https://www.plansponsor.comen-ushttps://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2026-dc-survey-plan-provider-service-ratings/<![CDATA[Defined contribution plan providers are rated by plan sponsors across six plan asset ranges.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/22134143/2026-DC-Survey-Plan-Provider-Service-Ratings-Shout-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:00:22 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2026-dc-survey-plan-benchmarking/<![CDATA[By studying trends in DC retirement program design and governance, sponsors can benchmark and potentially improve their own plans. This year's report includes a new section on financial wellness programs.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/22133710/2026-PS-DC-Survey-Plan-Benchmarking-Shout-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:00:34 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2025-participant-survey/<![CDATA[For sponsors wanting to improve their plan’s design and engagement, our data show how well workers are saving in their retirement plan—plus the priority they give such plans against other financial benefits.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23112828/2025-Participant-Survey-2202576888converted-432x243.png' />]]>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:00:51 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2025-338-investment-manager-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/03124711/PSOIM-PUCIOJulOSC1-CaraWang-1200x1582-1-432x243.jpg' />]]>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:11:03 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2025dbadmin/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/22105100/DB-Plan-Admin-Silvia-Casanova-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 08:00:25 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2025-403b-market-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/11113232/PS-403b-Survey-2174378701-1-432x243.png' />]]>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:11:28 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2025-nqdc-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/10114121/2025PSNQDCSurvey-1752100478-432x243.png' />]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:00:41 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2025-recordkeeping-survey/<![CDATA[As the defined contribution market grows and changes, recordkeepers are addressing increasing plan sponsor and participant service expectations.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/27145806/PSJA25-Georgie-McAusland-final-432x243.jpg' />]]>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:00:24 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/outsourced-investment-manager/<![CDATA[The survey examines the attitudes and behaviors of American workers participating—or not—in an employer-sponsored retirement plan. <img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/27222338/DC-Survey-icon-survey-207x243.png' />]]>Thu, 01 May 2025 22:23:15 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2025-dc-survey-plan-provider-service-ratings/<![CDATA[Defined contribution plan providers are rated by plan sponsors across six plan asset ranges.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/07094318/2024-PS-DC-Survey-Plan-Provider-Service-Ratings-Mar-Hernandez-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:19:36 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2025-dc-survey-plan-benchmarking/<![CDATA[Sponsors can use the report to compare their plan features and governance with peers’, for self-assessment and self-improvement.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/07094312/2024-PS-DC-Survey-Plan-Benchmarking-Mar-Hernandez-web-e1767136157306-432x243.jpg' />]]>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:14:45 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2024-participant-survey/<![CDATA[Data about participants’ preferences and expectations can help plan sponsors optimize benefits strategies.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/18121126/PS-120024-Participant-Survey-2153615075-web-432x243.png' />]]>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:50:19 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2024-newport-plansponsor-nqdc-plan-trends-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/24164122/PS-Newport-PLANSPONSOR-NQDC-Plan-Trends-2148482797-web-432x243.png' />]]>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:00:30 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2024-nqdc-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/10163542/PS-080024-NQDC-Survey-2095763410-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:00:29 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2024-403b-market-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/09164208/PS-080624-403b-Survey-1287365031-web-1200px-432x243.jpg' />]]>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:01:36 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2024dbadmin/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/26145830/PS-073024-DB-Admin-Survey-Lars-Leetaru-sift-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:17:07 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2024-recordkeeping-survey/<![CDATA[Recordkeepers are juggling competing priorities of new mandatory and optional plan features alongside demands for their platforms to support retirement income, personalization, financial wellness programs and more.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/14124417/PS-2024-RKsurvey-web-1200-432x243.jpg' />]]>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:11:24 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2024-best-class-dc-providers/<![CDATA[Plan sponsors assess their DC plan providers categorized by six asset ranges.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/16142258/PS-DC-BIC-Providers-2023-Valeria-Petrone-432x243.jpg' />]]>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:01:23 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2023-best-class-dc-providers/<![CDATA[In 2023, PLANSPONSOR aligned survey and award titling with the year they are published, not the timing of survey fielding. Therefore, the Best in Class DC Providers listings gathered in 2023 were published as the 2024 Best in Class DC Providers. <img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/23013757/DC-Survey-icon-main-432x243.png' />]]>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:00:04 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2024-dc-plan-benchmarking-survey/<![CDATA[Sponsors can use the survey to compare their plan design with peers’, for self-assessment—and self-improvement.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/16142252/PS-DC-Plan-BM-Survey-2023-Valeria-Petrone-432x243.jpg' />]]>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 07:16:39 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2023-participant-survey/<![CDATA[Participants' insights help plan sponsors optimize their benefits strategies.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/06130315/Participant-Survey-final-Federica-Bordoni-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 08:00:32 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2023-nqdc-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/26121112/2023-PS-NQDC-art-1387727073-432x243.png' />]]>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:39:30 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2023-403b-market-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/28093745/PSND23-403b-Survey-Wenting-Li-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:04:14 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2023dbadmin/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/06153909/PSSO23_DBAdmin_Georgie-McAusland_web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Sun, 30 Jul 2023 11:18:26 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2023-recordkeeping-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/02112200/PS-060023-RKSurvey-JamDong-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 08:00:34 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2022-best-class-dc-providers/<![CDATA[This year’s Best in Class providers set a standard for service excellence.