Magazine Articles

Insights |March-April 2023

Reflections on 30 Years

Our look back at how plan design, governance, investments, access and more have evolved over these decades.
Participant Analysis |March-April 2023

The Power of the Deferral Rate

What the plan sponsor chooses will affect participants’ savings for good or for less than good.
Participants |March-April 2023

Participants

No longer expecting employees to be skilled investors, the industry now says: Teach them the wisdom of saving, and show...
Rules/Regs |March-April 2023

From Washington and the Courts

25 states sue the DOL; the DOL sues a defunct firm; a district court dismisses claims against Microsoft; and more.
Cover |March-April 2023

Governance

As the DOL and Congress keep building on ERISA, fiduciaries must know all the current ‘rules and regs’ that affect...
Cover |March-April 2023

Plan Access

Thanks to ongoing regulatory initiatives, more employees have more options for retirement saving.
Plan Profile |March-April 2023

Staying the Course

O.C. Tanner, Plan Sponsor of the Year, Corporate 401(k) $50 Million – $1 Billion.
Cover |March-April 2023

Plan Design

Each ­workforce is different—how plans have changed to accommodate an employer’s unique needs.
Cover |March-April 2023

Investments

Through the decades, sponsors find new strategies to make plan assets grow.
UpFront |December 2022-February 2023

Tidbits

The Gap Is Wide EBSA Restores $1.4 Billion in 2022 The Employee Benefits Security Administration recovered $1.4 billion through various programs for fiscal year 2022. This falls well...
Insights |December 2022-February 2023

What We Don’t Know

Participants’ current DC plan is likely just one source of their retirement savings.
Rules/Regs |December 2022-February 2023

Hackers’ Withdrawal Strategies

Experts advise readiness and watchfulness to thwart cyberattacks—such as from many crooks’ new go-to: corporate email phishing.
Rules/Regs |December 2022-February 2023

More From Washington and the Courts

SECURE 2.0 brings a new chapter of changes to retirement law; 2022’s Form 5500 gets revisions in 5 areas; judge dismisses 2 of the recent spate of Miller...
Participant Analysis |December 2022-February 2023

‘No, Thanks,’ to the DC Plan

For many workers, a defined contribution plan with an employer match or a discretionary contribution could be the difference between accepting one job vs. another. For others, deferring...
UpFront |December 2022-February 2023

ESG Is Permissible but Not Required

The DOL's final rule lets plans use environmental, social and governance investments in their qualified default investment alternative, choose such...
UpFront |December 2022-February 2023

Words Worth 1,000 Pictures

Images are fine, but to get the retirement-saving message across, use words, a study says.