ÀÇÎѵ¼º½

Employee benefits and retirement plan solutions Trends and Insights

Trends and Insights

Trends and Insights
Sort and filter
Filter by:

5 min read

Benefit best practices

Embracing 401(k) auto-enrollment with the budget in mind

Data shows that automated features such as automatic (auto) enrollment, auto-increase, and re-enrollment can significantly improve participation rates and help employees save for retirement. Explore cost-neutral ways of adding such automated features to your plan design.

6 min read

Benefit best practices

How to make saving in a 401(k) plan hard (to avoid)

Retirement plans today tend to be designed with features so the average person can begin saving with little effort. Yet, it’s seemingly not working for many employees. Instead of easier, do we need to make it harder to avoid?

5 min read

Protecting my business

Principal® Business Owner Insights

Small to midsize business (SMB) owners are offering benefits and solutions at record levels, indicating that benefits help improve recruiting, retention, and employee productivity.

5 min read

Attracting & retaining my workforce

Principal® SMB Sentiment

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) and employees agree on the most desired benefits. They are also aligned on the importance of financial wellness programs and the impact of inflation.