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March 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mortgage payments, credit card debt, college tuition—they can all get in the way of retirement savings,...

March 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees are taking a more active role in their retirement plans due to factors such as improved communication by employers and regulations released...

March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - First comes love, then comes marriage... then comes shared financial bliss? 

March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey found many Americans misunderstand how Social Security works.

March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to retirement planning communication, plan sponsors must remember to lend a helping hand to disengaged and engaged employees alike.

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two-thirds of defined contribution (DC) plan providers have launched mobile initiatives focused on plan participants, with more companies planning them, LIMRA found.

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Middle-income Baby Boomers would be less likely to save for retirement if taxes are increased or if tax incentives for retirement savings are...

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Beyond the general education about how to much to save and how to invest, retirement plan participants have issues at different life stages...

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While employers seek to avoid cost increases for their group health plans, more than half are underestimating the cost of complying...

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two U.S. Senators sent a letter to IBM president and CEO Virginia Rometty asking her to reconsider the company’s recent change to 401(k)...

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In March, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments for a case challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many Americans seriously underestimate the amount of savings they need to cover health care expenses in retirement, according to a study.

March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees and employers are increasingly focusing on total financial wellness and not just retirement planning education.

March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There was no decline in retirement preparedness among employees in 2012 despite a decline in overall financial wellness, according to data from Financial...

March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only one in four (24%) of respondents to a Nationwide Financial survey say they currently own long-term care (LTC) insurance.

March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The United States ranks 19^th worldwide in the retirement security of its citizens, according to...

March 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Less than half (43%) of Americans who are actively planning for retirement plan to meet with their financial adviser to review their investment...

March 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Data for defined contribution (DC) plans administered by MassMutual shows women are closing the gap between their account balances and those of their...

March 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Preferred provider organization (PPO) health plans dominate the market, and cost employers less than consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), on average, according to a...

March 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Affluent Americans may be overlooking critical tenets of retirement planning, according to a new Schwab survey.