Benefits

October 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers expect health benefit cost per employee will rise by 4.8% on average in 2014, an annual survey from Mercer found.

October 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors can answer participant needs for financial advice with workplace advice and access to online advice, a survey found.

September 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fiduciaries of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans are becoming increasingly challenged to carve out time for their responsibilities and are looking at outsourcing...

September 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey has found that some are still skeptical about the value of online education.

September 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Describing Millennials as the “lost generation” when it comes to retirement planning, Financial Finesse has released its third annual report on the state...

September 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) exist for different purposes.

September 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should look upon the upcoming deadline for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as an opportunity rather than an...

September 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Whether a person will have to live on less after he turns age 65 depends on his income before 65, research indicates.

September 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees are learning more about retirement through social media, a survey found.

September 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study revealed 18% of the U.S. work force may retire within the next five years.

September 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixty-five percent of workers recently polled participate in a 401(k), IRA or other comparable retirement plan, down from 67% last year.

September 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study has identified common practices for plan success in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans around the world.

September 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report encourages defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors to consider offering retirement income solutions.

September 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Errors on a resume, both large and small, can remove a person from consideration as a job candidate, according to a recent survey.

September 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retiring with mortgage debt is becoming much more common.

September 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women are making progress when it comes to greater engagement in the family finances beyond simply budgeting for daily household expenses, according to...

September 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The scramble may be over to get into compliance with new 403(b) regulations passed in 2007, but this doesn’t mean the work is...

September 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Generation X employees are more concerned than their younger and older counterparts about having enough saved for retirement, according to a new study...

September 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Traditionally, benefit plan committees oversaw administration, investments—everything to do with sponsoring and administering an employer-sponsored plan.

September 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors have learned their roles for Act I of the retirement readiness program, so now it’s time for Act II.