Defined contribution plan cost is a true expense for employers. But where does the Defined Contribution plan cost stack up against the old pension plans?  It turns out that ...

Lawsuits in 401(k) plans are on the rise.  Fiduciary Lawsuits in 401(k) Plans create a huge distraction.  Since January 2020, more than 200 fiduciary lawsuits have been filed.  Hundreds ...

The coronavirus pandemic notwithstanding, 2021 was an eventful year in the employee benefits/retirement plans space.  In case you missed it, here is a month-by-month recap, as recently reported in ...

Inflation concerns are driving participant thoughts around retirement plan investments.  With inflation steadily rising – the most recent monthly year-over-year inflation number came in at 6.2% – retirement plan ...

Retirement plan cybersecurity is now a top priority focus for the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Labor (DOL).  Both agencies have given Retirement Plan Cybersecurity ...

Department of Labor action is putting additional scrutiny on the misuse of confidential retirement plan participant data.  This is particularly important in the context of cybersecurity practices of plan ...

Bitcoin investment by Houston Pension Fund proves cryptocurrency isn’t only appealing to individual investors.  With volatile prices for some coins, cryptocurrency is attracting attention from institutional investors.  The recent ...

Fee litigation costs are following suit of many employer expenses.  401(k) plan fee litigation costs are rising, and employers may have to foot a hefty portion of the cost ...

401(k) fee lawsuits over investment fees continue to proliferate.  Planadviser has reported that Northern Trust Corporation and Northern Trust Inc., as investment fiduciaries, have been added as defendants to ...

Auto portability – a retirement plan solution designed to simplify small-balance 401(k) rollovers – may soon be more widely available.  Vanguard recently announced a partnership with Retirement Clearinghouse LLC ...