
Cash balance plans have become increasingly popular in recent years. Findings from FuturePlan by Ascensus suggest these plans are the fastest-growing sector of the retirement plan market, with more than $1 trillion in assets nationwide.
According to the firm's most recent data from its 2020 National Cash Balance Research Report, the number of new cash balance plans increased by 17% in 2018 from 2017, versus just 2% growth in new 401(k) plans.