DC plans

Plan sponsors worry record keepers will follow suit, limiting the investment options employers are able to offer employees through their workplace 401(k) plans.

Using lowest-cost share classes, performing an annual investment fund review and distributing required fee notices are among best practices.

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.

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.

The proposed legislation would penalize employers for not offering an auto deferral DC plan.

Both defined benefit and defined contribution program overseers need to update their costs and strategies before January.

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.

Congress’s proposed limit on retirement contributions could hurt low, middle-income workers.

Congress’s proposed limit on retirement contributions could hurt low, middle-income workers.

A retirement savings wave that has been rolling stealthily across corporate America is gaining momentum.

Plan sponsors are shopping for new plans, opting for cheaper share classes, new research finds.

Plan sponsors are shopping for new plans, opting for cheaper share classes, new research finds.

When making retirement updates, plan sponsors should consider fees, features and fiduciaries.

Employers must conduct a thorough review of their plans’ written forms and actual operations so they don’t lose their tax exempt status.

Employers must conduct a thorough review of their plans’ written forms and actual operations so they don’t lose their tax exempt status.

Employers must conduct a thorough review of their plans’ written forms and actual operations so they don’t lose their tax exempt status.

Focusing on sponsor control, governance and design features will lead advisers and clients to innovation.

Retirement plan sponsors should focus on student loan repayments, the fiduciary rule and more in the coming year.

Employer role in these retirement savings plans is growing, says attorney Christine P. Roberts.

Plan providers must find ways to differentiate their services to be part of advisers’ go-to lists.