Benefits

July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Social Security Board of Trustees reports the combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds...

July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Using health savings accounts (HSAs) can boost savings for medical expenses in retirement as well as save employees tax dollars now.

July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The concept of retirement income planning may be common parlance among industry professionals, but plan participants are still adjusting to the new age...

July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors need to carefully consider their options when it comes to choosing a third-party administrator (TPA) for their retirement plans.

July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants on both sides of the Atlantic are worried about retirement, according to research from State Street Global Advisors...

July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employer-provided medical care was available to 86% of full-time private industry employees in the United States as of March, according to survey results...

July 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Experts in health care and retirement are concerned that the federal government is seeking new sources of tax revenue, says an EBRI report.

July 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer has created a plan sponsor checklist to help ensure a successful open enrollment season.

July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data-driven examples can help participants understand just what they’re giving up when they don’t contribute enough to meet the match, TIAA-CREF says in...

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A secure retirement is achievable, research says, if retirement plan participants start saving early and consistently—and at levels far above 3%.

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just over half of Americans (51%) would continue to work, even if they did not need to financially.

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average participant in the U.S. defined contribution (DC) retirement system is 43 years old and has saved $91,000, according to an industry...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American adults under age 30 favor cash and other lower-risk assets, even as the basis of a long-term investment strategy, according to new...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Natixis Global Asset Management announced plans to fund a research project focused on investor behavior and personal financial benchmarking, based at the Massachusetts...

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Savings in defined contribution (DC) retirement plan accounts recordkept by Fidelity grew 12.9% in the last year, to an average balance of $91,000.

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers are using wellness programs in an effort to reduce health care spending, but employee participation is a challenge.

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers may be feeling a little less stressed about health care reform, but that’s not because it’s no longer a priority.

July 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. companies surveyed ranked controlling benefit costs as their largest overall business challenge, and 42% identified reducing or containing health care spend as...

July 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) encourages plan sponsors to take steps to provide lifetime income solutions to their retirement plan participants...

July 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from the Vanguard Group finds there are differences in defined contribution (DC) retirement plan account balances across racial and ethnic groups.