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The State of Defined Contribution Retirement Plans in 2021

Justin Held, CEBS

24 Feb 202124 Feb 2021

The number of organizations offering defined contribution (DC) retirement plans has increased over the past two years, making them the primary retirement vehicle for an increasing share of the U.S. workforce. The International Foundation’s 2020 Employee Benefits Survey showed that 87% of […]

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The SECURE Act—What Employers Need to Know

Julie Stich, CEBS

27 Jan 202027 Jan 2020

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, an appropriations law to fund certain federal agencies through September 30, 2020. This law included bipartisan legislation, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, widely […]

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The State of Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

Justin Held, CEBS

10 Sep 201910 Sep 2019

The number of organizations offering defined contribution (DC) retirement plans has held steady over the past two years (68.1%), making them the primary retirement vehicle for an increasing share of the U.S. workforce. From a worker perspective, DC plans have a number […]

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How to Increase 401(k) Participation With Automatic Enrollment

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

20 Nov 201720 Nov 2017

One of the great tools available to employers is automatic enrollment to increase participation in the 401(k) plan. The Pension Protection Act (PPA) was signed in 2006, encouraging employers to improve their plans and make it easier for employees to save through […]