Thinking About Retiring Early?

Thinking About Retiring Early?

Consider Asking Yourself These 5 Questions   For many Americans, working to or through “traditional” retirement age may be the right choice based on their goals, personality, passions, and priorities. But for others, early retirement may be the preferred path....
Participant Data Faces Increased Regulatory Scrutiny

Participant Data Faces Increased Regulatory Scrutiny

Retirement plan sponsors are well accustomed to fiduciary obligations around investment selection, fee reasonableness, and plan administration. Increasingly, however, another consideration has been drawing regulatory attention: how participants’ personal and financial...
85% of Participants Remained Fully Invested Over a Decade

85% of Participants Remained Fully Invested Over a Decade

Target date funds (TDFs) are the most common qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) in 401(k) plans. At year-end 2022, more than two-thirds of participants in the Employee Benefit Research Institute/Investment Company Institute (EBRI/ICI) 401(k) database held...
Beyond Financial IQ: Confidence Matters

Beyond Financial IQ: Confidence Matters

If you listen to financial podcasts, watch TikTok budgeting videos, or read investing tips from online “gurus” and still feel stressed about everyday money decisions, you’re not alone. Understanding basic financial concepts is important, but knowledge alone...