Plan sponsors ought naturally to know how the plan addresses the needs of their business, but do they really know how to tweak the plan to improve outcomes?
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![5 Tips For 401k Plan Sponsors To Improve Retirement Saving Outcomes For Employees](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/tool-box-1238793-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
![How Can 401k Plan Sponsors ‘Trick’ Employees Into Saving More For Retirement?](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/halloween-pexels-toni-cuenca-619420-660x395-1-scaled-505x306_c.jpg)
In the spirit of the season, one might even think of this as “tricking” employees to save. Plans sponsors are already using these tricks.
![How 401k Plan Sponsors Encourage Employees To Save More For Retirement](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/save-money-pexels-maitree-rimthong-1602726-scaled-505x306_c.jpg)
Participation is one thing. It’s critical that retirement savers build on the momentum of participation and use that to increase the amount of dollars that get contributed to their article. How can plan sponsors facilitate this?
![How Can 401k Plan Sponsors Increase The Number Of Employees Who Participate?](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Trophy-ariel-HkN64BISuQA-unsplash-scaled-505x306_c.jpg)
How strong an argument is there for auto-enrollment? Remember, the key feature of the 2006 Pension Protection Act was to encourage auto-enrollment. The SECURE Act has even stronger language.
![What 401k Plan Sponsors Should Do About ‘Lost’ Participants](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/business-people-looking-at-empty-chair-2317975-660x395-1-scaled-505x306_c.jpg)
The DOL’s guidance on missing plan participants appears just as effective as its week 2012 Mutual Fund Fee Disclosure Rule. Yes, it’s there, but it has no viability. Still, that doesn’t mean 401k plan sponsors can ignore the issue, even if they have not lost participants.
![Five Fast & Fabulous 401k Fixes](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Turbocharged-exhaust-oscar-sutton-pBrHNFqcX-M-unsplash-Photo-by-Oscar-Sutton-on-Unsplash-660x395-1-scaled-505x306_c.jpg)
Well, if we’re thinking outside the box, why not go big? It turns out, retirement planning isn’t just about accumulating sources of future funds.
![Should 401k Loans Be Allowed, Encouraged, Or Forbidden? A Fiduciary Perspective](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/holding-money-1315939-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
Before you get all excited and look to replace your home equity loan with a 401k loan, you should consider these things.
![Top Issues (And Their Solutions) 401k Plan Sponsors Have With Recordkeepers](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/mill-e-o-4-1483114-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
Nobody’s perfect. It’s unfair to expect recordkeepers to be. Everyone makes mistakes—even recordkeepers. The problem is what happens when a mistake occurs.
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Retirees should think for themselves and what alternatives they have regarding their retirement assets. These aren’t the same as they were when they were working.