Benefits

April 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More American workers are planning for their retirement, according to the latest Financial Well-Being Index from The Principal.

April 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Following the financial crisis, 56% of investors now believe it is entirely their responsibility to prepare for retirement, a Fidelity Investments survey finds.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans are taking on more risk than they would prefer, according to a study by Northwestern Mutual.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Middle-class Americans need professional financial advice, but many do not think they can afford it, a NestWise source says.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research shows providing employees with retirement income projections may lead them to save more.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five percent of Section 401(k) plans include an automatic contribution arrangement (ACA), according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 401(k) Compliance Questionnaire.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Do you feel like you need more time off? A recent survey from Hotels.com agrees.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four in ten (44%) Americans polled admit their retirement savings may not last until the end of their life.

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.