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COVER
Plan Design
Each workforce is different—how plans have changed to accommodate an employer’s unique needs.
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Participants
Participants
Participants
No longer expecting employees to be skilled investors, the industry now says:...
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Cover
Cover
Investments
Through the decades, sponsors find new strategies to make plan assets grow.
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Cover
Cover
Plan Access
Thanks to ongoing regulatory initiatives, more employees have more options for retirement...
Cover |March-April 2023
Governance
As the DOL and Congress keep building on ERISA, fiduciaries must know all the current ‘rules and regs’ that affect...
Cover |March-April 2023
The Plan Adviser Role Is Evolving, Too
As the workplace retirement plan industry has grown and evolved over the past three decades, so, too, have the adviser...
Cover |March-April 2023
The Evolution of Cash Balance Plans
Long viewed as less risky and easier to manage than traditional defined contribution plans, cash balance plans have become more...
UpFront |March-April 2023
Participants Could Be the Weakest Link
How some recordkeepers are stepping up education, plus adding background safety measures, to guard their plans against cybercrime.
Insights |March-April 2023
Reflections on 30 Years
Our look back at how plan design, governance, investments, access and more have evolved over these decades.
UpFront |March-April 2023
Adding Alts Can Improve TDFs’ Results
A study says savers may enjoy up to an 8% better retirement income if their target-date fund includes alternative investments.
UpFront |March-April 2023
How Popular Are ESG Funds—Truly?
Newly enrolled participants are less apt to ask for ESG funds than many plan sponsors may expect, says a study.
Participant Analysis |March-April 2023
The Power of the Deferral Rate
What the plan sponsor chooses will affect participants’ savings for good or for less than good.
Rules/Regs |March-April 2023
From Washington and the Courts
25 states sue the DOL; the DOL sues a defunct firm; a district court dismisses claims against Microsoft; and more.
UpFront |March-April 2023
Ask the Experts: Should We Keep Referring to Our Plan by an Outdated Name?
Question: I work in employee benefits for a health care entity, and I noticed that our 403(b) plan is named XYZ Hospital Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, even in...
UpFront |March-April 2023
How SECURE 2.0 Helps Small Businesses
Adding a plan is now easier and more affordable with the tax credits, exemptions and other incentives the act provides.
UpFront |March-April 2023
Tidbits
403(b)s and CITs: The Real Story Contrary to the industry’s hopes, expectations and even some early reports, the provision enabling 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts...
UpFront |March-April 2023
The Longevity Factor
A survey suggests a correlation between respondents’ retirement preparedness and accuracy at gauging their gender’s life expectancy.
Inside Angle |March-April 2023
For Fiduciary Consideration
SECURE 2.0 provisions could alter how a plan is administered.
Plan Profile |March-April 2023
Staying the Course
O.C. Tanner, Plan Sponsor of the Year, Corporate 401(k) $50 Million – $1 Billion.