Opinions

Michael Barry, president of the Plan Advisory Services Group, discusses possible implications of the DOL fiduciary rule and how the agency missed fixing what needs to be fixed.

Three key factors for successfully adopting nonqualified retirement plans.

Michael Barry, president of the Plan Advisory Services Group, discusses his idea for a solution to the “missing participant” plan leakage problem.

Brett Wander and Jake Gilliam of Charles Schwab say plan sponsors should consider re-examining their TDF fixed-income allocations, with an eye toward identifying potential heightened downside exposure risk.

Jamie Janvier, with ConnectYourCare, discusses how to get Millennials to understand the value of health savings accounts and other tax-advantaged savings.

Michael Barry, president of the Plan Advisory Services Group, discusses what may be confusion among lawmakers about state-run plans for private-sector workers.

Marcia Wagner, founder of The Wagner Law Group, discusses how the Early Warning Program works and what will trigger it.

Michael Barry, president of the Plan Advisory Services Group, contemplates what will happen to the pay-as-you-go retirement systems as demographics change.

More employers are starting to enhance financial benefits, through automatic enrollment, health savings programs, or other financial wellness initiatives, notes Rick Irace, chief operating officer, Ascensus Retirement.

Loan defaults are a preventable form of plan leakage, and stopping them can improve retirement plan participants’ financial wellness.

Smart beta seeks additional outperformance and is a flexible enhancement to traditional index. Here’s what you should consider as a defined contribution plan sponsor.

Michael Barry, president of the Plan Advisory Services Group, discusses the fundamental principles of the 401(k) system, defaults and plan leakage.

Best practices for financial institutions that sponsor defined benefit plans.

Some who step up to help family members when needed will have adequate resources, creating no impact on their retirement security, but for some others, family help may...

Michael Barry, president of the Plan Advisory Services Group, shares his thoughts about lawmakers’ consideration of making the current pre-tax retirement savings system an after-tax system.

Michael Barry, president of the Plan Advisory Services Group, discusses how the taxation on early withdrawals from retirement plans hurts retirement security for low-paid participants.

Choice and annuities are critical components of retirement plans for higher education employees, argues Larry Edward Penley, Ph.D., president of Penley Consulting, LLC.

Prof. Robert C. Merton and Dr. Arun S. Muralidhar propose a model for the design of state-run retirement plans.

Michael Barry, president of the Plan Advisory Services Group, discusses how certain Trump priorities will affect retirement plans.

Michael Barry, president of the Plan Advisory Services Group, shares his thoughts about what the Trump Employee Benefit Security Administration should undo and do.