Benefits

December 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan design coupled with product design can result in better outcomes for retirement plan participants, said Stephen Bozeman, senior product strategist at BlackRock.

December 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to Baby Boomers and retirement preparedness, a little self-restraint and planning makes a big...

December 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Working with an adviser and performing key retirement planning activities improve pre-retirees’ outlooks, a study suggests.

December 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com)– Twenty-three percent of workers plan to buy holidays gifts for co-workers this...

December 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennials are motivated to save for retirement and would plan ahead if they knew more about their employer retirement benefit options, a study...

December 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The current focus on retirement plan costs to participants provides a growth opportunity for the use of institutional investment products in defined contribution...

December 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans admit they are guilty of some bad financial habits, with not saving topping the list.

December 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey suggests that more employers are offering generous holiday schedules, holiday parties, bonuses, and charitable events compared with previous post-recession holiday seasons.

December 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Merriam-Webster Inc. announced the Top Ten Words of the Year for 2012.

December 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Curtailing the current tax treatment of retirement savings plan contributions will reduce employers’ willingness to sponsor plans and employees’ ability to save, a...

December 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While nearly two-thirds of American workers (63%) view the current economy as unhealthy, the percentage of employees...

December 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Over the past two years, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors have taken small but significant steps to...

December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. retirement system successfully provided adequate retirement resources and successive generations of retirees have been better off, ICI research found.

December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are largely optimistic about fee disclosure regulations, but say they need help from advisers.

December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During the third quarter of 2012, Callan DC Index balances improved by more than 4%, mostly due...

December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Southern Methodist University (SMU) shared during a recent event its experience paring down to one 403(b) provider.

December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most organizations said they will continue providing employer-sponsored health insurance when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges open in 2014.

December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Closing a public employee defined benefit pension plan can cost substantially more than adjusting an existing plan, a report...

December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Survey findings reveal that simplifying investment options is a top challenge for plan sponsors in the higher education industry.

December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers say recruitment and retention are among the top reasons for offering nonqualified deferred compensation plans to their...