Benefits

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey found all public defined contribution (DC) and hybrid plans offered some sort of financial education and/or advice to employees.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in governmental section 457 retirement plans increased between 2011 and 2012, the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) finds.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of respondents to a TIAA-CREF survey said they do not understand individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ninety-eight percent of defined contribution (DC) investment consultants polled recommend clients offer a target-date or target-risk investment tier.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – How to determine whether a plan is successful or not is a key conversation for advisers to have with sponsors.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – How to determine whether a plan is successful or not is a key conversation for advisers to have with sponsors.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Arizona state lawmakers acted illegally in requiring most sitting judges in that state to pay more into their retirement system, a judge ruled.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of retirement plan participants younger than age 34 reported they have left a job in the past five years, leaving the door...

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Parents may not provide the best examples to their children of savings behaviors, according to a survey from T. Rowe Price.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The use of online calculators and retirement advisers has been linked to higher levels of retirement confidence.

March 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As more health care exchanges go online due to health care reform, fewer businesses will be burdened with a full health care plan,...

March 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Older employees are delaying their retirement, says a survey from human resources and financial services firm Mercer.

March 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite reports that too many retirement plan participants are dipping into their savings, most want to leave their savings intact, a new poll...

March 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Women feel more empowered about financial planning and feel more responsible for their financial decisions, says a recent study from Allianz Life.

March 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With April 15 fast approaching, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams.

March 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health insurance costs are very much on employees’ minds, says a new research brief by Prudential.

March 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lack of time is the main obstacle for people to do proper financial planning, says a study by Northwestern Mutual.

March 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eighty-seven percent of middle-income Americans ages 55 and older do not often contemplate or discuss their own longevity.

March 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than 60% of employers are reassessing their long-term retiree health strategy, according to a survey from Aon Hewitt.

March 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are committed to using new technologies to promote health engagement and achieve desired employee behavior changes, new research indicates.