PLANSPONSOR Magazine

Highlights of BrightScope’s proprietary research

Summaries of the latest news from Washington and the courts—what’s coming, what’s contemplated and what’s critical for plan sponsors to...

With environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing generating considerable conversation around the financial industry, it was inevitable that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) would take part in the trend. Of...

Roughly four in five retirement plan participants said it would be at least somewhat useful to have additional information about investment fees, according to research from The Pew...

The debt crisis in the U.S.

Though not a required contribution, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors may want to offer a true-up match to help participants maximize their savings for the year.

While the deadline for adopting a new safe-harbor 401(k) plan was on October 1, information about the plan design will...

Some communications with terminated participants are required by law, but plan sponsors can take this farther—from offering the opportunity to...

Over the last several years, financial wellness programs have become an evolving best practice for employer retirement plans. The ability...

A Callan Institute report makes suggestions for size, staffing and training for investment and administration committees.

Excerpts from our proprietary research results

Best of 2017 PLANSPONSOR National Conference events attract plan sponsors and retirement plan advisers across the country

A stock plan can boost participants’ financial wellness

Today’s market regime stresses the sponsor/manager relationship

ERISA mandates DB plans to make certain disclosures

Committee members need to issue an RFP for an outside fiduciary

Receipt of valued items must comply with ERISA

A plan sponsor introduces ESG as an option to manage retirement assets