Administration | July 30th, 2021 Addressing Forgotten Accounts Can Improve Retirement Savings Outcomes A better investment mix and increased savings are just two advantages participants who have disengaged with prior plan accounts gain...
Benefits | July 28th, 2021 2021 Trends in Open Enrollment Decision support is a top focus, and lessons learned from the pandemic are influencing this year’s season as well.
Administration | July 26th, 2021 The Allure of PEPs for Current Plan Sponsors PEPs offer some advantages worth considering even if plan sponsors already have help and think their plans are running fine,...
Benefits | July 21st, 2021 Giving Employees the Financial Wellness Help They Want Offering an array of benefits—addressing both physical and financial wellness—and implementing personalized experiences will set employees up with what they...
Investing | June 22nd, 2021 Company Stock Down, But Not Out The lion’s share of DC assets are in TDFs via QDIAs—but HR execs still view company stock as valuable for...
Administration | June 17th, 2021 Plan Sponsors Should Prudently Manage ERISA Accounts ERISA accounts are created by revenue sharing from funds in a DC plan, and many participant lawsuits have questioned the...
Administration | June 14th, 2021 What Advisers Would Like Plan Sponsors to Better Understand Advisers wish fiduciary responsibilities were more top-of-mind for committees and that sponsors would better define what success means for their...
Compliance | June 11th, 2021 Rush of Litigation Against Retirement Plans Expected to Continue One insurer says the more than $1 billion in settlements thus far could make fiduciary insurance a thing of the...
Investing | June 8th, 2021 Essential Considerations for DC Plan Investment Lineups The purpose of a retirement plan and the demographics of its participants will help plan sponsors decide what types of...
Investing | June 1st, 2021 Worrying About Inflation’s Effect on Your Pension Finances? Don’t. Experts says they don’t expect a long run of inflation, and it might be making your plan less expensive.
Benefits | May 25th, 2021 The Future of Public DC Programs Includes a Focus on Financial Wellness The pandemic and new data are highlighting the need for more financial wellness help, as well as assistance with asset...
Benefits | May 18th, 2021 What a Year Without Retirement Savings Can Do to Participant Outcomes Scenarios show what a break in savings, as well as distributions and loans, can do to a participant’s retirement account...
Investing | April 16th, 2021 The Benefits of Stable Value Funds for Plan Participants Stable value is touted as helping near-retirees manage sequence risk, should they have the misfortune of retiring into a downturn,...
Administration | April 15th, 2021 Questions Sponsors Need to Ask When Hiring a 3(38) Fiduciary DC plan sponsors should examine a potential investment manager’s approach to governance as well as investing, and they should review...
Compliance | April 13th, 2021 Potential Pitfalls in Union Pension Relief Program The relief included in the latest stimulus program is a major win for stressed union pensions, but sources say there...