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Small-business 401(k) adoption jumps 64% since 2019, Gusto finds
Hourly workers posted the largest access gains as SECURE incentives push plan availability to 31% of small businesses.
Employers Expect AI to Add Staff as Retirements Slip
Principal's Financial Well-Being Index shows AI adoption spreading while 69% of employers say the economy is delaying retirement.
MissionSquare moves into wealth management, putting advice beside retirement
The $73.6 billion retirement services company adds a brokerage and robo, turning the plan administrator into an advice provider.
Wellness engagement moves older savers to act on retirement planning
Most older savers who used virtual wellness took concrete planning steps, even as retirement confidence keeps slipping.
A year in a virtual wellness benefit moves older workers toward retirement readiness
Financial Finesse data shows older workers taking concrete planning steps even as confidence in retirement security falls.
Mesirow buys flexPATH's 3(38) book in second fiduciary deal
Mesirow's second fiduciary acquisition of 2026 folds flexPATH's plan-level 3(38) book into a $164 billion platform.
Most employers report workers delaying retirement as costs bite
Principal and PNC surveys show rising costs pushing plan participants to postpone retirement and ask for budgeting help.
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MissionSquare expands from recordkeeping into participant wealth
The retirement recordkeeper adds a brokerage and robo-adviser for households, partnering with Apex Fintech Solutions.