How to Pick a PEP
According to a Georgetown report, plan sponsors should evaluate pooled employer plans’ fees, providers’ potential...
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Trump Accounts Launch Nationwide
Less than one year after being authorized, and after multiple rounds of guidance, the accounts...
Survey Findings
44.1% of responding recordkeepers said they do not support recordkeeping for any in-plan retirement income products.
Source: 2026 Recordkeeping Survey
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Plan Sponsors Look to Financial Wellness to Protect Against Growing Plan Leakage
Employers are trying to help their employees, with tools and guidance, to avoid making hardship withdrawals or taking loans from their retirement plans to cover immediate needs.
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June Pension Funding Outcomes See Minimal Change
However, declining asset returns and interest rates could affect defined benefit plans over a longer time horizon, Milliman warned.
30 Retirement CEOs Back Senate Bill Permitting CITs in 403(b)s
The legislation has stalled in the Senate, as other policy priorities loom before the August recess and midterm elections.
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Vanguard: Paying Down Higher-Interest Debt, Maximizing Matching Contributions Lead to Best Retirement Outcomes
Many investors pay down the ‘wrong’ debt first, according to a recent study.
DOL Backs Intel in ‘Meaningful Benchmark’ Supreme Court Case
The Department of Labor cited an example from its proposed alts rule in siding with the employer.
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PEPs Become Key Part of Recordkeepers’ Growth Strategy
A Cerulli report found that 71% of recordkeepers call the pooled employer plans a major or moderate business priority.
American Benefits Council Urges Supreme Court to Reject ERISA Claims Based Solely on Fund Underperformance
The organization’s amicus brief backed Intel and warned that allowing lawsuits based on hindsight would fuel costly litigation and harm...
Retirement Industry People Moves
IRI announces 2 board members; Anthony Provenzano joins Wagner Law Group; and July Business Services makes 2 senior leadership appointments.
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Products & Services Launches
Mariner, Cariloop provide family care, healthcare support; and Alight, BNY offer support for retirement plan administration, investing.
Delaware Auto-Enrollment Bill Passes Legislature
According to the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, 15 states currently allow for some automatic enrollment.
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The DC Imperative: Advance Investment Solutions to Strengthen the Retirement Lifeline
Defined contribution plans are a critical component of retirement savings and, for many, can be a lifeline to financial security in retirement. However, participants want and need help to retire with dignity. We...
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Paycheck or Pot of Gold? Helping Participants Navigate the Decumulation Dilemma
In this webinar, you’ll discover how defined contribution plan participants are navigating the decumulation dilemma— taking their accumulated savings as a paycheck (i.e., an annuity) or a perceived “pot of gold” (i.e., a...
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DC Survey: Participant views on AI and private markets
Invesco's new DC Pulse Survey of plan participants focused on their views on AI and private markets.
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The retirement ripple effect: The cost of delayed retirement
More employees are working beyond age 65—not only by choice, but often because they’re not financially prepared to retire. This shift creates a notable ripple effect across organizations, influencing cost structures, mobility, and...
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Benefits at Work: How Financial Wellness Fuels Productivity
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Precision in Protection: Using Guaranteed Lifetime Income and Managed Accounts to Improve Outcomes
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Did You Know You May Be A Fiduciary?
If you sponsor a qualified retirement plan, you take on that weighty...
2026 Plan Sponsor of the Year
The Plan Sponsor of the Year finalists will be recognized—and the winners...
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Inside the DOL’s ‘Alts’ Rule
When Daniel Aronowitz, assistant secretary of Labor and head of the Employee...
2026 Service Stars
The PLANSPONSOR Service Stars program recognizes recordkeeping staff who provide exemplary service...
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Breakdown of the Workforce
Who is working and how sponsors can use benefits to help fill...
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