Engines, LLC dives into recent research conducted in partnership with Cerulli Associates that uncovers the invisible barriers that are inhibiting more widespread employee adoption of managed accounts, thus standing in the...
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