{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CEM","provider_url":"https:\/\/explorecem.com","author_name":"Isha Soni","author_url":"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/author\/isha\/","title":"An empirical analysis of the drivers of record keeping cost in U.S. Defined contribution plans - CEM","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pNzoGUx9fI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/an-empirical-analysis-of-the-drivers-of-record-keeping-cost-in-u-s-defined-contribution-plans\/\">An empirical analysis of the drivers of record keeping cost in U.S. Defined contribution plans<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/an-empirical-analysis-of-the-drivers-of-record-keeping-cost-in-u-s-defined-contribution-plans\/embed\/#?secret=pNzoGUx9fI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;An empirical analysis of the drivers of record keeping cost in U.S. Defined contribution plans&#8221; &#8212; CEM\" data-secret=\"pNzoGUx9fI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/explorecem.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/martin-martz-rMRT4hF-Fsg-unsplash-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"Janjaap Weeda, Product Manager, Defined Contribution,Jim Stamper, Head of Business Development, U.S. West,Kevin Vandolder, Director of Client Coverage, U.S. East,Pouya Behmaram, Assistant Professor of Finance at Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al Recordkeeping cost in our $1.3 trillion DC database vary widely, from $20 to $80 per participant annually. This analysis explains this variance from a..."}