Benefits

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Members of the health insurance industry, including insurers and brokers, expect more employers to adopt defined contribution (DC) strategies for health care benefits.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Personal use of technology is one of the leading time-wasters in the workplace, finds a survey from CareerBuilder.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More retirement plan sponsors are adopting a culture of retirement income, according to the 2014 MetLife Qualified Retirement Plan Barometer (QRPB).

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Emerging market (EM) investors are becoming more discerning, changing the landscape of investing, Principal Global Investors says in a new report.

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution plan sponsors tend to offer far more investment fund options than the number actually used by the average participant, according to...

June 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New modeling from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) confirms a straightforward truth—workers in the lowest income brackets are least likely to achieve...

June 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health care costs cannot be ignored as a factor in retirement planning and saving.

June 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 401(k) plan participants still do not understand some of the basics about saving and investing in their plans, a survey suggests.

June 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors need a process for selecting plan services providers that best fits their plans' needs.

June 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Investments estimates couples retiring this year at age 65 will need $220,000 for health care costs during retirement.

June 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many employers believe the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or ACA) has negatively impacted their companies, a survey finds.

June 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While employee cost shifting remains the most prevalent strategy for employers to reduce health care costs, there is growing interest in adopting new...

June 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Real estate has a place in defined contribution (DC) plans, the Defined Contribution Real Estate Council contends, but sponsors have concerns over valuation,...

June 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Annuity ownership strengthens individuals’ confidence about retirement planning and saving, a study from the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute finds.

June 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A father’s stereotypical jobs around the house are worth $24,103 this year, up slightly from 2013.

June 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan participation and savings rates are rising due to adoption of automatic plan features, says Vanguard in “How America Saves 2014.”

June 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers need to create a strategy for online benefits communications and determine what channels work best for their employees.

June 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of Baby Boomers polled expressed uncertainty about how much money they will need in retirement.

June 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority (80%) of Millennial Americans say the recession of 2008 taught them they have to save “now” to “survive” economic problems down...

June 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirees significantly underestimated the impact taxes would have on them during retirement years, according to a recent Lincoln Financial Group survey.