Benefits

March 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New York Legislature approved much of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s pension overhaul.

March 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all (98%) middle-income retirees surveyed state that good health is extremely important to a satisfying retirement.

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty percent of Americans are concerned they will have to work during retirement to pay for living expenses. 

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans understand they have more responsibility than ever for their retirement security, however they expect the government to provide a social safety net.  

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis of Fidelity-administered accounts reveals how much more retirement savings are accumulated for investors with both an IRA and 401(k).

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many defined contribution (DC) plan investors lack key information that could help them plan...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 22nd annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), found workers’ confidence in their ability to afford a...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Invest n Retire, LLC has been a big proponent of using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in defined contribution (DC) plans, and now it has...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 22nd annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) finds that Americans’ confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement is stagnant in the...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The age workers plan to retire continues to see a slow upward trend. 

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) on Monday began a live webcast of its monthly meetings via the fund’s website at 

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Virginia General Assembly voted to change the way most future state and local employees will pay for their retirement. 

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assembly Democrats in New York rejected Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to raise the retirement age and offer a 401(k)-type plan to new workers.  

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Suffolk County (New York) prosecutors say a Long Island CEO looted his employees' retirement accounts and bought expensive cars with the money.

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Blue Ridge Community College has offered a 403(b) retirement plan for employees since 1972.

March 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An error in the automated system for calculating pension checks for Milwaukee County retirees resulted in both underpayments and overpayments to retirees.

March 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compliance with health care reform is already driving up costs for some employers’ group health plans.

March 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Teachers are less satisfied with their jobs than they have been in decades, according to the MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Teachers,...

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflation is a major concern for plan sponsors and their participants when planning retirement investment portfolios.  

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average total healthcare costs per employee are expected to reach $11,664 in 2012, up from $10,982 in 2011.