How do plan sponsors determine the right goals for their plans or measure plan success? What tools are available to benchmark retirement plans? What should plans be measuring and how often? What kinds of actions or improvements can measurements drive? These questions and more will be answered in PLANSPONSOR’s final editorial webinar of 2024.
As retirement plans transition from supplemental savings vehicles to the primary income source for many retirees, plan participants’ perspectives on retirement have shifted significantly. This session will delve into the findings from American Century’s 11th Annual Retirement Survey, highlighting how these evolving views are influencing employers’ goals and strategies in designing their organizations’ plans. With income replacement becoming a critical focus for participants, plan sponsors are increasingly recognizing the need to align retirement plans with these expectations. Additionally, there is a growing emphasis on guaranteed income solutions to better meet the evolving retirement goals of employees. By adapting plans to meet participants’ needs and incorporating sought-after design features, plan sponsors can drive deeper engagement and achieve better outcomes for their participants.
Unlock the full potential of technology in your investment decisions and gain insight into the tools that can help your team thrive in the digital age while keeping data safe.
When it comes to the college search, you’ll often hear talk about finding the right “fit.” Usually that means academic and social fit, but a key piece of fit is also the financial fit. A college degree is one of the most expensive purchases a family will make in their lifetime. Figuring out what you will pay, how much you can afford, and how you will find the best value for your money is a critical component of any college search. In this webinar, New York Times bestselling parenting and higher education writer Jeff Selingo will explain how to assess the value of a college and ways to compile the college list with financial wellness in mind. Jeff spent a year inside the college admissions process for his book, Who Gets In and Why, and has written about higher education for 25 years.
Plan sponsors, advisers and policy experts will offer suggestions for how best to define and measure the financial wellness of participants and drive financial confidence. The panel will also review how they evaluate the myriad new offerings appearing as a result of the voluntary benefits provisions of SECURE 2.0. Attendees will come away with tangible metrics for determining which programs will offer the most useful and valuable programs for their employees.
Health savings accounts offer an opportunity to meet employees’ health care coverage, financial wellness and retirement readiness needs. As employers are thinking about benefits changes for the next open enrollment, now is the time to consider the role HSAs can play in meeting plan sponsor and participant goals!
This PLANSPONSOR Roadmap focuses on financial wellness. It will equip you with the insights needed to develop or update your financial wellness program for employees. You’ll hear from plan sponsors, advisers and providers about successful financial wellness strategies, and you’ll come away with resources and checklists to guide you on your own journey of implementing important benefits.
