Benefits

October 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Maybe a workplace retirement plan alone does not best meet the needs of younger workers, Research Affiliates says in a new white paper.

October 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A significant number of U.S. employers are taking immediate steps to avoid triggering the excise tax on high cost health plans in 2018,...

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three types of participant—underfunded, funded and unsure—can all benefit from a simple retirement readiness projection, a key part of holistic financial wellness, according...

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans nearing retirement are deeply concerned over projected health care costs, but few are taking financial actions in response, a new Ameriprise survey...

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three in five U.S. households say retirement planning, including the determination of how much to save for retirement, is more difficult in 2014...

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the U.S. Supreme Court set to review a case about retirement plan investment selection, it may be a good time for plan...

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TriHealth, which operates four hospitals in the Cincinnati area, decided to freeze defined benefit (DB) pension plans for employees.

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recordkeeping fees continue to include some element of revenue sharing for most defined contribution plans, according to NEPC’s Defined Contribution Plan & Fee...

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Does choosing only low-cost, passive investments for retirement plan fund menus optimize the outcomes for participants?

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Similar to private sector employers, government employers are dealing with new health care reform rules and mitigating the costs of providing health care...

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As increasing health care costs compete with retirement savings, employers see a demand for a holistic health and retirement benefits plan in the...

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The University of Minnesota has added a third retirement option to help faculty ease into retirement.

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers are increasingly adopting wellness programs in an attempt to pare down health benefit costs, but the missing ingredient for most wellness programs...

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health care cost worries continue to nag at American workers as they approach retirement, a survey says. 

October 8, 2014 (PLANADVISER.com) – The results of Fidelity’s “Millennial Money Study” show one in four Millennials trust no one when it comes to financial advice.

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Move over, retirement, younger adults ages 18 to 34 have other financial concerns to save for, according to a survey from the nonprofit...

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There is considerable variation in the challenges workers face in preparing for retirement, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), making effective employer-provided...

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private health insurance exchanges have gotten more attention recently as a potential solution for controlling health benefit costs, but a recent survey finds...

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Are defined benefit (DB) plan participants’ benefits more or less secure after the plan sponsor transfers its pension obligations to an insurance company?

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools has approved changes to the school system’s 403(b) and 457(b) defined contribution plans for employees.