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However, there are methods to create a benchmark, and consultants and investment managers should be able to help.

There are plan designs that decrease the risk and volatility for plan sponsors, and defined benefit plans offer the guaranteed...

The goal for account balances and participants’ distribution behavior at retirement can help plan sponsors determine which glide path is...

Equity compensation has not traditionally been used for retirement savings, but there are ways to incorporate it into employees’ long-term...

Introduced as part of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, plan sponsors must follow certain rules to get the fiduciary...

Holistic retirement programs, which include financial wellness, health and voluntary benefits, put employees in a better position to reach their...

A properly drafted investment policy statement can offer guidelines and protection for plan sponsors—if it is followed.

Spouses of service members face unique challenges in the workforce, including unemployment and relocations, that can make it difficult to...

Glide paths aren’t just a change in equity and fixed income allocations, there are changes to investment types, too.

Defined benefit plan sponsors need to look at different tools for making their liability-driven investing strategies more efficient, and they...

Understanding the plan document, establishing a plan administrative policy, having good service providers and doing regular checks can help plan...

Some sources say growing union membership to previous levels could go a long way toward solving many of the most...

Knowing how each type of investing works, as well as their advantages and disadvantages, can help retirement plan sponsors construct...

While not required by ERISA, attorneys say a committee charter is a best practice that can help a plan run...

Sources hopeful for Congressional action say arguments about saving union pensions should be linked to the broader social and economic...