Contributions to 401(k)s made modest gains in 2023 as employers and participants reversed the trend of the year before, when they contributed less to their plans than they had in 2021. This according ...

“I will look everybody in the eye from this room, and if we’re not changing, we’re not going to be in this room in 10 years,” Plan Design Consultants Inc. Partner and Director of Consulting Chad ...

Bipartisan legislation reintroduced in the House of Representatives would make it possible for employees under age 21 to participate in their company’s 401(k) plan. The Helping Young Americans Save ...

Today, October 16, we celebrate National TPA Day and recognize the retirement plan professionals whose knowledge, dedication, and personal attention help keep our private retirement system working. It ...

Nearly two-thirds of plans have a policy in place if terminated participants fail to repay a loan or set up continued payments. A Plan Sponsor Council of America member recently reached out asking if ...

ASEA members now have a new pathway to earn the prestigious Fellow, Society of Enrolled Actuaries (FSEA) designation. The ASEA Leadership Council has approved a new Education Track for attaining FSEA ...

Sam Brandwein, 2026 President of the American Retirement Association (ARA), on Oct. 18 hailed the importance of the organization and its role as a bipartisan advocate for the retirement industry and ...

Missy Matrangola is the 2026 recipient of ASPPA’s Harry T. Eidson Founders Award. She received the award at an Oct. 19 session of the ASPPA Annual Conference in San Antonio. Matrangola founded ...

Defined benefit plans rarely stand still. This session will look at the developments from 2026 that are likely to affect plan design, funding, administration, and decision-making in 2027. We’ll ...

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) on Oct. 18 posted the maximum monthly guarantee tables for single-employer plans that fail in 2025. When the PBGC becomes trustee of a pension plan, it ...

In the retirement plan industry, TPAs know that their success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s built on strong relationships — and few are more critical than the partnership between TPAs and their ...

The PBGC determined the premium rates applicable for 2024 plan years in accordance with the indexing rules provided in Section 4006 of ERISA, as amended by The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). The ...