PLANSPONSOR - February/March 2019 - 42

It takes hard work and focus to build
and maintain superior 401(k) plans,
as this year's Best in Class list shows
PLANSPONSOR is pleased to announce the fifth " class " of companies winning its Best in
Class 401(k) Plan designation. This year's recipients-there are 34-were selected from plan
sponsors that responded to the 2018 PLANSPONSOR Defined Contribution (DC) Survey.
Plans were rated by way of a proprietary system created by the PLANSPONSOR research
team and key editorial staff (see Methodology). Plans that rose to the top were awarded the
Best in Class designation.
Plan sponsor readers reviewing the company names and data in the listings that
follow may ask themselves, " What's the takeaway for us? Should every plan strive to be
Best in Class? "
According to Brian O'Keefe, director of research and surveys for PLANSPONSOR and
PLANADVISER publications, " Every plan can be Best in Class, but sponsors can choose
to offer plans of almost any design, assuming they make prudent and documented decisions.
Being Best in Class may not be for every sponsor, because it
requires a commitment to practices it might find too burdensome
or expensive. Out of 3,500 plans, approximately 100, or
3%, had the potential to be Best in Class. The other 97%
aren't failing but chose a different path. "
The Best in Class standard includes required
criteria along with design elements for which plan
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of PLANSPONSOR - February/March 2019

Asset Consolidation
2019 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists
2019 Best in Class 401(k) Plans
Systematic Income
The Best of Both Worlds
Plan Defense
Picture Yourself
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PLANSPONSOR - February/March 2019 - Systematic Income
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PLANSPONSOR - February/March 2019 - The Best of Both Worlds
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PLANSPONSOR - February/March 2019 - Plan Defense
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PLANSPONSOR - February/March 2019 - Picture Yourself
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