Benefits

September 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds (66%) of Generations X and Y have not calculated how much they need to save for retirement—and only 19% work with a...

September 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ownership of retirement accounts fell in 2013, but median and mean values of retirement accounts rose substantially, according to a Federal Reserve Bulletin.

September 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An individual departing the workforce today will see out-of-pocket health care costs grow 7% annually throughout retirement, an analysis from J.P. Morgan suggests.

September 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Law firms say they are seeing a growing number of claims for pension benefits that were paid or rolled over decades ago by...

September 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis of retirement plan offerings at Fortune 500 companies suggests the shift from defined benefit (DB) plans to defined contribution (DC)...

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Among approximately 75 large employers, nearly one-quarter (24%) are currently using a white label approach to naming defined contribution (DC) plan investment options,...

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As companies froze or closed their qualified defined benefit (DB) plans, they often did the same with their DB plans for executives.

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The retirement plan industry today is vastly different from that of 1974, when the Employee Retirement Income Security Act was passed.

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution plan sponsors may find it challenging to get employees to engage in retirement saving and planning, but there are ways to...

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Generation X workers face some formidable obstacles to achieving retirement readiness, according to Transamerica, but there is hope for the generation if aggressive...

August 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Implementing an automatic rollover program can help retirement plan sponsors establish safe harbor individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for missing or non-responsive participants.

August 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Women are showing more engagement in retirement savings plans than men, according to an analysis by MassMutual Retirement Services.

August 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A significant number of Americans find conversations about financial issues difficult, a survey finds.

August 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) retirement plan sponsors are hesitant to make distribution recommendations to retiring employees, although many have a preference for what retirees...

August 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Professional retirement plan advisers are central to the strategic direction, administration, and overall performance of the retirement plans they serve, says new research.

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors thinking about putting target-date funds (TDFs) in their investment lineup must determine an implementation process that will support the plan’s goals,...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new paper published by the Social Science Research Network recommends a single private defined contribution (DC) pension system that can cover all...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Workers in most developed economies are struggling to address the financial implications of increased longevity and a lack of guaranteed income in retirement.

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies plan to continue subsidizing and managing health benefits while taking aggressive action to keep costs down, a Towers Watson study finds.

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan participants who receive regular advice from a financial professional are more aggressive and engaged when it comes to pursuing individualized savings...