The Plan Sponsor’s Guide to Private Markets and Lifetime Income
Recent Research
Custom QDIAs, Lifetime Income Solutions and Private Markets: Topic highlights from AB's Third-Annual DC Symposium.
RETIREMENT INSIGHTS
June 25 2025
AB conducted on-the-ground research with real people to gain insights into their thoughts, concerns, and goals regarding retirement.
Exploring Lifetime Income
What DC Plan Participants Need Now
How can the industry help plan participants translate savings into retirement income?
Improve Your Retirement Plan to Improve Your Bottom Line
Why flexible retirement income solutions can help companies better recruit, manage and retire employees in a changing workforce.
Moving Beyond Averages
Retirement income security should be customized to the individual, not based on the law of averages.
Featured Insights
July 09 2026
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2 min read
Plan sponsors have many levers to pull in enhancing the design of retirement solutions.
February 09 2026
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3 min read
DC plans have choices when accessing private assets—but which option is the best fit?
November 15 2025
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Regulatory and design developments address hesitancy of some plan sponsors on lifetime income.
September 25 2025
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5 min read
The function of the income base is a key distinguishing feature in this retirement-income solution.
August 12 2025
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3 min read
The first step toward offering participants lifetime income is to address misperceptions.
July 14 2025
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4 min read
Private assets have much to offer. What’s holding plan sponsors back?
Navigating Implementation
January 13 2025
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4 min read
Engaging up front with four key workstreams may smooth the process of adding a solution.
November 08 2024
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4 min read
The ranks of retirement income solutions are already impressive and continue to grow as participants’ needs evolve and providers innovate.
Inside the Minds of Plan Participants
Finding Out What Matters to Plan Participants—from the Source
For nearly two decades, our proprietary survey has provided the retirement community with insight into participants’ attitudes and behaviors toward retirement savings and income. Explore what we’ve learned.
Through our extensive research and thought leadership, AB is distinctly positioned to provide plan sponsors with the insights and expertise they need to make a meaningful impact on the financial well-being of their employees.
Chris Nikolich—Head of Glide Path Strategies, US