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Increased interest in incorporating ESG principles in defined contribution retirement plans, leveraging collective investment trusts (CITs) and offering financial wellness tools as a value-add are some of the latest trends on the minds of consultants and advisors, according to T. Rowe Price's 2021 Defined Contribution Research Study conducted in partnership with Schaus Group.

Michael Davis, T. Rowe Price's head of defined contribution plan specialists, told Benefits PRO that the survey responses from 32 consultant and advisory firms jibes well with data that the Baltimore-based recordkeeper has also collected from 6,400 plan participants and more than 450 plan sponsors.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.