Defined Contribution

I can’t figure out if Phyllis Borzi is tougher than Mary Shapiro or just smarter.

A growing number of 403(b) retirement plan sponsors use third-party administrators (TPAs) for key plan services, and a new analysis shows that practice may be leading to better plan design.

As most of you already know, 2010 was a banner year for the Department of Labor. In quick succession, the DOL issued three major pieces of guidance related to retirement plans.

Your database is one of the most valuable assets your business has. If you have up-to-date and correct data, your marketing campaigns will have a far greater success.

Leave the nanny state idealism to the government. There’s no reason why companies should continue to burden themselves with ex-employees’ retirement assets. It’s time for those who leave employers to act with self-responsibility (and self-interest).

Nearly 30 percent of participants in 401(k) retirement plans at Vanguard are in automatic, professionally managed investment programs, according to Vanguard's 2011 How America Saves study.