Opinions

As larger numbers of Americans near retirement age, a renewed focus on retirement income is expected. 

A typical platform might use age and salary to generate investment recommendations. What additional factors could lead to more customized solutions?

Research by the DCIIA Retirement Research Center helps gauge attitudes about savings, spending and financial wellness in retirement.

Lew Minsky, with DCIIA, reviews questions defined contribution plan sponsors should ask when considering real estate investments for their plans.

Public plan sponsors must make their contributions, even in difficult times.

Lew Minsky, of DCIIA, offers four considerations for the Department of Labor’s rule about including environmental, social and governance factors in the evaluation of retirement plan investments.

DB plan sponsors need to ensure their liability-driven investing strategies are diversified and well-positioned for years to come.

Finding appropriate benchmarks for ESG investments in retirement plans will require careful consideration.

Indirect, tactical ways to move employees to make the best retirement savings decisions can help overcome behavioral biases.

John Ruth, with Build Asset Management, says low fixed-income returns and a need for more customization calls for more evaluation of and new solutions for target-date fund investments.

Mindy Zatto and Leslie Olds, with Strategic Benefits Advisors, discuss retirement plan committee structure and the importance of focusing on more than just investments.

David M. Blanchett, with PGIM DC Solutions, discusses how offering both TDFs and managed accounts in a retirement plan reduces the number of participants who self-direct investments.

Peg Knox, with DCIIA, presents data and recommendations for health savings account investment lineups.

Beth Brockland, with Financial Health Network, shares three ways to help employees best use their financial wellness benefits.

Principals with Groom Law Group discuss steps retirement plan sponsors can take to avoid or be prepared for a DOL cybersecurity audit.

Warren Cormier, with the DCIIA Retirement Research Center, discusses what plan sponsors can do to help employees address the potential for cognitive decline and its effect on financial...

Eric Dyson, with RFP 401k Advisor, shares tips and a suggested line of questioning that could help sponsors of any plan type with the RFP process for a...

Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, with Groom Law Group, discusses how to help participants avoid the nightmare of losing their DC plan account balances to cybercriminals.

Peg Knox, with DCIIA, discusses the implementation of financial wellness programs, from the introduction to employees to the measurement of success.

Neal Shikes, with MJN Fiduciary LLC, discusses why being prudent in retirement plan decisionmaking means considering all factors in aggregate, not just a single factor.