401k Target Date Fund Choices Continue to Show Widespread Acceptance. 401k Target Date Fund choices continue to show widespread acceptance and increased usage.  Learn from HR manager, Susan Palantino, ...

Investment Committee Practices Can Be Difficult for Plan Fiduciaries. Investment Committee Practices can be difficult for plan fiduciaries to understand.  In many cases, individuals are appointed as a plan ...

401k Retirement Committees Spend Significant Resources on Qualified Plans Retirement committees regularly spend significant resources when establishing and administering qualified retirement plans. The topic of fees is front and ...

401k Revenue Sharing can be an Opportunity for Improvement 401k revenue sharing is an important concept for all plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries.  When a company offers a 401k ...

Benchmarking Target Date Funds requires a solid baseline, an accurate peer group, and a knowledgeable retirement plan advisor. One of the best ways to represent reasonableness of fees and ...

Retirement plan fiduciary services and duties can be puzzling to Plan Sponsors, Plan Administrators and Retirement Committee Members.  For that reason, many plan sponsors have chosen to mitigate some ...

Student Loan Debt Crisis Can Bankrupt Parents Student Loan Debt Crisis can get the best of a well-intentioned family.  When a parent guarantees a child’s student loan, there exists ...

Behavioral Finance Investor Bias Can Crush 401k Participants Behavioral finance investor bias can decimate the returns of 401k Participants. Behavioral finance investor bias can also make it difficult for ...

Sidecar Savings Accounts Add to Peace of Mind and Improve Productivity Sidecar savings accounts are now being discussed as a topic that will strengthen the private retirements system.  Emergency ...

401k Committee Members Can Impact Employee Retention with Flexibility and Work Life Balance 401k Committee Members often have a favorable impact on employees’ interests in staying with an employer. ...