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Principal Financial Group
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Explore the latest developments from Principal Financial Group on 401k Specialist, featuring updates on their innovative 401(k) plans, investment strategies, and digital enhancements aimed at optimizing retirement savings and improving financial literacy for both employers and participants.
The Power of Automated 401(k) Plan Features
Boost retirement readiness with automated plan features like auto-enrollment, auto-increase, and re-enrollment to improve savings success.
Principal Partners with FuturePlan to Meet Rising PEP Demands
Adding FuturePlan as the pooled plan provider, 3(16) plan administrator, and TPA for Principal’s largest pooled employer plan went into effect July 1
Corporate Roundup: Waverly Advisors Acquires GGM, Wealth Enhancement Merges with Marcum Wealth
The latest news from Waverly Advisors, Wealth Enhancement, BlackRock, SS&C Technologies, and more
Income America 5ForLife Joins Principal’s Featured Partner Program
Full suite of Income America investment options expected to be available to retirement plan sponsors on the Principal recordkeeping platform by early 2026
Most Plan Participants Seriously Uninformed About How Much to Save, 4% Rule
Principal research finds vast majority of workers are utilizing their 401(k), but have big misconceptions around savings benchmarks and planning for income in retirement
Principal Introduces International Equity ETF
The launch comes after active ETFs saw strong demand in 2023
Principal Taps Next CEO
Deanna Strable previously worked as Principal's COO and CFO
Retirement Plan Providers Honored for Best Plan Sponsor Website Experience
DALBAR’s annual plan sponsor website ranking recognizes five providers for stellar participant experience
Making 401(k) Saving Hard to Avoid with Marc Howell and Felix Okwaning at PrincipalⓇ
On this episode, learn how using a combination of automatic features including “auto-sweep” to boost enrollment and deferral rates will dramatically help employees get prepared for retirement.
Employees Mistakenly Believe They’re Contributing to Retirement
The Principal study finds nearly 60% of workers who believe they are contributing to their 401(k)s have not