Research Reports

This expanded and improved Research Report, compiled by IOMA’s Managing 401(k) Plans newsletter research and editorial team, reveals clear and concise data to help you manage your plans efficiently and effectively.

By combining survey results and analysis with case studies, how-to tips and interviews with experts in one comprehensive volume, Best Practices in Controlling 401(k) Plan Costs 2008 gives you the knowledge you need to recommend and implement appropriate cost-cutting solutions for your plan.

It covers key issues such as:

• How to evaluate current and prospective levels of 401(k) contributions and matches
• What are the best places for 401(k) cost control
• 401(k) fees and fiduciary responsibilities: Are your 401(k) plan fees reasonable
• The new IRS qualified plan audit initiatives: What to watch out for
• What statistics reveal about automated 401(k) plan features
• What plan sponsors say about their provider relationships
• What 401(k) plan fees do sponsors incur
• Outsourcing vs. in-sourcing: Plan sponsors share more 401(k) oversight tasks
• What are sponsors doing to select and retain funds
• New data for analyzing your plan’s mutual fund expenses
• Hiring new providers in 2008

Plus, you get fingertip access to detailed charts, graphs, and tables that will enable you to make the best possible decisions in managing your 401(k) plan.

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