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DC Plan Response to Current Conditions
Employers are restoring contributions to their plans while focusing on investments.
By Hattie Greenan
2012
PSCA Releases New Study on Non-Qualified Plans
Non-qualified plan design is highly customized for each company’s employee population and retirement
By Hattie Greenan
Sept/Oct 2011
PSCA's 2011 403(b) Plan Survey Released
403(b) plan sponsors continue to improve their plans in response to regulations and participant need
By Hattie Greenan
July/Aug 2011
PSCA’s 2010 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey
Employers continue to shorten plan eligibility periods.
By Hattie Greenan
March/April 2011
Employers Increasingly Helping Participants Make Good Investment Decisions
More than 90 percent of plans provide at least one of three services to participants: professionally managed accounts, investment advice, and/or target-date funds.
By Hattie Greenan
Jan/Feb 2011
53rd Annual Survey in Review
PSCA releases its 53rd Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans, which reflects data for the 2009 plan-year.
By Hattie Greenan
Nov/Dec 2010
Highlights from PSCA’s 2010 403(b) Plan Survey
An overview of results from PSCA’s most comprehensive 403(b) survey to date.
By Hattie Greenan
July/Aug 2010
Retirement Income Guarantee Products
PSCA developed a snapshot survey in response to the DOL and Treasury Department’s RFI regarding lifetime income products.
By David Wray
May/June 2010
PSCA’s 2009 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey
Trend toward shorter eligibility period continues.
By Hattie Greenan
March/April 2010
Impact of Economic Conditions on Defined Contribution Plans
Majority of plan sponsors made no changes to matching and non-matching company contributions.
By Hattie Greenan
Jan/Feb 2010
52nd Annual Survey in Review
Survey Shows Continued Commitment to 401(k) Plans.
By Hattie Greenan
Nov/Dec 2009
Target-Date Funds: The Next Generation
Two-thirds of survey respondents would consider changes to their plan’s target-date funds.
By David J. Bauer, Benjamin F. Phillips and Justin R. White
July/Aug 2009
How Is the Economic Crisis Impacting DC Participants?
Many respondents would like an investment option that provides guaranteed lifetime income in retirement.
By Manu Balakrishnan, Salim Ramji, Celine Dufetel and Sofia Santos
May/June 2009
PSCA’s 2008 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey
Trend towards shorter eligibility periods continues.
By Hattie Greenan
March/April 2009