Benefits

October 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Between some reminiscing about what it was like to be part of shaping and enforcing the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when...

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three-quarters of Americans say it is hard to keep up with bills and save for retirement at the same time, with 43% saying...

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatic enrollment has been shown to increase the number of employees who save in their employer-sponsored defined contribution plan.

October 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) – A new TIAA-CREF survey shows that 63% of women who have received professional financial advice say they feel confident about their personal retirement...

October 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Six in 10 American parents support their adult children financially, according to a study from the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute.

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The percentage of workers participating in an employment-based retirement plan increased in 2013 for the first time since 2010, according to the Employee...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer health care costs remained stable for 2014, but the number of employers delaying renewal to delay the effects of health care reform...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Saving for retirement and health care expenses was a priority for employees of all ages during the first half of 2014, a new...

October 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One-third of middle class investors are just not saving for retirement, a study finds.

October 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2013, 19.7% of employees indicated they were on track to meet their income-replacement goal in retirement, up from 17.4% in 2012 and...

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – National Save for Retirement Week is an opportunity for retirement plan sponsors to get plan participants to focus on retirement savings issues.

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If one of your retirement plan participants wanted to establish a drawdown strategy for retirement income, could she assemble an appropriate strategy using...

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The combined challenges of saving for retirement, paying for health care and keeping financial information safe online have many Americans worried, according to...

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Higher education institutions that offer a 403(b) or Roth 403(b) plan are adopting practices that lead to a greater focus on participants’ retirement...

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half (56%) of American employees who receive benefits from their employers say the traditional, paper-driven open enrollment process to sign up...

October 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some people contend that retirees fared better when most employer-sponsored retirement plans were defined benefit (DB) pensions, but a study suggests that is...

October 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment firm Rebalance IRA found 46% of Baby Boomers polled believe they do not pay any fees at all in their retirement accounts.

October 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study by Transamerica reveals positive news for retirement savings in America, but there’s still room for improvement.

October 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America’s pension system slipped two places and has fallen to 13th in the world in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI).

October 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Higher education institutions are continuing to improve their retirement programs, a survey finds.