Defined Contribution

The news is further indication that recordkeepers and service providers are seeing the largely underserved small-plan market as essential to growth.

Santa Claus can get away with waiting until December but not plan sponsors.

The median fees on plans for 2014 were .52 percent, or 52 cents paid for every $100 of plan assets.

With the right provider, a plan sponsor can find plenty of help and relief in a 3(16) arrangement. But be careful who you pick for the job.

We face two opposing futures: One where all advisors provide fiduciary services and one where the government manages all private retirement funds. Take your pick.

Retirement plan advisors controlled 28 percent of the defined contribution market at the end of 2013, according to Cerulli Associates.