Fidelity, Vanguard fee arrangement causes stir in the 401(k) industry
Plan sponsors worry record keepers will follow suit, limiting the investment options employers are able to offer employees through their workplace 401(k) plans.
DC plans
Benefits Think 7 ways plan sponsors can monitor 401(k) fees
Using lowest-cost share classes, performing an annual investment fund review and distributing required fee notices are among best practices.
Robert C. Lawton
Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants
Benefits Think How to measure retirement plan success
Employers should develop the equivalent of an independent or objective credit score for plans that serve as a tool for gauging the value of each fund.
Benefits Think How to measure retirement plan success
Employers should develop the equivalent of an independent or objective credit score for plans that serve as a tool for gauging the value of each fund.
Two House bills aim to reform workplace retirement
The proposed legislation would penalize employers for not offering an auto deferral DC plan.
Plan sponsors must meet end of the year obligations
Both defined benefit and defined contribution program overseers need to update their costs and strategies before January.
GOP leader offers little clarity on 401(K) plan in House bill
House Republicans’ tax-overhaul bill will raise the amounts that American workers can contribute to their 401(k) retirement accounts, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Sunday.
Employers must prepare for a 401(k) contribution cap
Congress’s proposed limit on retirement contributions could hurt low, middle-income workers.
Employers must prepare for a 401(k) contribution cap
Congress’s proposed limit on retirement contributions could hurt low, middle-income workers.
Retirement savings plans are using workers’ inertia to help them
A retirement savings wave that has been rolling stealthily across corporate America is gaining momentum.
DC plan fees flattened out in 2017
Plan sponsors are shopping for new plans, opting for cheaper share classes, new research finds.
DC plan fees flattened out in 2017
Plan sponsors are shopping for new plans, opting for cheaper share classes, new research finds.
Benefits Think Begin working on 2018 401(k) plan changes now
When making retirement updates, plan sponsors should consider fees, features and fiduciaries.
Robert C. Lawton
Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants
Benefits Think Why 403(b) plans have to be protected now
Employers must conduct a thorough review of their plans’ written forms and actual operations so they don’t lose their tax exempt status.
Mary Beth Braitman
Ice Miller LLP
Benefits Think Why 403(b) plans need to be protected now
Employers must conduct a thorough review of their plans’ written forms and actual operations so they don’t lose their tax exempt status.
Mary Beth Braitman
Ice Miller LLP
Benefits Think Why 403(b) plans need to be protected now
Employers must conduct a thorough review of their plans’ written forms and actual operations so they don’t lose their tax exempt status.
Mary Beth Braitman
Ice Miller LLP
Benefits Think 3 trends in nonprofit plan modernization
Focusing on sponsor control, governance and design features will lead advisers and clients to innovation.
Aaron Friedman
Principal Financial Group
11 top priorities for DC plan sponsors in 2017
Retirement plan sponsors should focus on student loan repayments, the fiduciary rule and more in the coming year.
Benefits Think 6 things to know about state auto-IRA programs
Employer role in these retirement savings plans is growing, says attorney Christine P. Roberts.
Christine Roberts
Mullen & Henzell LLP
DC plan advisers reducing the number of provider recommendations
Plan providers must find ways to differentiate their services to be part of advisers’ go-to lists.
