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Despite intense DOL activity surrounding missing retirement plan participants, at least those participants’ retirement savings are preserved, say executives at...

Most retirement experts currently recommend saving 15% of annual income. “There is mathematical backing to what we suggest,” says Roger...

When assessing whether or not to take on a sponsor as a client, the insurers “have really sharpened their pencils,”...

Making participant plan fees more equitable.

Education about benefits should be simple and personalized, and with the recent focus on HSAs as a way to save...

403(b) plan sponsors have until March 31, 2020, to adopt a pre-approved plan document and to make sure their plan...

“On the retirement side, again, there is a strong focus on missing participants, and EBSA is diving incredibly deep," says...

Retirement plan sponsors often fear participant backlash when making decisions that could actually help improve participant outcomes, but the law...

The rules set around all the different types of qualified retirement plan distributions are quite complex, but plan sponsors have...

One out of every six workers assists with caregiving, and this can derail their retirement savings; employers have a role...

The term “sidecar savings accounts” has been introduced into the retirement industry’s lexicon, and new legislation has been introduced to...

Understanding the hierarchy of regulations and how plan sponsors should interpret seemingly conflicting ones.

The market has become more blended, with the emergence of “hybrid” organizations capable of delivering on both deep NQDC-specific expertise...

Following IRS regulations for 403(b) plans passed in 2007, many vendors (recordkeepers) exited the business.

The 2018 PLANSPONSOR Recordkeeping Survey has found smaller plans tend to align with adviser-centric recordkeepers or those supplying core business...