In the end, though, you must remember the PEP is brand new. Not all offerings will offer the same advantages. Some may be designed specifically to forego one advantage to emphasize another.
Basic Members
In the coming ascendency of 401k PEPs, here’s what might surprise you, and here’s what might disappoint you.
Here things get a little familiar for companies with pre-existing stand-alone 401k plans (but may need to be discovered by those without plans).
Only time will tell, but the smart money is that open 401k MEP/PEPs are a game-changer. Are you planning to sit on the bench or are you suiting up and getting ready to wade in?
These are the evergreen articles that have stood the test of time. Why do you think that is so? Take a look and decide for yourself.
When you want to see what mattered and what will matter, you’ll want to scan down a list like this.
If plan sponsors assume things can return to the pre-Covid normal, they risk exasperating existing problems. They’re there and cannot be ignored.
“Our review of the academic literature found that ESG was either unrelated or had a negative relationship to investment performance…The only studies that I know of that report positively about ESG are white papers by asset management firms.”
The biggest issue when it comes to access is cost. It’s not just the plan sponsor’s sensitivity to higher costs. It’s the service provider’s ability to keep those costs low.
In the end, this all comes down to one final concern, and it’s one that is typically not even considered.
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