PLANSPONSOR Magazine

Spotlighting industry data from PLANSPONSOR’s proprietary research

There has been growing industry discussion about flows in and out of retirement plans and how the impending retirement of Baby Boomers will drain dollars from defined contribution...

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

A national survey found nearly seven in 10 plan sponsors believe most employees at their company could work until age 65 and still not have enough to meet...

Larger plans are taking the lead in moving away from proprietary TDFs, and research shows plan sponsors are also moving to CIT TDFs.

Small business continues driving cash balance growth, with 92% of cash balance plans in place at firms with fewer than 100 employees, research from Kravitz finds.

Just because a plan is frozen, doesn’t mean fees will go away altogether.

Eighty percent of respondents from an IonTuition survey said they would like to work for a company that offers student...

Best-in-class plan design in addition to financial wellness programs can get retirement plan participants to maximize their savings opportunity.

This time of year is a peak time for hardship withdrawal requests, providers say, and call center staff and provider websites can help educate participants about implications and...

Greater exposure to higher-yielding corporate bonds can notably dampen a fixed-income allocation’s diversification benefits to equity investments.

Worried about participant pushback?

Strategies for helping participants avoid loan default

Innovation in managed accounts.

Sponsors say this step would deter participation and lower savings rates.

Finding a balance when funding health and retirement plans.

Drilling down to the procedural issues

The long-term outlook is complicated

A plan sponsor is able to address its overall investment objectives