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The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile
The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile is designed to increase public understanding in this critical area of retirement savings. The research—which draws from information collected in the BrightScope Defined Contribution Plan Database, with plan-level data gathered from audited Form 5500 filings of private-sector defined contribution (DC) plans—sheds light on DC plan design across many dimensions, including:
- the number and type of investment options offered;
- the presence and design of employer contributions;
- the types of recordkeepers used by DC plans; and
- changes to plan design over time.
In addition, industrywide fee information is matched to investments in DC plans, allowing analysis of the cost of DC plans.
Research on 401(k) Plans
- The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at 401(k) Plans, 2017 (pdf)
Aug 18, 2020
- The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at 401(k) Plans, 2016 (pdf)
Jun 19, 2019
- The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at 401(k) Plans, 2015 (pdf)
Mar 12, 2018
- The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at 401(k) Plans, 2014 (pdf)
Dec 20, 2016
- The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at 401(k) Plans, 2013 (pdf)
Dec 22, 2015
Research on ERISA 403(b) Plans
- The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at ERISA 403(b) Plans, 2017 (pdf)
Jan 21, 2021

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