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06151226/PS-02xx23-BIC-DC-Providers-Giulio-Bonasera-web3-432x243.jpg' />]]>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 06:45:55 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2022-nqdc-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/03153348/PS-2023-NQDC-Survey-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:21:42 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2022-403b-market-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/03135020/PS-2023-403b-Survey-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:23:42 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2023-dc-plan-benchmarking-survey/<![CDATA[In 2023, PLANSPONSOR aligned survey and award titling with the year they are published, not the timing of survey fielding. Therefore, the results of the DC Survey: Plan Benchmarking gathered in 2023 were published as the 2024 DC Survey: Plan Benchmarking. <img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/23013757/DC-Survey-icon-main-432x243.png' />]]>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 11:41:47 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2022-dc-plan-benchmarking-survey/<![CDATA[By studying trends in DC plan design and usage, sponsors can benchmark and improve their own plans.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/07060650/PS-OSC-112822-DC-Benchmarking-Survey-Giulio-Bonasera-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:30:43 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2022-participant-survey/<![CDATA[The survey examines the attitudes and behaviors of American workers participating—or not—in an employer-sponsored retirement plan. <img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/25083020/PS-102722-OSC-Participant-Survey-Miriam-Martincic-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:30:42 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2022-recordkeeping-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/18160143/PSAS22-RK-Survey-PhilipLindeman-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:30:59 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2021-best-class-dc-providers/<![CDATA[This year’s Best in Class providers represent an evolving set of best practices.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/03144421/PSDJ22-BIC-Providers-Andrea-DAquino-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:00:52 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2021-dc-plan-benchmarking-survey/<![CDATA[By studying trends in DC plan design and usage, sponsors can benchmark and improve their own plans.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/02153622/PSON21-DC-Plan-Benchmarking-Survey_Georgie-McAusland-432x243.jpg' />]]>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:22:55 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2021-participant-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/19163152/PS-102721-OSC-Participant-Survey-web-Nan-Lee-1-432x243.jpg' />]]>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:30:22 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2021-nqdc-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15144403/PS-092321-OSC-NQDC-Survey_Mar-Hernandez-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:13:38 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2021-403b-market-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20100829/PS-082621-OSC-Aug-403b-Providers_Andrea-DAquino-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:16:48 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2021-recordkeeping-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/09105719/PSJJ21-Tilda-Rose-432x243.jpg' />]]>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:38:38 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2021-defined-benefit-administration-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/06125526/PSAM21-Simone-Virgini-432x243.jpg' />]]>Thu, 06 May 2021 13:47:08 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2020-best-class-dc-providers/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/06124924/PSDJ21-Mar-Hernandez-432x243.jpg' />]]>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:25:40 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2020-dc-survey-plan-benchmarking/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/05182451/PSON20-Dion-MBD-432x243.jpg' />]]>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:47:19 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2020-participant-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/21091816/PS-2020-Participant-Survey-Andrew-Haener-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:36:26 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2020-recordkeeping-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/13130213/PSJJ20-Red-Nose-Studio-432x243.jpg' />]]>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 17:12:27 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2020-defined-benefit-administration-survey/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/11151940/PSAM20-Nadja-Zinnecker-2020-DB-Admin-Survey-432x243.jpg' />]]>Mon, 18 May 2020 14:56:37 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2019-plansponsor-best-class-providers/<![CDATA[DC plan providers are evaluated and rated according to feedback from their own clients.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/07143124/PSDJ20-Byron-Eggenschwiler-432x243.jpg' />]]>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 08:00:18 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2019-nqdc-survey/<![CDATA[The NQDC Survey offers a list of providers, ranked by the number of Section 409A and Section 457 plans they serve, as well as by number of experts on staff.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/21163223/PS-120919-NQDC-Providers-Henrik-Drescher-web-432x243.jpg' />]]>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:46:18 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2019-403b-providers/<![CDATA[<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/17095117/PS-072219-403b-Jennifer-Xiao-web-432x243.png' />]]>Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:01:59 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2019-dc-survey-plan-benchmarking/<![CDATA[Data Sweep: Our latest findings on DC plans—for benchmarking a plan against its peers or just gleaning some new solutions<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/31132933/PSON19-Daniel-Shaffer-432x243.jpg' />]]>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:38:06 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2019-participant-survey/<![CDATA[Capturing Their Voices: Participants provide valuable insights for plan sponsors<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/27112122/PSAS19-Dalbert-Vilarino-432x243.jpg' />]]>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 23:59:05 +0000https://www.plansponsor.com/surveys/2019-recordkeeping-survey/<![CDATA[Five hot-button issues plan sponsors need to cover in provider searches.<img src='https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/02162047/PSJJ19-Gerard-DuBois-432x243.jpg' />]]>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:43:38 +0000