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defined contribution plans


Plan Sponsor Priorities for 2024: A Seven-Item Checklist

What topics in particular should defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors keep front of mind this year?

DC Plan Sponsors: Seven Priorities for 2023

Plan sponsors have a vital responsibility to provide and manage retirement benefits on behalf of their employees. Here's what they need to focus on in 2023.

Pensions, Crypto, and Trust: Digital Assets and Retirement Funds

Many pension funds are exploring allocations to cryptoassets. What does that mean for the future of trust in the financial services industry?

DC 2.0: Three Paths to More Equitable Retirement Programs

How can we create better retirement outcomes for employees and help our organizations achieve DEI-related goals?

Passive vs. Active Management: Three Myths in DC Plan Strategy Selection

Actively managed strategies should have a place at the core of well-designed retirement plans.

Passive Management: The Baseline for Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors?

If active managers cannot add value, then passive is the preferred position, not the other way around.

Actively Managed Funds Are Appropriate Options for 401(k) Plans

Actively managed funds can serve plan participants well.

Passive Funds and “Do No Harm” Are Not Synonymous

The notion that choosing active or passive will in some way lower fiduciary risk is unfounded.

Top Five Articles from October: Thaler, Trillion-Dollar Coins, Volatility

An unorthodox solution to the US retirement crisis from Sloane Ortel; a discussion of Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler's contributions to economics by Lauren Foster; and an analysis of the value of self-awareness by Jim Ware, CFA, are among the top EI posts from October.

Artificial Intelligence and Defined Contribution Plans

How will artificial intelligence (AI) affect the world of retirement accounts, specifically defined contribution (DC) plans? Sahil Sethi, CFA, anticipates several stages of development.



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