WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 The American Council of Life Insurers issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2021:. American Council of Life Insurers President and CEO Susan Neely urged Congress to advance policies that will help all Americans, regardless of where or how they work, their life stage, or the economic status of their household, access the tools they need for.
Plan Design Decisions Can Reduce Overconcentration in Company Stock
Research from Vanguard supports the continuation of rethinking decisions about company stock offerings in defined contribution plans.
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A recent analysis from Vanguard explores the gradual abandonment of company stock in defined contribution (DC) plans.
In the report, “Company Stock in DC Plans,” authors John A. Lamancusa and Jean A. Young note that at the time the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was adopted, defined benefit (DB) plans were the dominant type of retirement savings plan in America. ERISA imposed a 10% limit on company stock holdings in DB plans; however, no comparable company stock restriction was imposed on DC plans.