Investing | February 1st, 2019 Gen Xers Need a New Focus for Saving and Investing Amid Market Volatility How the middle generation can protect retirement assets, even with the consequences of market volatility.
Investing | January 30th, 2019 DC Plan Sponsors Slow to Adopt Hybrid QDIAs Just as defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors were once concerned about automatically enrolling employees in the plan when they didn’t...
Compliance | January 28th, 2019 Nondiscrimination Testing Part II: Test Methods and Corrections Retirement plan sponsors need to understand what nondiscrimination tests compare and how to correct failed tests.
Investing | January 25th, 2019 The Effect of Market Volatility on Millennials’ Retirement Savings Millennials need to understand their longer investing time horizon allows them to handle more market risk and even provides certain...
Administration | January 22nd, 2019 Updating Loan Policies to Discourage Participants from Taking Plan Loans Changes to maximum loan amounts and number of loans, as well as the imposition of fees and higher interest rates...
Compliance | January 18th, 2019 Nondiscrimination Testing Part I: Required Testing and Due Dates Sponsors of all retirement plan types need to know what nondiscrimination testing is required for their plan and what information...
Compliance | January 16th, 2019 2019 Could Be Banner Year for ESG in ERISA Plans Plan sponsors voice concern about a lack of uniform ESG data reporting and lingering regulatory uncertainty—but more and more continue...
Investing | January 4th, 2019 Mission-Based Employer Embraces ESG TDFs, In-Plan Income UWC-USA makes all of its decisions and policies with its broader mission in mind; based on a commitment to education,...
Administration | December 27th, 2018 Progressive Sponsors Will Push Custom Designs, Fee Transparency in 2019 Year-end conversations with recordkeepers suggest plan sponsors are highly focused on improving fee transparency, exploring custom default solutions and strengthening...
Administration | December 24th, 2018 Cash Balance Plans Need Different Administration Systems Than Traditional DB Plans The characteristics of cash balance plans that are similar to defined contribution plans create a need for different technology than...
Compliance | December 19th, 2018 Future Regulation Holds the Key for Lifetime Income Options in DC Plans The safe harbor provision in the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act would safeguard plan sponsors from liability issues stemming from...
Administration | December 17th, 2018 DB Plan Glide Paths Should Be Dynamic When a glide path is established, it needs to be revisited at least once a year to ensure that the...
Benefits | December 11th, 2018 4% Rule Not a Reliable Retirement Income Withdrawal Strategy for All People A retiree’s investment portfolio is a large factor in determining an optimal, safe withdrawal rate in retirement, but longevity, expected...
Compliance | December 10th, 2018 More Diverse ERISA Litigation Expected in 2019 Reflecting on lessons learned this year, Jamie Fleckner, partner at Goodwin Procter, says cases still are growing more diverse in...
Administration | December 7th, 2018 Small Plans Can See Big Results Sponsors of small DC plans are adopting creative strategies similar to larger plans.