Benefits Magazine: September/October 2026

Articles Include:

• Alternative Investments—Coming to a 401(k) Plan Near You?
• A Question of Timing: Supreme Court Clarifies When Actuaries May Adopt Withdrawal Liability Assumptions
• A Health Plan Trustee's Playbook for Effective Vendor Oversight
• Telehealth Engagement in a Postpandemic World: Where We Are Now
• Legal & Legislative Reporter

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  Alternative Investments—Coming to a 401(k) Plan Near You?

  Paul Catenacci, Kweku Obed and Matt Nowak

  A proposed Department of Labor (DOL) rule would allow retirement plans with participant-directed accounts to offer alternative investments. This article explains the practical considerations plan fiduciaries should weigh before adding alternative assets to a participant-directed plan.