The Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies
2024 Research Annual Review

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Private Equity and Private-Market Funds in Managed Defined-Contribution Plans
Does private equity have a place in retirement accounts?
Hal Ratner, Morningstar Retirement

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2025 Retirement Plan Landscape Report
An in-depth look at the trends and forces reshaping U.S. retirement plans
Lia Mitchell, Morningstar, Inc.

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Beyond the Retirement Crisis Headlines:
Why Employer-Sponsored Plans Are the Key to Retirement Adequacy for Today's Workers
Spencer Look and Jack VanDerhei, Center for Retirement & Policy Studies

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How Large are Racial and Gender Disparities in 401(k) Account Balances and What is Causing Them:
Initial Findings from the Collaborative for Equitable Retirement Savings
Jack VanDerhei, Center for Retirement & Policy Studies