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Tidbits |July – August 2024

Tidbits

HSA Limits to Rise for 2025 The health savings account contribution limits increased for 2025. For self-only coverage, an individual...
UpFront |July – August 2024

529 Plans Keep Gaining Popularity

While the college savings plans increasingly attract interest, and assets, misconceptions about the vehicles may be hindering wider adoption.
Participant Analysis |July – August 2024

And the Winner Is …

Offered hypothetical choices for where to put their savings, participants say they’d opt for their 401(k).
Rules/Regs |July – August 2024

From Washington and the Courts

Lawsuits challenge plan sponsors’ use of plan forfeitures; the DOL issues long-awaited Interpretive Bulletin 95-1; and, for a second time,...
UpFront |July – August 2024

HR Training That Helps

Beyond business degrees, look for data management, technology and organizational skills; a couple years of experience also doesn’t hurt.
Insights |July – August 2024

The Best-Laid Plans

Participants need to be made aware of the limits on tax diversification, for when they retiree and draw down their...
Feature |July – August 2024

Strategic Approach

Follow a step-by-step process to set, and achieve, annual goals.
Inside Angle |July – August 2024

It’s Groundhog Day

Plan sponsors will need to monitor their managers.
Awards |July – August 2024

Plan Sponsor of the Year, by the Numbers

The 2024 class of PLANSPONSOR Plan Sponsor of the Year finalists does a good job of representing the employer-sponsored retirement...
Financial Wellness |May - June 2024

Savings Need to Last

An overlooked factor in financial wellness is participant withdrawal rates.
Plan Administration |May - June 2024

Why a Second Committee?

Some companies may divide the labor, to run their plans more effectively.
Participant Analysis |May - June 2024

Age-Driven Insights

According to the 2023 PLANSPONSOR Participant Survey, employees demonstrate variations in their preference and valuation of workplace benefits based on age. The two trade-offs examined here highlight a...
Rules/Regs |May - June 2024

From Washington and the Courts

Final Retirement Security Rule Is Law On April 23, the Department of Labor issued its final Retirement Security rule, which...
Tidbits |May - June 2024

Tidbits

It’s Never Enough A study reveals that many Americans, especially Millennials and Generation Z—41% and 43%, respectively—suffer from “money dysmorphia,”...
Insights |May - June 2024

More Than a Salary

How much of what you do as a plan sponsor and what your company’s benefits team or teams do is...