Predictions: Enhanced Transparency?
Meta what? As most of us scramble to leverage current technology to improve our businesses and lives, some experts are thinking forward about the implications of technology on the work of sponsoring and administering retirement…
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Retirement Plans: How Are We Doing?
Are the funds carefully being invested into retirement accounts every pay period producing a return? Statistics on the average balances in 401(k) plans at the end of 2021 indicate: yes! Balances are up. Additionally,…
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Decision Making Fatigue?
Pandemic fatigue is a given. Now, it seems, many workers are experiencing decision making fatigue—and it follows them to work. Although surveys among retirement plan participants indicate a relatively high level of confidence related…
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Keeping Up? 401k Trends
Employers are increasingly using both automatic enrollment and automatic escalation to encourage retirement savings. Increased retirement savings is critical as life spans—and the cost of living—rise, and both employers and employees are seeing the…
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Start Solid: ERISA Law 2022
Legal experts predict that 2022 will be another hot year for ERISA litigation, particularly related to retirement plans. With more firms now working for plaintiffs and drawing on established precedent, cases continue to widen…
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When Will A Cyber Attack Impact You?
Retirement plan experts advise plan sponsors to step up preparedness for cyber attacks. Solutions built on “if” a cyber attack occurs are now less relevant than solutions built on “when”a cyberattack occurs. In other…
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401k Plans: Record High Participation
Data indicates that the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 is having an impact. The Plan Sponsor Council of America’s 64th Annual Survey reveals positive trends related to retirement…
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Retirement Decumulation? Trends for 2022
Save for a healthy and secure older age. That’s why 401k plans exist, right? What’s never been as clear, is the answer to “then what?” How do we responsibly use retirement funds to meet our…
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401k Action: Assisted Roll-Out?
Businesses, the retirement industry, and, of course plan sponsors, are abuzz with how to facilitate the portability of retirement savings when employees change jobs Making portability a reality in 2022 requires “roll-out” support when…
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