A university professor recently reached out to us at the Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) seeking information on use of ...

The retirement world had been anxiously awaiting (some with trepidation) the presumed expansion of access to private market and crypto [1] investments by defined contribution plans. Or, as some would ...

The latest law amending the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act adds language that states the following. The accounts established through the program shall be portable and allow an employee to ...

President Trump on Aug. 7 issued a widely anticipated executive order that would make it easier to include private market investments — including debt, equity, credit, and infrastructure — and ...

The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) could slightly accelerate the depletion of Social Security funds, says Karen P. Glenn, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration.

July is the heart of the warm part of the year, and this year it did not disappoint — and that includes private-sector pension plans, which showed modest gains. July is the heart of the warm part of ...

Retirement plans, in the end, are all about saving and participants. Their attitudes are central to the effectiveness of ...

The ASPPA Annual Business Meeting will take place during the ASPPA Annual Conference in San Diego on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. The ASPPA Annual Business Meeting will take place during the ...

Best practice is to start the audit process—including audit firm selection—as early as 90 to 120 days before the plan ...

Ensuring plan fees are reasonable. Strong majorities of plan consultants and DC specialists consider it a priority to keep ...

An executive order (EO) from President Trump concerning private securities and digital assets may be imminent. It is expected to cover private placements and digital assets and could address both the ...

The BIG news of the quarter is that there is none—or, more specifically, it’s what didn’t happen on Capitol Hill rather than what did.