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As the Boomers cross the accumulation finish line, a new generation of solutions stands ready to carry them through retirement

With the economy pinching businesses from all sides, plan sponsors should be looking at the potential savings they can reap through the concept of revenue-sharing from their plan's...

The providers of risk management technology and services find themselves in a unique position at the moment—their products are needed, and business has been brisk. However, this bonanza...

Last year, the prevailing perception of securities lending as a reliable, low-risk source of incremental alpha went through a metamorphosis. In 2008, sponsors saw borrowers default and not...

Even in these difficult days, with many 401(k) account balances plummeting, stable-value funds are living up to their reputation by continuing to offer positive­ returns to participants.

Employers likely to scrutinize total retirement outsourcing deals' prices and services

Transition managers brace for what could be coming

More employers with wellness programs consider requiring participation

Maybe we were solving for the wrong equation. When investment managers introduced the first target-date funds in the early 1990s, their primary goal was to help people accumulate...

In early 2008, with legislative blessing and new regulatory clarity, there was a lot of momentum for 401(k) sponsors to adopt automatic enrollment. By the end of the...

The stars seem aligned for cash balance plans now that there is regulatory and legal clarity that the design is not discriminatory.

Buffeted by the financial crisis, custodians emphasize innovation, stability

Many things shape and influence the composition of workplace benefits. Long established as a kind of "partnership" of employers, the government, and individual workers, the types of benefits...

Several years ago, I bought my dad—one of the world's most proficient worriers—a copy of the "Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook."

A survey published last month by Fidelity noted that workers cited health insurance, retirement­ savings plan matching contributions, and dental insurance as the three most important benefits, with...

"We understand the power of a brand," says Tony Ambrosio, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, at CBS Corp.

No one could ever accuse the Commonwealth of Kentucky of not providing a range of retirement savings options.

Genzyme Corp. has not opted to do automatic enrollment, yet its 401(k) plan has an 85% participation rate.

National grocery chain The Kroger Co. heard the message from many of its non-union employees.

State and local employees in Oregon interested in a supplemental retirement savings program can opt for the Oregon Savings Growth Plan (OSGP).