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PSCA is dedicated to providing useful, up-to-date information about 401(k) and profit sharing plan practices. The following are some of PSCA's most recent studies and data compilations.

PSCA Studies:

2009 Plan Eligibility Survey
December, 2009

Impact of Economic Conditions on 403(b) Plans
December, 2009

Impact of Economic Conditions on 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plans
December, 2009

52nd Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans
PSCA's annual survey documents the 2008 plan year experience of more than 908 plans with 7.4 million participants and $600 billion in plan assets.

401(k) Target-Date Fund Survey

403(b) Target-Date Fund Survey

2008 403(b) Plan Survey

51st Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans
PSCA's annual survey documents the 2007 plan year experience of more than 1,011 plans with 7.4 million participants and $730 billion in plan assets.

Eligibility Survey 2008

50th Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans
PSCA's annual survey documents the 2006 plan year experience.

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey 2007

Roth 401(k) Survey 2007
Documents companies' adoption of Roth 401(k), as well as attitudes and concerns among companies that have not added Roth.

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey 2006

Roth 401(k) Minisurvey
Documents what companies intend to do when Roth 401(k) becomes available in 2006.

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey 2005

Defined Contribution Plan Participant Statement Survey
PSCA's mini-survey on participant statement practices and preferences

QDRO Retirement Plan Fee Survey
PSCA's mini-survey investigating how companies handle QDRO fees

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey 2004
PSCA's mini-survey looks at eligibility practices in 401(k) and profit sharing plans

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey 2003
PSCA's mini-survey looks at eligibility practices in 401(k) and profit sharing plans

Projected Retirement Adequacy of Workers Age 50 to 61: Changes between 1998 and 2001
(June 2003) By Sherman Hanna, E. Thomas Garman and Rui Yao

Retirement Software Study Leads the Way to Better Planning for Baby-Boomers

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey 2002
PSCA's mini-survey looks at eligibility practices in 401(k) and profit sharing plans

Company Stock 2002
PSCA's mini-survey looks at company stock practices in 401(k) and profit sharing plans

Investment Advice Survey 2001
PSCA's mini-survey looks at the percentage of companies that are offering advice, and the most frequently cited reasons for not offering advice

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey 2001
PSCA's mini-survey looks at eligibility practices in 401(k) and profit sharing plans

Automatic Enrollment 2001
PSCA's mini-survey examines how companies are structuring automatic enrollment in their 401(k) plans

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey 2000

Plan Loan Restriction Study
This survey of PSCA members shows what expenses qualify participants to take loans

2000 Automatic Enrollment Survey
PSCA's groundbreaking study looks at how companies are structuring their automatic enrollment programs

1999 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey

Y2K Participant Survey
PSCA's July, 1999 phone poll indicates that Y2K will have minimal impact on the behavior of defined contribution plan participants

Retirement Plan Eligibility and Participation Survey
PSCA's May, 1999 phone poll collected information on retirement plan sponsorship and defined contribution plan participation rates nationwide

1998 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey
PSCA's 1998 study, which analyzes data from nearly 400 PSCA member companies, reports on how long employees must be employed before being eligible to participate in their company's profit sharing and 401(k) plans

401(k) Plan Sponsorship Growth 1994-1998
Conducted in conjunction with Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc., this study found that 401(k) plan sponsorship in the United States nearly doubled from 1994 to 1998

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