PLANSPONSOR Magazine
COVER
To Attract and Retain
A strong retirement plan is key in a competitive employment environment.
Insights
Insights
Course Corrections
Plan sponsors can play a role in teaching young people financial literacy.
Rules/Regs
Rules/Regs
Audit Rule Drives New Duties for Sponsors
What was the limited-scope audit has been expanded, with more thorough questions,...
UpFront
UpFront
What Makes a Participant Website Inviting
The generations divide on the features they’d like, but everyone wants accessibility.
UpFront |October-November 2021
HSAs: Big Benefits, Little Work
What responsibilities do employers have for their health savings accounts?
Rules/Regs |October-November 2021
More From Washington And the Courts
A church plan settlement; rehiring retirees; deemed distributions for plan loans; plans investing in ESG; and more.
Industry Analysis |October-November 2021
Movement in the NQDC Space
Broader nonqualified plan eligibility can be a deal-maker when a company is competing to hire new talent.
UpFront |October-November 2021
Cryptocurrency in DC Plans
Readers share their thoughts on if participants should be allowed to invest their retirement savings in digital assets.
UpFront |October-November 2021
Inflation’s Drag on Income Projections
By giving information in advance, plan sponsors can help participants prepare for retirement and avoid panicking.
UpFront |October-November 2021
Tidbits
Pandemic Savings COVID-19 spurred some of Principal’s top U.S. retirement savers—1,408 plan participants from Generations X, Y and Z—to increase...
Research |
2021 DC Plan Benchmarking Survey
By studying trends in DC plan design and usage, sponsors can benchmark and improve their own plans.
Plan Benchmarking | Investment Strategies |October-November 2021
The Evergreen Discussion
Still no winner when it comes to passively vs. actively managed funds.
Plan Benchmarking | Automatic Features |October-November 2021
Retirement by Auto-Pilot
Strategies to improve outcomes even when auto-enrollment is in place.
Plan Benchmarking | Investment Types |October-November 2021
Investment Appraisal
Ways to analyze the allocation, risk and returns of the plan menu’s most important funds.
Fiduciary Forum |October-November 2021
A Useful Gauge
Benchmarking can help sponsors meet their fiduciary duty to monitor.
Inside Angle |October-November 2021
ESG for Fiduciaries
DOL proposal gives green light to ESG investing.
Plan Profile |October-November 2021
Picture of Health
A plan sponsor pilots a custom communications program with success.