Benefits

June 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dallas Salisbury fields a lot of questions about how to define retirement plan success in his role as president and CEO of the...

June 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Non-profit organizations that sponsor 403(b) plans are simplifying investment platforms by streamlining the options available for participants.

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On the first day of the PLANSPONSOR National Conference (PSNC) in Chicago, current and former PLANSPONSOR of the Year winners and finalists shared...

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The industry faces challenges from several directions, and retirement plan executives discussed ways to address them, such as income replacement, plan design and how...

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With so much regulatory complexity surrounding defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, it is not unusual for plan sponsors to overlook the more obvious...

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin, has signed legislation ending the traditional pension retirement plan for new state employees in favor of a...

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey shows marked differences in the perspectives, behaviors and attitudes male and female employees display towards their health and well-being.

May 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Millennials continue to be the big challenge for retirement plan participation, Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust finds.

May 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some of the statistics on 401(k) balances and coverage commonly tossed around are flawed, feels Drew Carrington of Franklin Templeton.

May 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 401(k) account balances have increased 93% since the economic downturn of 2009, according to research from The Principal Financial Group.

May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly half (49%) of employers polled say controlling costs, including health benefits costs, is a top business objective.

May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - People expect to work longer and flexibility will become the new model for retirement, finds Aegon’s third Retirement Readiness survey.

May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average retirement plan participant’s decision to leave 401(k) assets in-plan or actuate a distribution when leaving an employer often hinges on whether...

May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A paper from Towers Watson recommends, for defined contribution (DC) plans, up to 25% of traditional U.S. aggregate bond assets can be switched...

May 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An increase in the number of employers shifting to part-time workers is more likely to be due to economic reasons than legislative ones.

May 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Workers in desk jobs are more likely to complain about their work environment, according to a survey from CareerBuilder.

May 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Target-date funds (TDFs) for retirement plan participants need to consider a longer investment time horizon, a paper from Fidelity contends.

May 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Simplifying the 401(k) plan enrollment process may help employees save more effectively for retirement, says a recent paper from Bank of America Merrill...

May 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emulating fiduciary principles of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) can help K-12 public school retirement plan sponsors improve outcomes for participants.

May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Roth IRA balances grew at twice the rate of traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) between 2010 and 2012, according to a new analysis...