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401(k) Benchmarking
17 posts
25th 401k Averages Book: Plan Fees Still Declining
New edition shows lower investment and recordkeeping fees driving lower total plan costs for employers and participants
June 10, 2025
Benchmarking Personalized Target Date Accounts
Ron Surz provides a template for benchmarking PTDAs, removing an excuse for not providing them
May 20, 2025
8 in 10 Plans Overpaying on 401(k) Fees, Finds Form 5500 Analysis
Abernathy Daley 401k Consultants research says corporate 401(k) plans paying over 0.3% for administrative costs based on total plan assets are likely overpaying
October 25, 2024
Plan Sponsors Focused on Reining in Fees: Callan
2024 DC Trends Survey shows reviewing plan fees a top priority
April 30, 2024
These Professions Have Best 401(k) Plans
Not surprisingly, high-earning industries tend to have top-performing plans finds just-released benchmarking report
April 11, 2024
Freedom Fiduciaries Addresses Bac(k) Office Overloads with Freedom 360
The retirement consulting firm is tackling administrative tasks with its new Freedom 360 plan management system
April 1, 2024
Latest 401k Averages Book Broadens Scope on Advisor Pay, Recordkeeping Admin
Reader feedback leads to the enhancements in 24th Edition of plan fee benchmarking tool, released today
February 22, 2024
How AI is Simplifying 401(k) Plan Comparison
BenchMine, a free 401(k) comparative analytics tool released to public in November, provides data in plain English
March 28, 2023
A Modest Proposal for Just Two Target Date Fund Benchmarks
As in "safe" vs. "risky"—and Ron Surz recommends using them to focus exclusively on performance in the Risk Zone
March 21, 2023
Top Focus of 401k Plan Sponsors in 2022? Reviewing Fees
Callan’s just-released 2022 DC Trends Survey finds 33% of plan sponsors reduced fees after their most recent analysis
March 2, 2022