Retirement Plan Goals Should Mirror Corporate Goals Retirement plan goals and strategies supported by good plan design will make a significant impact on participant outcomes.  Plan sponsors should consider ...

Ideal 401k Plan Features Include Automatic Deferrals and Increases Ideal 401k plan features were brought to the forefront of the 401k industry by, Fred Barstein, Founder and CEO of ...

Small Balance Retirement Accounts May Have a Solution Small balance retirement accounts left by terminated participants cause many plan sponsors to struggle. However, a solution may be available in ...

Senior Management Engagement on Your 401k Retirement Plan Committee. Senior management engagement on your 401k Retirement Plan Committee can be extremely important. The Plan Sponsor University (TPSU) held a ...

401k Plan Design Drives Best Outcomes 401k plan design options can make a big impact on participant outcomes.  Employers should be thinking about ways to improve their 401k plan ...

Payroll and 401k Administration – Important Components of 401k Process Puzzle. If payroll and 401k administration are not functioning seamlessly, it is likely that someone is spending too much ...

Will I Have Enough to Retire? Will I have enough to retire is a top question for most American workers. Most employees are not sure how to answer the ...

401k Auto-Escalation Increases Participant Savings 401k auto-escalation is a good way to help participants to save more for retirement. There has been little resistance by plan participants when 401k ...

Increase 401k Participation with Plan Advisor Assisting How to Increase 401k Participation is a question being asked by many CEOs and Human Resources Managers. Part of the solution for ...

Multiple Employer Plan Pros and Cons Multiple employer plan pros and cons are the talks of the town inside the beltway.  That’s because two landmark events have happened within ...