Benefits

March 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What differentiates people qualified to be chief executives is a high degree of creativity, which includes being innovative and willing to accept risks,...

March 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Worker confidence in one industrial sector was up slightly while another headed downward in February, according to the latest data from the Hudson...

March 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just as rising health care costs and the impending wave of baby boomer retirees have caused US employers to initiate cost-cutting changes for...

March 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Denver Police Latino Organization claims that the Denver Police Department discriminates against Hispanics in recruitment, hiring, assignments, promotions and discipline and subjects...

March 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp. on Tuesday reiterated its plans to shift new employees from a defined benefit to a defined contribution plan to help...

March 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the number of workers expecting a federal or state income tax refund (84%) remains about the same as in previous years, how...

March 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The newest survey from the Phoenix Affluent Marketing Service (AMS) has found that almost half of affluent baby boomers have never discussed their...

March 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a time when numerous public and private employers are rethinking their retirement plan programs, the US Defense Department is also considering needed...

March 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution participants face the investment markets hampered not only by their own "counterproductive" investing style, but also because of "inadequate" plan design,...

March 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows there has been an overall drop in retirement plan coverage, a participation shift from...

March 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A newly released survey by Professor Marshall Rice of the Schulich School of Business at York University, Toronto, found 51% of respondents believe...

March 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average 65-year-old couple needs an estimated $200,000 to cover health care costs in retirement, Fidelity Investments announced Monday.

March 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delphi Corp. employees are suing State Street Bank & Trust Company, claiming they lost millions from their retirement plan when State Street delayed...

March 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of 941 remote and mobile workers worldwide found that 12% of male and 7% of female telecommuters work in the nude.

March 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three age groups of workers each approach retirement and its related savings issues from a much different place and will need investment education/advice...

March 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Marsh Ltd., the UK arm of Marsh Inc., has announced it is replacing its final salary defined benefit pension plan with one in...

March 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A key factor in whether the addition of a consumer driven health plan (CDHP) is successful is the level of communication concerning the...

March 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has unveiled a prototype of a new retirement planning tool for federal employees.

March 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of those in a recent poll reported that they worried about having enough money on which they could retire.

March 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty seven percent of employees surveyed admit to taking place in office betting pools, up from 61% last year, according to a survey...