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Newport Awarded Best in Class Honors in 2021 PLANSPONSOR Defined Contribution Survey

Newport was recognized with honors in all service areas measured in this important industry survey, which ranks a company's satisfication with their retirement plan provider. These include participant services, sponsor services and support, investments and fees, and recordkeeping platforms.
 

Impacted by the Great Resignation? Turn it Into the Great Retention

Are you impacted by the Great Resignation? Newport's experts reveal how to turn it into the Great Retention with winning compensation and benefits strategies. 

401(k) Nondiscrimination Testing: Balancing a Top Heavy Determination

A top-heavy determination can cast a bigger shadow than it should for those who may not be aware of the rules surrounding this nondiscrimination test for qualified retirement plans. Here's how you can help employers better understand top-heavy rules.

Help Your Clients Put a Plug on Retirement Plan Leakage

The ability to access retirement savings in a financial emergency is a safety net that many employers want to provide for their employees. But most employers also want to strike a careful balance so that early access to retirement savings – referred to as plan leakage – doesn’t harm their employees’ chances of accumulating adequate retirement savings. Here are strategies that you can use to decrease plan leakage.

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