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401k Specialist Issue 1 - 2024

The 2024 Game Plan for In-Plan Annuities


Providers say working strategies now in place for guaranteed income solutions to start winning over meaningful numbers of 401(k) participants.

1PROFILES IN PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES

Our first case studies of 2024 focus on how Vestwell helped a California-based electrical contractor build a retirement plan that would differentiate it from competitors while closing the retirement savings gap; and how Northshire Consulting’s Brian Williams has carved out a niche in the local small plan market by becoming the benefits “point person” for his clients.


2INVESTMENTS: Financial Vortex May Threaten U.S. Retirement Savings

Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Chris Ceder explores causes that strain participants’ ability to save and offers insights on how to get them back on track.


3PRODUCTS: How Younger Generations are Taking Advantage of HSAs

Brian Hutchin of UMB Healthcare Services explains how Millennials and Gen Z are becoming power users of triple-tax-advantaged Health Savings Accounts.


4FIDUCIARY: 7 Key Takeaways from 2023 Excess Fee and Performance Litigation

Euclid Fiduciary’s Daniel Aronowitz recently released his annual report on the previous year’s ERISA class action litigation. Here are some highlights.


Bridging the Gap:
Staring down the retirement industry’s biggest challenge


The problem—and the opportunity—facing advisors staring down the retirement industry’s biggest challenge: Americans who lack access to 401(k) at work.

DC’s Fiduciary Pulse:
The crucial role independent ERISA attorneys play


To help them protect defined contribution retirement plans, independent ERISA attorneys keep a finger on the pulse of policy developments in Washington, D.C.

The Power of Pennies:
George Fraser and Shlomo Benartzi


George Fraser and Shlomo Benartzi explain how reframing saving decisions is changing the lives of 401(k) participants.