PLANSPONSOR Magazine
COVER
2014 PLANSPONSOR DC Survey: Considerations When Picking a Provider
What are the differentiators in today’s marketplace?
UpFront
UpFront
No Need to Panic
Retirement plan investors bound to review PIMCO Total Return
UpFront
UpFront
Across the Board
Older DC participants use social media, too
UpFront
UpFront
The SCOTUS Review of Tibble
Can continuing violation evade ERISA’s limitations period?
UpFront |November 2014
How Is Gen X Faring?
This generation has some unique financial vulnerabilities
UpFront |November 2014
Multiple Sources for Advice?
Some participants view recordkeepers’ guidance as advice
UpFront |November 2014
Data Shows DB to DC Shift
Distribution of participants by plan type and number of participants (in thousands), 2012
Survey Says |November 2014
Information Security
There have been many news reports lately about hackers obtaining personal information from store systems or from the “cloud.”
Bells & Whistles |November 2014
Bells & Whistles
Recent product introductions that may be of interest to plan sponsors
Feature |November 2014
From Employer to Retirement Paycheck
Making retirement readiness understandable to pre-retirees—and easing their transition
Total Benefits |November 2014
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Issues with individual annuities in 403(b) plans
Q/A |November 2014
Fiduciary Outsourcing
Lisa H. Barton, a partner with law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, discusses plan sponsors’ fiduciary responsibilities and options for outsourcing them
Just out of Reish |November 2014
A New Fiduciary Duty
Participants need adequate distribution information
Tidbits |November 2014
Tidbits
Quotes, survey statistics and musings to use in employee communications, or just for a break from the grind.
Insights |November 2014
With Appreciation
As I watched the local store displays switch from Halloween to Hanukkah and Christmas, two things saddened me: First, I couldn’t believe it was already time to plan...
Intro |November 2014
Taking Control
When searching for a new recordkeeper, a plan sponsor inevitably finds itself at the finalist presentations—where those candidates still in the running for its business will put their...
Washington Update |November 2014
Washington Update
Summaries of the latest from Washington and the courts—what’s coming, what’s contemplated and what’s critical to plan sponsors.
Asset Class Focus |November 2014
Small-Cap Equity
Sponsors that don’t include it may want to think twice
TDF Focus |November 2014
Long-Term Performance
Strategic Insight’s quarterly target-date fund analysis