California and New York have the most such plans overall, accounting for 25 percent of all new plans, and are followed by Texas, Ohio and Florida. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Cash balance plans are on the rise, according to the new 2018 National Cash Balance Research Report from Kravitz, Inc. So are plan sponsor contributions.
The number of new plans has risen by 15 percent, and employer contributions have risen even more—by 30 percent—as legislation favoring such plans helped them along.
In 2016, the most recent year for which complete IRS reporting data are available, 20,452 cash balance plans were active. The plans, also known as hybrids, combine the high contribution limits of traditional defined benefit plans with the flexibility and portability of a 401(k).
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
