February 14th, 2019

Court Returns Mixed Ruling in Schwab ERISA Self-Dealing Suit The U.S. District Court for the Northern district of California has issued a new ruling in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act self-dealing lawsuit filed against Schwab Retirement Plan Services and other Charles Schwab corporate entities. Read more > PLANSPONSOR Survey Results Highlight Role of Advisers in Health Care Industry Nearly 86% of not-for-profit health care entities reported that financial advice in some form is offered to their defined contribution plan participants, compared to 79.4% of for-profit entities. Read more > As Volatility Slowed in January, so Did Trading Activity With market volatility slowing in January, trading activity among 401(k) investors dropped off, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index. In fact, January 2019 was the slowest start to the year in the more than 20-year history of the index. Read more > MOST READ ARTICLES

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