Benefits

November 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most women lack a specific retirement savings goal, which may link to higher levels of financial stress.

November 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Franklin Templeton investigated defined contribution plan sponsors’ process for selecting plan advisers.

November 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Looking ahead to retirement, investors have several financial concerns.

November 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large-size private-sector employers are driving a trend toward more “self-insured” health plans, according to an EBRI report.

November 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees worldwide tend to prefer benefits that offer immediate gratification more than those that potentially deliver long-term...

November 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (52%) of senior managers surveyed said their company is not holding a holiday party...

November 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2011, the percentage of workers participating in an employment-based retirement plan was essentially unchanged from a...

November 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Overall Roth 401(k) usage is up 14% year-over-year, a recent Wells Fargo study found.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As older workers increasingly delay retirement, companies may find themselves grappling with an aging work force.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly one in five (19%) workers will celebrate Thanksgiving with co-workers either in or out of the office, a CareerBuilder survey discovered.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Adding a defined contribution (DC) component in public retirement systems provides for a more equitable distribution of...

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a post-Affordable Care Act (ACA) environment, employers are expanding voluntary benefits and shifting benefit decisionmaking...

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reenrollment in a QDIA can help improve plan diversification, according to a Vanguard research paper.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS) board voted to ask the Legislature to delay implementation of a cash...

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A 4% spending goal may still be a reasonable starting point for investors who follow a total-return spending approach.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Companies are more lenient this year about allowing employees to shop online during business hours.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Cogent Research study provides insight into what DC plan participants want from their plans and plan providers.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three in four adults said they prefer to receive retirement plan information on paper versus electronically.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many investors are lowering their expectations for their retirement lifestyle.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Generation X and Generation Y account for 55% of the participants in defined contribution (DC) plans administered by MassMutual.