New research by Vanguard confirms what has been said time and again — that workers with access to a defined contribution plan are at a significant advantage in reaching their retirement savings goals.

The Fall 2025 digital edition of Plan Consultant, the quarterly magazine that serves ASPPA, is live and available!

How did private-sector pension plans fare in the third quarter? Was it a field goal or a touchdown? Was it a little of both?

Employees can better take advantage of available benefits if they understand them well. Accordingly, the Plan Sponsor Council of America has released educational resources to help employers inform ...

The ongoing government shutdown will delay the release of the September consumer price index report, which in turn also could affect the announcement of the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment ...

How did state auto-IRAs do in the first half of 2025? The best illustration of their performance is the big three — the programs that are the longest-lived and so far the largest in registration, ...

The Tennessee legislature soon will consider a bill that would result in the Volunteer State joining those that offer a state-run retirement plan to provide coverage for employees of private-sector ...

Changing jobs can be a time of great energy and excitement — but if you’re not attentive, it can also undermine your retirement security. Here are five ways it can do so.

The New York Secure Choice program officially launched on Oct. 8. That comes as total assets across all state auto-IRA programs eclipsed $2.5 billion by the end of September, and their rate of growth ...

The IRS on Oct. 9 issued annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including those necessary under amendments made under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The adjustments ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a report on dozens of possible reforms that could be made to help balance the program’s budget within its 75-year actuarial window.

More than half of U.S. households had retirement accounts in a just-released study by the Congressional Research Service. That’s 54%, to be exact, according to the CRS in “Distribution of Retirement ...